Rocky Gannon vs. Dominick Carter (1st meeting)
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Dominick Carter 174 lbs beat Rocky Gannon 174 lbs by TKO at 2:50 in round 1 of 12
- Date: 1996-12-10
- Location: Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
- Referee: Laurence Cole
- Judge: Frank Garza
- Judge: Gale Van Hoy
- Judge: Jack Woodruff
- IBA Light Heavyweight Title (1st defense of Gannon)
Notes
- First defense by Gannon ended in the first round as the IBA world title changed hands.
- Carter was knocked down by Gannon in the opening seconds of the fight.
- Gannon lost a point for hitting Carter after he was down on the canvas.
- With a minute remaining, referee Cole deducted a point from Carter for holding.
- Shortly after Carter's point deduction, Gannon was knocked down.
- Gannon beat the count. Referee Cole stopped the fight when Gannon staggered to the ropes, ending the exciting slugfest.
| Preceded by: Gannon vs. White |
IBA Light Heavyweight Title Fight # 2 |
Succeeded by: Gannon vs. Carter II |