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 66.4-33.6 in favor of Glen Johnson, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Antonio Tarver is going to put on an exceptional fight, Johnson better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
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.