On November 14, 1998, Roy Jones Jr. (37-1, 31 KOs), the light-heavyweight WBA and WBC champion, defends his titles against former world champion Otis Grant (31-1-1, 17 KOs).
Roy Jones Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Lou Del Valle, 3 months and 27 days ago. Otis Grant is on a 3-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, with his last fight being a technical decision win over Ernesto Rafael Sena, 6 months and 2 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Roy Jones Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Otis Grant really doesn't have much to present against Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr. stopped Otis Grant via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA and WBC light-heavyweight titles. Jones Jr. improves his record to 38-1 (32 KOs), while Grant adds a loss to his record at 31-2-1.