On October 29, 1999, a 33-year-old Bryant Brannon (20-1, 13 KOs) and James Butler met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Brannon came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days.
Bryant Brannon lost to James Butler via KO in the 7th round, and adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
On October 4, 1996, a 30-year-old Bryant Brannon (16-0, 10 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight IBF title held by 27-year-old Roy Jones Jr (32-0, 28 KOs).
Brannon came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 22 days. Jones Jr. was on a 32-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 19 days.
Roy Jones Jr. made very easy work of Bryant Brannon, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Jones Jr. improves his record to 33-0 (29 KOs), while Brannon adds a loss to his record at 16-1.