Boxing Result

WBC Americas Heavyweight Title

IBA Heavyweight Title

September 23, 2004

Pechanga Resort & Casino 

Temecula, California

WBC Americas \ IBA Heavyweight Title Bout (12Rds) - Both titles vacant

James Toney (68-4-2, 43 KOs) wins a unanimous decision over Rydell Booker (22-1, 12 KOs) - 

Judges scored it 117-110, 118-108, 120-107 - Toney wins titles

Notes:

- Was shown on Fox Sports and IBF heavyweight champion Chris Bryd was a guest commentator

- A one sided fight with Toney stalking and landing while Booker covered up - Booker went down to one knee

  in the eighth 

- Byrd said Toney went 12 rounds and he doesn't think any of the heavyweights have anything to worry about

- Toney said he hurt his left arm in the first round but that he is in tremendous shape (injury is why he didn't

  knock Booker out)

- Toney yelled out that he runs from no one

- Basically called out everyone in the heavyweight division

- As Toney was walking out, a small scuffle broke out with Toney wanting to go after someone - according to

  Byrd, it was ex-cruiserweight champion Vassily Jirov that was having words with him.

- Jirov fought Toney in April of 2003 and lost his cruiserweight title to Toney via a 12 round unanimous

  decision

(9/23/04)