On May 13, 2000, Roy Jones Jr. (41-1, 33 KOs), the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, holding the WBA, WBC, and IBF belts, defends his undisputed championship against Jamaican challenger, Richard Hall (8-1, 8 KOs).
Roy Jones Jr. is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over David Telesco, 3 months and 28 days ago. Richard Hall is on a 7-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Fabian Garcia, 11 months and 1 day ago.
This should be a confident win for Roy Jones Jr. at 99-1 winning odds. Richard Hall really doesn't have much to present against Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr. stopped Richard Hall via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and IBF light-heavyweight titles. Jones Jr. improves his record to 42-1 (34 KOs), while Hall adds a loss to his record at 8-2.