Matthew Saad Muhammad vs. Vonzell Johnson

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Johnson entered as the WBC #8 light heavyweight contender.
Angelo Dundee corners Johnson for this bout.
Matthew Saad Muhammad briefly buckled by a quick counter left hook in the waning seconds of round one.
Johnson draws blood from the nose of the champion Saad Muhammed in round 2.
A Johnson slip at the end of round 6 is called a knockdown, despite the fighters protest.
Vonzell Johnson develops a nose bleed in round 7.
Johnson is cut over the left eye early in round 10.
An exhausted, rubbery legged Vonzell Johnson is floored in round 11 after a series of hard Saad punches. He rises and attempts to survive, but is pursued and trapped in a corner where Saad forces referee Tony Perez to step in and stop the fight.