Roy Jones Jr vs. Merqui Sosa
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Roy Jones Jr 171 lbs beat Merqui Sosa 171 lbs by TKO at 2:36 in round 2 of 12
- Date: 1996-01-12
- Location: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
- Referee: Kenneth Zimmer
- Judge: Luis Rivera
- Judge: Eva Shain
- Judge: Nick Cimino
Notes
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- There was a contracted weight limit of 172 pounds.
- Sosa was the NABF light heavyweight champion, but his title was not on the line.
- Jones, the IBF super middleweight champion, was fighting for the first time above 168 pounds.
- Jones earned $2 million and Sosa got $350,000.
- There was a crowd of 11,484.
- Jones dropped Sosa in the second round with a right.
- Referee Ken Zimmer stopped the fight at 2:36 of the second round with Sosa on the ropes and Jones firing answered combinations.
- Sosa, angry that the fight was stopped, pushed Zimmer into the ropes.
- Jones landed 70 punches, while Sosa landed only 29.
- Fight Poster #2.
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