ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights

Glen Johnson vs. Montell Griffin

May 16, 2007

Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena

Hollywood, Florida

Featured Bouts:

IBF Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator Bout (12 Rds)

Glen Johnson (44-11-2, 29 KOs) vs. Montell Griffin (48-6, 30 KOs)

Welterweight Bout (8 Rds) - may not be televised

Joel Julio (30-1, 28 KOs) vs. Mauro Lucero (42-11-1, 28 KOs)

Middleweight Bout - may not be televised

Joe Greene (14-0, 11 KOs) vs. Jose Spearman (27-12-4, 11 KO’s)
 

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Johnson And Montell Griffin To Finally Meet On May 16th

ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights To Televise IBF Title Eliminator

HOLLYWOOD, FL, April 5 – Glen Johnson and Montell Griffin, two of this era’s premier light

heavyweights, and former world champions who have never crossed paths despite both being in the ring

with the likes of Roy Jones Jr., Antonio Tarver, and Julio Gonzalez, will finally meet in a 12 round bout

on Wednesday, May 16th at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena in Hollywood, Florida to determine the

number one challenger to IBF world 175-pound champion Clinton Woods.

ESPN2’s Wednesday Night Fights will telecast the bout, which is presented by Seminole Warriors Boxing,

beginning at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT.

Tickets for this event, priced at $150, $100, $50 and $25 are on sale now and may be purchased by visiting

the Hard Rock Live Box Office or all TicketMaster Outlets.

2004’s Fighter of The Year, the rise of Glen Johnson (44-11-2, 29 KOs) to the top of the light heavyweight

division has been nothing short of inspiring. Robbed of countless decisions over the years, the Jamaica

native finally started to see daylight after a 2003 decision win over Eric Harding. Two fights later, Glen won

his first world title by decisioning Clinton Woods, and in his first defense he stunned the boxing world with a

devastating knockout of Roy Jones Jr. If that wasn’t enough, Johnson decisioned Antonio Tarver less than

three months later to cap off an amazing 12 months. Tarver regained his title from Johnson via a hard fought

decision in June of 2005, but the 38-year-old ‘Road Warrior’ is primed for a return to the title race, as

evidenced by impressive wins over George Khalid Jones and Richard Hall, and a razor-thin loss to the

man he hopes to face for a fourth time, Clinton Woods.

A 1992 US Olympian and the first man to defeat Roy Jones Jr., Montell Griffin (48-6, 30 KOs) has been one

of the most underrated fighters of the last 25 years. A slick boxer who learned the finer points of the game

under the legendary Eddie Futch, Griffin parlayed two wins over James Toney into a light heavyweight title

shot in 1997, and he frustrated Jones throughout their fight before Jones was disqualified in the ninth round,

giving the Chicago native the title.

Griffin would lose their rematch, but he would stay in the mix at 175 pounds, fighting the best the division

has to offer. Winner of two of his last three bouts, with the only loss a controversial technical decision defeat

to Julio Gonzalez, the 36-year old Griffin is ready to claim a world title once again.

For more information on Seminole Warrior’s Boxing, please visit our website at www.warriorsboxing.com.

- Press Release issued by Seminole Warrior’s Boxing (with a little editing from us - color, etc...)

Subject to change

(5/14/07)