On December 18, 2004, Antonio Tarver (22-2, 18 KOs), the light-heavyweight The Ring champion, defends his title against former world champion Glen Johnson (41-9-2, 28 KOs).
Antonio Tarver is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 2nd round TKO victory over Roy Jones Jr., 7 months and 3 days ago. Glen Johnson is on a 2-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round KO win over Roy Jones Jr., 2 months and 23 days ago.
The winning odds are at 64.4-35.6 in favor of Glen Johnson. Antonio Tarver also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
Glen Johnson defeated Antonio Tarver via split decision and wins the The Ring title. Johnson improves his record to 42-9-2, while Tarver adds a loss to his record at 22-3.