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127-500: The IBA's status in the boxing community began to decline in the 2000s, and moreso in the 2010s and 2020s; multiple presidencies—such as those of Anwar Chowdhry (1986–2006), Wu Ching-kuo (2006–2017), and Umar Kremlev (2020–present)—have been impacted by governance issues and allegations of corruption, such as concerns over the integrity of officiating and scoring in Olympic boxing. Financial mismanagement during Wu Ching-kuo's tenure caused

254-413: A $ 9 million payment to WSB SA as a bribe, promising two gold medals in boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in return. AIBA denied the allegations, stating that the payment was from an Azeri investor and "made on a commercial basis and with a view to a commercial return", and that the report "demonstrate[s] a complete misunderstanding of the procedures which lead to the award of Olympic boxing medals and

381-482: A 121–13 record. "When Jones picks up the action, he starts to look like Sugar Ray Leonard , his hands are down, he's taunting, he is offering his face, and then dancing away as Woodhall tries to punch." Jones represented the United States at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in the 156-pound weight class , being the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, where he won the silver medal. Jones did not lose

508-458: A ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under their national flags, which had been imposed amid the invasion. Its 2023 world championships faced boycotts from a number of countries, and false statements by the IBA claiming that they were an "approved" qualifying path for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The CCA later evolved into a competing amateur boxing federation known as World Boxing . In June 2023,

635-609: A collaboration agreement with the International Military Sports Council . In September 2021, AIBA released an independent report commissioned from Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren , which had found that bouts leading up to and during the 2016 Summer Olympics had been manipulated. The report found bouts had been manipulated for money (up to $ 250,000), the perceived benefit of AIBA, or to thank National Federations, their Olympic committees, or hosts of competitions for their financial support and political backing. At

762-427: A false sense of security by encouraging boxers to make harder punches at their opponent's head or attack with their own head, and that they obscured peripheral vision . The change does not apply to males under 19, nor women, where headguards remain mandatory. At the 2016 Summer Olympics , boxing switched to a 10-point system modelled after professional boxing, with scores counted from a random selection of three out of

889-626: A former sparring partner to Jones, had won the WBA belt in September 1997 (which had been vacated by Lineal champion Dariusz Michalczewski in July) by stopping Eddy Smulders of the Netherlands in the eighth round. Despite it's billing as a unification bout, Jones was not recognized as the full WBC champion, that being Graciano Rocchigiani Jones would win against Del Valle, by a decision in 12 on July 18, to became

1016-408: A great loss to world boxing. Since his youth, Professor Anwar Chowdhry had been closely involved with sports in general and boxing in particular. As a result, his lifelong commitment to sport promotion, he is reckoned as one of the most decorated sports officials in the world today. The government of Pakistan conferred on him the honour of Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) in 1999. His Majesty,

1143-409: A knockout in ten and against future world champion Julio César González of Mexico by a 12-round unanimous decision before a crowd of 20,409. The three judges scored it (119–106, 118–107, 119–106) all for Jones. Jones knocked Gonzalez down in rounds one, five and twelve and earned a $ 1.5 million purse. Jones landed 192 of 375 punches (51%) whilst Gonzalez connected on a very low 91 of 609 (15%). Jones

1270-554: A leaping left hand shot. The fight took place in a bingo hall before a sellout crowd of 4,500. Both Jones and Griffin earned a $ 1.5 million purse. Jones was linked to his WBC mandatory Michael Nunn after regaining the title, however in November he opted to vacated his belt in order to move up to heavyweight with a $ 6,000,000 deal to face former undisputed champion Buster Douglas on the table. Ultimately however Jones's father convinced him to stay at light heavyweight, telling him he

1397-613: A new election, cementing Kremlev's position as the organization's president. During a speech to the Congress, Kremlev began to distance the IBA from the IOC and Olympics, including stating that "Olympic boxing" should be referred to as "IBA boxing", and affirming that "no one else should have influence on the organisation". During the Congress, the IBA also suspended the Ukraine Boxing Federation, accusing it of "government interference". At

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1524-613: A new scoring system for Olympic boxing. The U.S. Olympic Committee called for an investigation in 1996 after documents belonging to East Germany's Stasi secret police revealed reports of judges being paid to vote for South Korean boxers. East Germany ended the Seoul Olympics in second place on the medal table, ahead of the United States by one gold medal. On turning professional, he had already sparred with many professional boxers, including NABF Champion Ronnie Essett, IBF Champion Lindell Holmes and Sugar Ray Leonard . Jones began as

1651-455: A non-title affair. Jones beat Malinga by knockout in six rounds. Jones finished the year with another win, beating Fermin Chirino by decision. In 1994, Jones beat Danny "Popeye" Garcia by knockout in six, then retained his IBF title against Thomas Tate in two rounds at Las Vegas on May 27. On November 18, 1994, Jones was set to face undefeated IBF super middleweight Champion James Toney , who

1778-457: A notable impact on the perception of the IBA, and the impact of that event can be seen in both the attitudes of the IBA and towards the IBA and its competitions. Kremlev has been a close ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin , with Le Monde having suggested that Kremlev's IBA presidency was "an opportunity to promote Russia's soft power " in the aftermath of the Russian doping scandal . Some of

1905-1055: A number of former Pakistani international boxers who came to limelight when Anwar Chowdhry headed the Pakistan Boxing Federation , former international athlete Muhammad Talib and a large number of friends and admirers. Among a number of international official figures who expressed their sorrow and grief were Kishen Narsi from India, member AIBA executive Committee, Yoo Jae Joon from Seoul Korea, Shbib Mohamed Kamel, president of Syrian Boxing Federation, and member of AIBA Executive Committee, Gafur Rahimov executive vice president of AIBA, Paul King ABA of England and member of AIBA's executive committee, Maher Mohammed Ali Abul from Bahrain, Bashar Mustafa Othaman, Mrs Ekbal Kaisy from Iraqi Boxing Federation, Greg Jek and Jelda and Deza (Greece), Sandy Pino (America), Prof Emil Jecheve (Greece), Prof Aga Jan (Azerbaijan), Manual De Lopus (Philippines), Kithay Harpur (Barbados) and Nieva Emaldnya (Sri Lanka). They all paid rich tributes to him describing his death as

2032-425: A personal message AIBA's president Wu Ching-kuo said, "It's a huge loss for the world’s sports community and especially for boxing." Executive vice-president of AIBA Gafur Rakhimov from Uzbekistan has said that Chowdhry has rendered great services to uplift boxing in the world and he will be greatly missed. Prominent among those who attended his funeral were president of Pakistan Boxing Federation Doda Khan Bhutto,

2159-656: A professional on May 6, 1989, knocking out Ricky Randall in two rounds in Pensacola at the Bayfront Auditorium. For his next fight, he faced the more experienced Stephan Johnson in Atlantic City , beating him by a knockout in round eight. Jones built a record of 15–0 with 15 knockouts before stepping up in class to meet former World Welterweight Champion Jorge Vaca in a Pay Per View fight on January 10, 1992. He knocked Vaca out in round one to reach 16 knockout wins in

2286-467: A rebranding, albeit maintaining "AIBA" as its abbreviated name. In 2010, AIBA launched the World Series of Boxing (WSB), a new international club competition involving teams of amateur boxers competing under a hybrid of amateur- and professional-style rules (including five rounds instead of three, and not wearing headgear ). Competitors would be able to maintain their amateur and Olympic eligibility, and

2413-551: A return on investment before being shut down and replaced by an agreement with Alisports ), and only had $ 7 million in cash on hand. Its treasurer and finance director resigned, while Wu removed of a member of AIBA's executive committee after they raised concerns over irregularities in its finances. Wu was suspended in October 2017 by the AIBA disciplinary commission, citing his poor financial management and attempts to remove his opponents from

2540-517: A row. After one more KO, Jones went the distance for the first time against future world champion Jorge Castro , winning a 10-round decision in front of a USA Network national audience. Jones made his first attempt at a world title on May 22, 1993. He beat future Undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins by unanimous decision in Washington, D.C., to capture the IBF middleweight championship . Jones

2667-520: A share of pay-per-view revenues, with the fight generating 440,000 pay-per-view buys. After the loss in the third Tarver bout, Jones resumed his duties as a commentator for HBO World Championship Boxing , calling the Floyd Mayweather Jr. – Sharmba Mitchell fight on November 19, 2005, and the Jermain Taylor – Bernard Hopkins rematch on December 3, 2005. His return to the network

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2794-463: A single round en route to the final. His quarterfinal match-up with Soviet boxer Yevgeni Zaytsev was the first U.S.–Soviet Olympic bout in 12 years (because each country had boycotted one Summer Olympics during that period). The final was met with controversy when Jones lost a 2–3 decision to South Korean fighter Park Si-Hun despite pummeling Park for three rounds, landing 86 punches to Park's 32. Reportedly, Park himself apologized to Jones afterward and

2921-575: A third fight with Antonio Tarver, on October 1, 2005, a sellout crowd of 20,895 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida , which aired on HBO PPV. For only the second time in his career, Jones was considered an underdog going into the fight. Tarver won by unanimous decision (117–111, 116–112, 116–112) and had Jones out on his feet in the 11th round. Tarver landed 158 of 620 punches (25%) and Jones connected on 85 of 320 (27%). Despite being clearly behind from early in

3048-447: A three time champion. Jones had to climb off the canvas for the first time in his career, as he was dropped in round eight, but continued to outbox Del Valle throughout the rest of the fight and gained a unanimous decision. By October the WBC had demoted it's light heavyweight champion Rocchigiani to an "interim champion" after inexplicably claiming its references in promotions and contracts to

3175-625: A unanimous decision (119–106, 3 times), winning the WBO NABO light heavyweight title. Ajamu won the first round on all three official scorecards, however it was the only round he won. Ajamu also lost two points for repeated low blows in round seven and one more in round eight. Next up for Jones was the undefeated 29-year-old Anthony Hanshaw (24–0–1, 14 KOs), on July 14, 2007, at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi . Hanshaw

3302-450: Is an American professional boxer . He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes , including titles at middleweight , super middleweight , light heavyweight , and heavyweight . As an amateur boxer he represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics , winning a light middleweight silver medal. Jones is considered by many to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, pound for pound , and left his mark in

3429-529: Is related to the politicised accusations against me." Mohamed Moustahsane of Morocco served as an interim president during this time. An Extraordinary AIBA Congress was held virtually in December 2020 to elect a new president, with the ballot contested between Moustahsane, Dutch Boxing Federation president Boris van der Vorst, and Umar Kremlev of the Boxing Federation of Russia . On 12 December 2020, Kremlev

3556-419: The 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships , the AIBA increased the number of weight classes for men and women to 13 and 12, respectively. For the first time, cash prizes were introduced for medalists as well, with $ 100,000 for gold medals, $ 50,000 for silver, and $ 25,000 for both bronze medals; Kremlev stated that boxers should be "successful in the ring, but also self-sufficient and prosperous". In November 2021,

3683-732: The Fighter of the Year in 1994, and the World Boxing Hall of Fame named him the Fighter of the Year in 2003. He is also a three-time winner of the Best Boxer ESPY Award (1996, 2000, and 2003). The Boxing Writers Association of America named him as the Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s. Roy Jones Jr. was born to a family with a boxing tradition. His father, Roy Jones Sr., a Vietnam war veteran who

3810-594: The Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) from 1959 to 1984 and acted as PBF's president from 1984 to 2004. From 2004 to 2008 he delivered his services as chairman of the PBF. He was also the honorary director of sports at the University of Karachi . In 1962, Chowdhry laid the foundation of the Asian Boxing Federation and served as its unopposed secretary general from 1962 to 1990. From 1990 till 2006, he remained president of

3937-458: The Soviet Union , scored the bout in favor of Jones, while those from Morocco and Uruguay favored Park. The fifth judge, from Uganda , scored the bout as a draw, leaving the outcome to be decided on other criteria. An official IOC investigation ending in 1997 found that, although the offending judges had been wined and dined by South Korean organizers, there was no evidence of corruption in

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4064-484: The 12 rounds and McCallum connected on 209 of 651 (32%) Jones was soon upgraded to full champion by the WBC when former titlist Fabrice Tiozzo moved up to cruiserweight. Jones made $ 2.8 million from the fight and McCallum got $ 750,000. In 1997 Jones had his first professional loss, a disqualification against Montell Griffin (26–0, 18 KOs) at the Taj Majal Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey . Griffin

4191-414: The 2016 Summer Olympics . Kremlev's tenure has been controversial, with concerns raised by the IOC over the IBA's increasing ties to Russia after assuming the presidency (including moving much of its operations to Russia and having state-owned Gazprom as sole sponsor for a period), opposition to the independent appointment of judges and referees, irregularities during subsequent presidential elections, and

4318-507: The 2022 European Junior Boxing Championships afterward, the Ukraine delegation was initially prohibited from competing under its flag due to the suspension, resulting in multiple boxers forfeiting their matches in protest. The IBA subsequently stated that the delegation would be allowed to compete under their flag. The IOC expressed concern over the suspension and the outcome of the vote, and stated that it would be investigated. On 5 October 2022,

4445-405: The AIBA's technical rules, albeit with some amendments to eligibility requirements and to improve transparency in judging and scoring. Rakhimov stepped down on 15 July 2019, amid scrutiny of his presence on a U.S. Treasury Department sanctions list for alleged ties to a criminal organization; he stated that there was an "urgent need for my continued presence in the defence process of the case, which

4572-497: The Asian Boxing Federation. He also had the distinction to act as International Boxing Association (AIBA) vice-president from 1966 to 1974. From 1974 to 1986, he was the secretary general of the world boxing body. He also remained AIBA President for record 20 years (From 1986 to 2006). He was also declared the best judge of 1964 Tokyo Olympics. On 5 November 2006 he lost the elections at the AIBA Congress at Santo Domingo. Chowdhry

4699-557: The Boxing Independent Integrity Unit (BIIU) one day before the vote, accusing them of engaging in prohibited "collaborations" and campaigning outside of the designated period. One of the candidates—Boris van der Vorst (who felt that Kremlev's reform efforts had so far been "superficial")—declared his intent to file an appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). He cited that the IBA's Disciplinary Committee had approved

4826-648: The Competition Committee, the Women's Committee, and the Medical and Anti-Doping Committee. The 32-member executive committee was replaced with a 22-member board of directors; new members would be elected rather appointed by the president. The Medical and Anti-Doping Committee renewed AIBA's agreement with the International Testing Agency (ITA). In 2021, Olympic champion, two-time World champion István Kovács

4953-473: The Games, ruling that the fight should have been stopped and awarded to Shimizu after three knockdowns. In March 2013, AIBA announced that it would end the mandatory use of headgear in senior men's competitions (19–40 years old) at the national, continental and international levels effective 1 June; it cited studies finding that headgear actually increased the risk of concussions and head injuries , as they provided

5080-601: The Gazprom agreement. It also pledged support for preserving boxing as a Summer Olympic sport. The IOC had been concerned about the IBA under Kremlev's leadership, citing the Gazprom sponsorship, Kremlev having spent heavily on apparent self-promotion, and having opposed independent appointment of judges and referees. Prior to the IBA Congress in Istanbul in May 2022, the IOC sent a letter to

5207-556: The IBA detailing continued concerns for the organisation's "governance, financial sustainability and the proven integrity of the refereeing and judging systems", and noting that it had yet to produce any work on proposed qualification paths for the 2024 Summer Olympics . At the Congress, five presidential election candidates connected to the Common Cause Alliance were deemed ineligible by the Interim Nomination Unit of

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5334-492: The IBA lifted its ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under their flags, stating that it "strongly believes that politics shouldn't have any influence on sports." The move faced criticism, with Finland and Sweden stating that they would boycott any IBA-sanctioned event featuring Russian or Belarusian boxers. In November 2022, the IBA signed a cooperation agreement with the World Boxing Association , one of

5461-583: The IBA sent a cease and desist notice to World Boxing, asserting a trademark on "World Boxing" registered with the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property ; however, the trademark had been registered a month after World Boxing's formation was announced. On 22 June 2023 during an Extraordinary IOC Session, the IOC executive board voted to withdraw its recognition of the IBA—marking the first time an international federation has been expelled from

5588-595: The IBA's operations had also been relocated from Switzerland to Russia. The IBA initially followed the IOC's recommendation that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to compete under their national flags. A consortium known as the Common Cause Alliance was formed by 18 national federations, demanding that the IBA evaluate the impact of the invasion on itself and the Russian Boxing Federation , and seeking more transparency over its finances and

5715-465: The IBA. During the 2023 IBA World Women's Boxing Championships that month, the IBA controversially disqualified Algerian boxer Imane Khelif hours before her gold medal match, and stripped Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting of her bronze medal, both reportedly for failing sex verification tests by having high levels of testosterone ; Khelif had defeated a Russian opponent—the then-undefeated Azaliia Amineva—in

5842-455: The IOC expressed concerns about the governance of AIBA under Wu Ching-kuo's leadership, and reaffirmed these concerns in an IOC Executive Board decision in February 2018. In October 2018, AIBA issued lifetime bans to Wu and former executive director Ho Kim, after a report documented "gross negligence and financial mismanagement of affairs and finances". In November 2018, Gafur Rakhimov was elected

5969-482: The IOC issued a statement denouncing the IBA's original decision in 2023 as being "arbitrary" and "taken without any proper procedure." The IOC further stated: According to the IBA minutes available on their website, this decision was initially taken solely by the IBA Secretary General and CEO. The IBA Board only ratified it afterward and only subsequently requested that a procedure to follow in similar cases in

6096-469: The IOC voted to formally revoke its recognition of the IBA, due to a lack of sufficient progress on addressing governance, finance, and corruption concerns since the original suspension; the IBA became the first international federation to ever be expelled from the Olympic movement. During the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, representatives from the national associations of England, France, Belgium, Brazil and

6223-615: The IOC" In April 2024, the IBA announced the formation of a new professional boxing committee. During the 2024 Summer Olympics, Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting were both cleared to compete by the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit under its own criteria. Controversy re-emerged during Khelif's round of 16 match against Italian boxer Angela Carini , who retired after taking two blows from Khelif. The match also resulted in Khelif receiving backlash from those who questioned her biological sex and gender identity ; Khelif

6350-529: The IOC, and the replacement of the Ethics and Disciplinary committees with a Boxing Integrity Unit, which would operate independently of AIBA. These amendments among others, including term limits and new eligibility criteria for board members, were adopted in an Extraordinary Congress in December 2021. To mark the association's 75th anniversary, AIBA also unveiled a new logo and officially adopted "IBA" as its abbreviated name. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 had

6477-495: The Independent Governance Reform Group recommended the replacement of the majority of AIBA's board of directors and a further reduction in membership to 18, citing a "severe loss of trust by major stakeholders, including the IOC" due to "poor or non-existent monitoring, investigation and prosecution of integrity issues". It also recommended the addition of a liaison officer as a point of contact between AIBA and

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6604-487: The Italian referee Aldo Leoni, while raising Park's hand, told Jones that he was dumbstruck by the judges' decision, murmuring: "I can't believe they're doing this to you." One judge shortly thereafter admitted the decision was a mistake and all three judges voting against Jones were eventually suspended. Marv Albert , calling the bout on American television for NBC, reported that two judges from Communist countries, Hungary and

6731-652: The King of Thailand conferred the Order of the Direkgunabhorn in recognition of his services for amateur boxing at international level. The governments of Azerbaijan (2001) and Morocco had also honoured Chowdhry with civil awards. For his meritorious services, he has been honoured with some of the highest awards like Merit Award, conferred by the Association of National Olympic Committees, a subsidiary of International Olympic Committee. He

6858-401: The Netherlands met in a preliminary consortium for the foundation of an international boxing federation: The Fédération internationale de boxe amateur (FIBA). The official foundation has been celebrated on 24 August. Right after, international competitions appeared in the boxing arena, allowing amateurs to compete in well-known tournaments. In November 1946, a consensus was met to give way for

6985-606: The Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden for their involvement in World Boxing, and Czechia for hosting an event including ineligible boxers; van der Vorst—who was named World Boxing's first president—stated that the suspensions were "yet another clear demonstration of how the IBA proclaims its implementation of reforms, such as the establishment of the Integrity Unit, only to subsequently make authoritative and retaliatory decisions that contradict its own regulations." In October 2023,

7112-526: The Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States, the IBA announced its own Olympic qualification system in February 2023 that incorporated the World Boxing Championships—which the IBA claimed had been approved by the IOC executive board in 2022. The IBA argued that the exclusion of its championships from the IOC pathways were "against the principles of boxing", and criticized the IOC for having too few qualifying events. Due to

7239-434: The Olympic movement. The board cited that the IBA had not shown sufficient progress on the concerns raised upon its 2019 suspension, including governance, finances, and corruption. The decision was criticised by the IBA, which stated that it was "catastrophic for global boxing and blatantly contradicts the IOC's claims of acting in the best interests of boxing and athlete", and compared it to Nazi Germany's declaration of war on

7366-533: The Rio 2016 Olympic Games"; however, the original decision would still remain. In July 2017, Wu began to face scrutiny over the AIBA's finances, including reports that it was facing demands for repayments from investors such as the Azerbaijani company Benkons (a US$ 10 million loan meant to be repaid in 2013) and First Commitment International Trade (who had invested CHF 19 million in AIBA's marketing arm, but did not receive

7493-557: The Rocchigiani-Nunn fight as a championship bout, and to Rocchigiani as the champion in its rankings, had been "typographical errors". As a consequence Jones was elevated by the WBC to their full champion, making him a unified light heavyweight champion. A match with Graciano Rocchigiani was scheduled for November 1999 after Rocchigiani filed a lawsuit against Jones' promotional companies M&M Sports and Square Ring Promotions Inc due to Jones' reluctance to box Rocchigiani. However,

7620-455: The Russian team of cheating; he asked Russian president Vladimir Putin on Twitter , "Hey Vlad, How much did they charge you bro??" The AIBA would remove an unspecified number of judges and referees following the controversy, stating that they "determined that less than a handful of the decisions were not at the level expected" and "that the concerned referees and judges will no longer officiate at

7747-685: The Soviet Union (whose anniversary fell on the same day). World Boxing welcomed the decision, stating that it provided greater certainty for the future of boxing at the Olympics. The IOC's decision was upheld by CAS in April 2024, prompting the IBA to file another request for appeal, this time with the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland ; general secretary Chris Roberts argued that the CAS "was biased in favour of

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7874-435: The WBC number one ranked contender at the time, Rick Frazier. On June 5 of that year, Jones beat IBF champion Reggie Johnson by a lopsided 12-round decision to become the undisputed light heavyweight champion, as well as the first to unify the WBA, WBC, and IBF titles at that weight since Michael Spinks in 1983. Jones dropped Johnson in the first round and hard in the third round but backed off and allowed Reggie to finish

8001-587: The action, and landing quick combinations whenever Toney pressured him. Jones scored a flash knockdown in the third round with a leaping left hook after goading Toney by imitating a fighting cock. Ring magazine called Jones' performance the most dominant of any big fight in 20 years. Jones landed 285 of 614 punches (46%) and Toney connected on 157 of 451 (35%). Jones was ahead on all three judges' scorecards (117–110, 119–108 and 118–109). The fight generated 300,000 pay-per-view buys. In 1995, Jones defended his super middleweight title successfully multiple times. He began

8128-448: The amateurs. He then defeated Bryant Brannon in a round two TKO. In November 1996 at Ice Palace , Tampa, Florida , Jones defeated 40-year-old former three-weight world champion Mike McCallum via a shutout decision (120–107, 3 times) before a crowd of 12,000, to win the vacant Interim WBC Light Heavyweight title. Jones scored a knockdown just before the bell at the end of round 10. Jones landed 254 of 535 punches (47%) throughout

8255-483: The association to incur a large amount of unpaid debt, resulting in his departure in 2017, and being issued a lifetime ban in 2018. In June 2019, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the association due to governance and financial issues; an IOC-organised task force oversaw boxing at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics, and the sport's status for 2028 is currently undetermined. Kremlev

8382-470: The association was working towards a move to "open" scoring (where judges' scores would be displayed to the audience in real-time in order to provide greater transparency), and was working on changes to how it selects officials ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympics . In 2006, Wu Ching-kuo challenged Chowdhry for the AIBA's presidency, winning the vote 83-79 at the AIBA Congress in Santo Domingo . The campaign

8509-573: The boxing events in Seoul. Jones was awarded the Val Barker trophy as the best stylistic boxer of the 1988 games, which was only the third and to this day the last time in the competition's history when the award did not go to one of the gold medal winners. The Val Barker trophy is awarded by the AIBA , an organization not directly connected with the Olympic authorities. The incident led Olympic organizers to establish

8636-838: The boxing governing body to regain the loss of credibility due to the behavior of some leading officials in World War II. The FIBA was dissolved and the English Amateur Boxing Association in partnership with the French Boxing Federation decided to create the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA). The president of the French Boxing Federation, Emile Grémaux , was elected to the position of President. Anwar Chowdhry first became president of AIBA in 1986. While he would be one of

8763-459: The candidates, and ruled that the activities of the Common Cause Alliance were supportive of the IBA's mission. Kremlev was re-elected for a four-year term. Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain was elected as the chair and a voting member on the board of directors for the IBA's Athletes' Committee. The BIIU decision was overturned by CAS; therefore, a special IBA Congress was held in September 2022 in Yerevan . The IBA's members subsequently voted against

8890-467: The competitions would also offer a qualification pathway for the Olympics. AIBA described the circuit as a "pathway" to professional boxing, aiming to "[reunite] the broader boxing world and its grassroots amateur foundation." The WSB would be operated by the commercial company WSB SA on behalf of the AIBA; its main investor was Hong Kong-based First Commitment International Trade. In 2011, BBC News reported via whistleblowers that an Azeri national had made

9017-414: The contest, there was little urgency in either Jones' corner or his performance as he seemed content to make it to the end of the fight following his back-to-back knockout losses. In the post-fight interview with ESPN's Brian Kenny , Jones said that he would like to fight again. He would welcome a fourth bout with Tarver or another duel with Johnson. The fighters earned in excess of $ 4 million apiece plus

9144-403: The controversial disqualifications of Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting during the IBA's 2023 world championships. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine , a group of national federations known as the Common Cause Alliance (CCA) demanded transparency over the IBA's finances and the Gazprom sponsorship, and pledged continued support for boxing as an Olympic event. In October 2022, the IBA lifted

9271-447: The executive committee. On 20 November 2017, Wu announced that he would step down as president effective immediately, with senior vice president Franco Falcinelli replacing him in the interim. In a joint statement, AIBA and Wu stated that they had "amicably agreed to resolve the management issues within AIBA and to withdraw and terminate all related pending procedures before civil courts and AIBA disciplinary commission." In December 2017,

9398-502: The fight generated 602,000 pay-per-view buys. Jones chose to return to the light heavyweight division and on November 8, 2003, he defeated Antonio Tarver to retain the IBO and The Ring Light Heavyweight Championships, win Tarver's WBC title, and win the vacant WBA (Unified) title. Jones appeared a lot weaker after coming back down to the light heavyweight division, losing the muscle he gained for

9525-456: The fight had to be postponed a couple of weeks, with November 8 being set as the new date. In the first round, Jones caught Calzaghe with an uppercut and knocked him down, as well as cutting the Welshman on the bridge of the nose. However, Jones failed to capitalize on the knock down. In the 2nd round Calzaghe began to control the action and dominated Jones throughout the remainder of the fight. As

9652-446: The fight progressed Jones absorbed more and more punishment and suffered a cut over his left eye. Jones' corner, who had never seen Roy cut before, didn't know how to properly handle the situation and blood covered the left side of his face. Ultimately, Jones lost by unanimous decision, winning only one round (10–8 in the first) on the 3 official judges' cards. There was a crowd of 14,152. The fight generated 225,000 pay-per-view buys. It

9779-459: The fight. The year 2000 began with Jones easily beating the hard-punching David Telesco via a 12-round decision on January 15 at Radio City Music Hall to retain his titles, which was also the first fight hosted at the venue. Jones reportedly fractured his wrist a few weeks before the bout and fought almost exclusively one-handed. He also entered the ring to a live performance of " Da Rockwilder " by rappers Method Man and Redman . His next fight

9906-613: The fight. The fight, billed as " Hook City ", going off the boxers' nicknames of ' Captain Hook ' and ' Left Hook ', took place at the Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi. Lacy had never been knocked out or stopped before. Lacy had tried to pin Jones on the ropes throughout the fight, but Jones was unaffected by the tactic and seemed more worried about playing to the crowd than about Lacy's punches. There

10033-489: The first athlete to participate in two paid sports events on the same day. He had played a basketball game in the morning and defended his boxing title in Jacksonville, Florida that evening. He also held a press conference in the ring just before his 3rd bout of the year, taking questions from a chair in the middle of the ring and defending his choice of Bryant Brannon as his opponent instead of Frankie Liles , his nemesis from

10160-521: The first round), but in the second, as Jones tried a combination, he was caught by a big counter left hook from Tarver. Jones got on his feet by the count, but for the first time in his career was ruled unable to continue by referee Jay Nady . On September 25, 2004, Jones attempted to win the IBF light heavyweight title from Glen Johnson in a match in Memphis , Tennessee. Johnson knocked out Jones 49 seconds into

10287-425: The five judges after each round, based on criteria such as punches landed and effective aggressiveness. Two results in particular attracted controversy: the defeat of Vasily Levit by Russian Evgeny Tishchenko in the men's heavyweight gold-medal fight, drawing jeers from the audience, and the defeat of Michael Conlan by Russian Vladimir Nikitin in the men's bantamweight quarter-final. Conlan accused AIBA and

10414-421: The four major sanctioning bodies in professional boxing. Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics was sanctioned by the IOC's Paris 2024 Boxing Unit due to the suspension of the IBA. In December 2022, the IOC announced direct qualifiers incorporating the continental multi-sport events and two world qualification events. Amid growing boycotts of the 2023 IBA World Boxing Championships by nations such as Canada, Czechia,

10541-482: The future be established and reflected in the IBA Regulations. The minutes also say that the IBA should "establish a clear procedure on gender testing". On 30 September 2024, the IOC sent a letter to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) requesting that they cease their relationships with bodies affiliated with the IBA, and instead work with those that are, or intend to affiliate, with a boxing federation "established for

10668-410: The heavyweight fight seemed to have taken a toll on his aging body and his cat-like reflexes appeared diminished. Jones won by majority decision, the judges giving him 117–111, 116–112 and 114–114. On May 15, 2004, Jones faced Tarver in a rematch. Jones was heavily favored to win, but Tarver knocked him down at 1:31 of the second round. Jones had won the first round (Tarver only landed two punches in

10795-446: The impossibility of influencing these." Scrutiny over officiating would re-emerge during the 2012 Olympics ; in a men's bantamweight Round of 16 bout, Satoshi Shimizu of Japan knocked Magomed Abdulhamido of Azerbaijan to the floor six times without the referee ever issuing a standing-eight count ; the judges awarded the victory to Abdulhamidov. The AIBA overturned the result on appeal and dismissed referee Ishanguly Meretnyyazov from

10922-467: The longest-tenured in the AIBA's history, it was one marked by criticism over the association's handling of officiating and judging during boxing at the Summer Olympic Games . During a gold medal bout at the 1988 Summer Olympics , American boxer Roy Jones Jr. controversially lost to Park Si-hun of host nation South Korea in a disputed, 3–2 decision, despite Jones' dominant performance throughout

11049-475: The man who defeated an aging Evander Holyfield , for the WBA Heavyweight title in front of 15,300 fans. Jones officially weighed in at 193 lb (88 kg) and Ruiz at 226 lb (103 kg). Jones became the first former middleweight title holder to win a Heavyweight title in 106 years. Jones also became the first fighter to start his career as a light middleweight and win a heavyweight title, and

11176-449: The match was canceled by Jones' promoter Murad Muhammad after Rocchigiani missed a press conference. After initially threatening to strip Jones of his champion in recess if he didn't arrange another match with Rocchigiani, the WBC stripped Rocchigiani outright, making Jones a full champion. Jones would instead make a defense against Otis Grant . He retained the crown by knocking Grant out in ten rounds. Jones began 1999 by knocking out

11303-580: The match. Amid allegations of bias in judging, Chowdhry oversaw multiple reforms, including the adoption of computerised scoring , and alcohol screenings for judges and referees. Despite these changes, controversies surrounding officiating persisted into later Olympics, including accusations of misconduct. At the 1996 Summer Olympics , Daniel Petrov 's victory over Onyok Velasco faced allegations of computer scoring irregularities from Filipino media outlets, although other critics (such as The New York Times ) felt that while Velasco deserved more points, Petrov

11430-572: The new president of AIBA, beating Serik Konakbayev . In June 2019, the IOC voted to suspend its recognition of AIBA as the governing body for the sport, stripping AIBA of any involvement in the Olympic Games. The IOC oversaw the qualification events and the boxing tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics through a task force chaired by Morinari Watanabe , president of the International Gymnastics Federation . The task force adopted

11557-456: The ninth round. Jones lay on the canvas for three minutes after being counted out. Johnson was ahead on all three judges' scorecards at the time of the knockout (77–75, 77–75, 78–74) and had landed 118 punches to Jones's 75. Jones used the ring's canvas that night as a billboard for his upcoming rap CD, which came out November 1. After almost a year away from the ring, focusing on training and working as an analyst for HBO Boxing, Jones scheduled

11684-669: The organization's financial woes, which led to Wu's resignation in November 2017. AIBA Pro Boxing staged bouts only from late 2014 to 2016, and the World Series of Boxing abruptly ceased operations amid mounting financial losses after its 2018 season. Anwar Chowdhry Anwar Khurshid Chowdhry (26 October 1924 – 19 June 2010) was a Pakistani sports official who was president of the International Boxing Association from 1986 to 2006. His career spanned almost three decades in which he made contributions to boxing around

11811-514: The president of AIBA, and an engineer by profession, devoted two years and after intensive research invented Computerized Scoring System which was an integral part of the International Boxing Scoring System until 2013. Anwar Khurshid Chowdhry died in 2010 at the age of 86 from a heart attack. He is survived by three daughters Dr Sonia Shakeel, Fumi Chowdhry, Mina Chowdhry and his Japanese wife Michiyo Yanagawa Chowdhry. In

11938-569: The prestigious NED Engineering College , Karachi in 1950. Chowdhry was offered a lecturer position in the NED Engineering College Karachi in 1950 and served in the capacity till 1958. From 1958 to 1965, he worked as an associate professor and from 1968 to 1977 as a professor. He was also the head of the Mechanical and Engineering Department of NED till his retirement in 1977 (total 27 years' service). Chowdhry worked as secretary of

12065-428: The purpose of Olympic Boxing." In response, the IBA initiated legal action against the IOC, accusing it of interfering with its operations." Under the leadership of President Wu Ching-kuo , who ran AIBA from 2006 to 2017, the organization divided its competitions into three categories as part of Wu's overarching goal to govern boxing in all its forms: Wu's two professional ventures were abandoned by AIBA largely due to

12192-402: The round of 16. The IBA claimed that Khelif had tested positive on unspecified DNA tests for XY chromosomes ; there has been no published medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes or heightened testosterone. A rival governing body known as World Boxing was launched in April 2023, with its interim board including officials from member organizations of the Common Cause Alliance. USA Boxing

12319-509: The second reigning light heavyweight champion after Michael Spinks in 1985 to move up in weight and claim a major heavyweight championship in his first fight in the division. Jones was guaranteed $ 10 million against 60% of the profits. Ruiz had no guarantee. He received 40% of the profits, which he had to share with promoter Don King . Jones won on all three scorecards (116–112, 118–110 & 117–111). According to Mark Taffet, HBO's senior vice president of sports operations and pay-per-view,

12446-434: The sport's history when he won the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title in 2003, becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years. From 1999 to 2002 he held the undisputed championship at light heavyweight. As of February 2018, Jones holds the record for the most wins in unified light heavyweight title bouts in boxing history, with twelve. The Ring magazine named him

12573-404: The suspension, the IBA did not have the authority to sanction Olympic qualifiers; USA Boxing accused the IBA of spreading misinformation to "sabotage" the qualification process, and the IOC reiterated that its system was the only approved qualification pathway for the 2024 Olympics. In March 2023, Ajay Singh , President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), was appointed vice-president of

12700-633: The world. He is widely credited with inventing the Computerized Scoring System. Chowdhry was born in Jalalpur Jatan , Punjab , on 26 October 1923. His father name is Major Muhammad Hussain. Basic primary education from Kuchi Memon primary School Saddar Karachi, passed his matriculation examination from Sindh Madrasatul Islam Pilot secondary School Karachi. Intermediate from D.J Sindh Government Science College Karachi and earned his Bachelor of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering degree from

12827-501: The year by knocking out IBF #1 Antoine Byrd in round one. This was the first time a championship fight took place at Pensacola. In a fight billed as ' The Devil & Mr Jones ', he faced former IBF lightweight Champion Vinny Pazienza and defeated him in round six, after knocking down Pazienza three times. In the fourth round, Jones became the first fighter in CompuBox history to go an entire round without being hit by his opponent. Pazienza

12954-430: Was assigned female at birth , and her gender identity corresponds with that . On 31 July 2024, regarding their 2023 decision, the IBA stated that Khelif and others "did not undergo a testosterone examination but were subject to a separate and recognized test, whereby the specifics remain confidential", and further alleged that they "were found to have competitive advantages over other female competitors". The following day,

13081-474: Was "risking his life" by fighting Douglas. Instead Jones signed to fight former light heavyweight champion Virgil Hill at a 177 1/2 lb catchweight. He would also be named the WBC's light heavyweight "champion in recess". Jones would become the first man to knockout Hill, stopping him in the 4th round with a huge right hand to the body that broke one of Hill's ribs. Jones would next sign to challenge WBA light heavyweight champion Lou Del Valle . Del Valle,

13208-483: Was ahead on all three judges' scorecards (116-112 three times). Jones landed 206 of 594 punches (35%) and Hopkins connected on 153 of 670 (23%). Jones claimed he had entered the bout with a broken right hand, but still managed to outpoint Hopkins and secure a unanimous decision win. Jones reminded the world of this claim on his hit single "Ya'll Must've Forgot" later in his career. For his next fight, he fought another future world champion, Thulane "Sugar Boy" Malinga , in

13335-514: Was also a first-time boxing event for a venue, as he traveled to Indianapolis and retained his title with an 11-round technical knockout over Richard Hall at the Conseco Fieldhouse . Jones ended 2000 with a 10-round stoppage of undefeated Eric Harding in New Orleans. In 2001, Jones released Round One: The Album , a rap CD. That year he retained the title against Derrick Harmon by

13462-456: Was also the last fight of Trinidad's career. After Joe Calzaghe 's split from promoter Frank Warren , it was officially announced that Roy Jones Jr. and Joe Calzaghe had reached an agreement to fight for The Ring Light Heavyweight Championship in New York City at Madison Square Garden on September 20, 2008, on HBO PPV . However, Calzaghe claimed injury to his right hand in training, so

13589-500: Was appointed General Secretary of AIBA. A program of financial assistance to national federations was also introduced. In March 2021, AIBA appointed Ulrich Haas to lead the AIBA's Independent Governance Reform Group. On 7 April 2021, AIBA's new management signed a cooperation agreement with Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom , through which it became the organization's "General Partner". AIBA stated they had paid off all debts, including that of Benkons. On May 28, 2021, AIBA signed

13716-569: Was awarded The Ring Championship belt. Jones then defeated future world champion, WBC #1 Clinton Woods by technical knockout before a crowd of 16,229. He performed a song from his CD during his ring entrance. The bout was stopped in round 6 after Woods' corner threw in the towel. Jones landed 140 of 300 punches (47%) and Woods connected on 39 of 166 (23%). On March 1, 2003, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Jones defeated John Ruiz ,

13843-453: Was awarded a Bronze Star for valor after he rescued another soldier. Jones Sr. was a middleweight boxer as well. Jones won the 1984 United States National Junior Olympics in the 119 lb (54 kg) weight division, the 1986 United States National Golden Gloves in the 139 lb (63 kg) division, and the 1987 United States National Golden Gloves in the 156 lb (71 kg) division. As an amateur, he ended his career with

13970-512: Was awarded the World Boxing Federation's light heavyweight title on in November 2001. In 2002, Jones retained his title by knocking out Australian boxer Glen Kelly in seven rounds. Jones put both hands behind his back. As Kelly moved in behind a jab, Jones went over the jab with a right to the head. Kelly went down and was counted out. Jones landed 124 of 249 punches (50%) and Kelly connected on 42 of 171 (25%). Before this bout, Jones

14097-728: Was conferred Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee in 1992. The Olympic Council of Asia also showered him with an award in 1994. In 1995, he was given an award by UNESCO. The same year, Leonardo Institute of former USSR also conferred on him its rare award. He was also given honorary Doctorate degrees by Azerbaijan University, State University of Uzbekistan, University of Eastern Philippines , and Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture . Kazakh Institute of Physical Education and Sports honoured him with honorary professorship of their institute. Roy Jones Jr. Roy Levesta Jones Jr. (born January 16, 1969)

14224-464: Was credited with throwing five punches and landing zero. Pazienza was guaranteed $ 1.35 million, while Jones, who worked off percentages of the gate and the pay-per-view revenue, was guaranteed at least $ 2 million. Jones then beat Tony Thornton in round three by KO three months later. In 1996, Jones maintained his winning ways, defeating Merqui Sosa by knockout in two and future world champion Eric Lucas in round 11. When he boxed Lucas, he became

14351-502: Was disqualified and lost his title. At the time of disqualification, Jones was ahead on two of the judges' scorecards (75–76, 77–75, 76–75). Jones sought an immediate rematch five months later at Foxwoods Resort , Connecticut , US, and regained the World Light Heavyweight title easily, knocking Griffin down within the first 20 seconds of the fight, then ending the fight by knocking Griffin out 2 minutes and 31 seconds in with

14478-542: Was elected as president of AIBA, receiving 57.33% of the vote. Kremlev had declared himself "the most clean candidate" after reports that the IOC had concerns over some of the candidates; Kremlev promised reforms, efforts to reinstate the AIBA's status with the IOC, and to pay off its debt. A new constitution was adopted the next day, creating five new committees: the Coaches Committee, the Champions and Veterans Committee,

14605-478: Was elected in 2020 with a promise of reforms, and the rehabilitation of its relationship with the IOC. Under Kremlev, the IBA instituted a major restructuring of its executive board, introduced a financial assistance program for national federations, added prize money to its World Boxing Championships, and paid off its outstanding debt. It also commissioned an independent report by Richard McLaren that found systemic attempts to manipulate match outcomes for money during

14732-524: Was fought at a catchweight of 170 lbs. Jones had a noticeable size and speed advantage, and in round seven, a short right hand to the temple dropped Trinidad to his knees. Jones fired a combination in the tenth round to send Trinidad down once more. Jones won the fight by scores of 117–109 and 116–110 (twice). This was the first time a former heavyweight champion returned to fight successfully at 170 lbs. The fight generated 500,000 pay-per-view buys and $ 25 million in domestic television revenue. This

14859-456: Was fraught with controversies, including allegations of bribery from both the Chowdhry and Wu campaigns, and armed bodyguards intimidating voters. Pierre Diakite—a delegate from Mali —was found dead in an elevator shaft at the hotel where the Congress was hosted, and carrying what was thought to be bribe money. In 2007, AIBA changed its full name to the "International Boxing Association" as part of

14986-562: Was influenced by "recommendations" by other sports bodies, the decision was made independently. On 8 May 2023, the IBA-controlled European Boxing Confederation ordered member federations to withdraw from a tournament being hosted by the Czech Republic due to its violation of EUBC and IBA rules, as members of non-member USA Boxing had been registered as participants. Later that month, the IBA suspended Germany,

15113-506: Was ousted as president of the AIBA by Taiwan's Wu Ching-kuo, who secured 83 votes against Chowdhry's 79. By then, Chowdhry had been elected president of the International Boxing Association for five consecutive terms. In 1988 Seoul Olympics, Boxing came under strong clouds when Juan Antonio Samaranch, president, International Olympic Committee announced that the future of boxing as an Olympic sport would be reviewed because of its defective scoring system. Prof. Khurshid Anwar Chowdhry being

15240-541: Was ranked 11th by the IBF at super middleweight. Hanshaw was knocked down in the 11th round. Jones won the bout by unanimous decision (114–113, 117–110, 118–109) to claim the vacant International Boxing Council light heavyweight title. On January 19, 2008, Jones faced former three-weight world champion Félix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Trinidad had also won the WBA Middleweight Title by defeating then Champion William Joppy. The bout

15367-442: Was ranked highly in the "pound for pound" rankings. Toney was undefeated after 46 bouts and was rated the best in the world at 168 lbs. Billed as "The Uncivil War", Toney vs. Jones was heavily hyped and on PPV. Jones, for the first time in his career, was the underdog. Over the course of the 12-round unanimous decision, Jones demonstrated his greatness. He danced circles around Toney, utilizing his speed and athleticism to dictate

15494-536: Was reported that Calzaghe was paid $ 10 million from the fight. The fight aired in the UK on Setanta Sports after 4:30 am local time, peaking at 500,000 viewers. It was announced that Jones would next fight Omar Sheika (27–8, 18 KOs) on March 21, 2009, at the Civic Center, Pensacola, Florida. Jones defeated Sheika via fifth-round technical knockout to claim the vacant WBO NABO light heavyweight title. The fight

15621-603: Was short-lived, as Jones was let go from his ringside analyst role in January 2006. HBO cited his reported lack of commitment to attending the network's production meetings. Jones returned as a guest analyst for several bouts in 2010, and HBO brought him back the next year as their analyst for Boxing After Dark . Jones took on Prince Badi Ajamu (25–2–1, 14 KOs) on July 29, 2006, at the Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho . Jones defeated Ajamu by

15748-433: Was still the clear winner. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) began to increase its scrutiny of the AIBA following judging scandals in other Olympic sports, such as figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics , and gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics . In 2005, the IOC froze US$ 9 million in funding to the AIBA until it established a "clear timeline and planned actions" for judging reforms; Chowdhry stated that

15875-451: Was the first national federation to resign from the IBA in favour of exclusively representing World Boxing. The IBA condemned World Boxing as a "rogue organization" whose sole purpose was to destroy the IBA's integrity, and threatened sanctions against national federations, athletes, and officials who participate in its events. In May 2023, Kremlev stated that the IBA's sponsorship with Gazprom had ended in December 2022. He stated that while it

16002-533: Was the main event of a pay-per-view titled " March Badness ", which included both boxing and mixed martial arts matches. Sheika had previously defeated Glen Johnson, who had knocked out Jones in 2004 and came into this fight having lost six of his last ten bouts. It was only his second fight since September 2005. Jones came in ranked as the #6 light heavyweight in the world by The Ring . On August 15, 2009, Jones beat former super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy (25–2, 17 KOs) in 10 rounds after Lacy's corner stopped

16129-418: Was trained by the legendary Eddie Futch , who had taught him how to take advantage of Jones technical mistakes and lack of basic boxing fundamentals. Griffin jumped out to an early lead on Jones but by round 9 Jones was ahead on the scorecards by a point and had Griffin on the canvas early in round nine. But as Griffin took a knee on the canvas to avoid further punishment, Jones hit him twice. Subsequently, Jones

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