Jeff Merritt vs. Junior Grant
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Jeff Merritt 204 lbs beat Junior Grant 212 lbs by TKO in round 2 of 10
- Date: 1972-05-16
- Location: Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
- Referee: Cy Gottfried
"Jeff Merritt, 204, made short work of 'Hurricane' Junior Grant, 212, Nassau, Bahamas, as the scheduled 10-round main event was curtailed by referee Cy Gottfried before the bell sounded for round two. In round one, Jeff flailed away at Grant, obviously trying to win early, while Grant backpedaled and pawed occasionally with his left. Merritt landed to the body and a few to the head, enough to produce a hazy-eyed look from Grant while he rested after round one. Gottfried recognized Grant's infirmity and called it a 2nd round victory for Merritt." -Ring Magazine, September 1972 issue
- Grant was a last-minute substitute for Bob Stallings.
- Attendance - 2,542