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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Denis Lebedev stopped former multiple world champion Roy Jones Jr in the 10th and final round of their light-heavyweight non-title bout on Saturday.
With just seconds remaining before the final gong, Lebedev caught Jones with a flurry of punches to send the American to the canvas.
Jones, now in the twilight of his illustrious career at the age of 42, appeared to lose consciousness for a minute before being helped to his feet.
Lebedev, 31, improved his record to 22 wins with 17 knockouts and one defeat, suffered against German Marco Huck in his previous fight for the WBO cruiserweight title in December.
Jones, who has won eight world titles in four weight classes ranging from middleweight to heavyweight, lost for the seventh time in 12 fights.
(Reporting by Gennady Fyodorov; editing by John Mehaffey; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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With just seconds remaining before the final gong, Lebedev caught Jones with a flurry of punches to send the American to the canvas.
Jones, now in the twilight of his illustrious career at the age of 42, appeared to lose consciousness for a minute before being helped to his feet.
Lebedev, 31, improved his record to 22 wins with 17 knockouts and one defeat, suffered against German Marco Huck in his previous fight for the WBO cruiserweight title in December.
Jones, who has won eight world titles in four weight classes ranging from middleweight to heavyweight, lost for the seventh time in 12 fights.
(Reporting by Gennady Fyodorov; editing by John Mehaffey; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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