On October 24, 2015, a 33-year-old Dierry Jean (29-1, 20 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBO title held by 28-year-old American boxer Terence Crawford (26-0, 18 KOs).
Jean came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Crawford was on a 26-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 6 days.
Terence Crawford stopped Dierry Jean via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-lightweight title. Crawford improves his record to 27-0 (19 KOs), while Jean adds a loss to his record at 29-2.
On January 25, 2014, a 31-year-old Dierry Jean (25-0, 17 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight IBF title held by 30-year-old American boxer Lamont Peterson (31-2-1, 16 KOs).
Jean came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 15 days. Peterson was on a -1-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 7 days.
Lamont Peterson defeated Dierry Jean via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF super-lightweight title. Peterson improves his record to 32-2-1, while Jean adds a loss to his record at 25-1.