Antonio Tarver made his professional debut at the relatively old age of 28 on February 18, 1997, with a second round knockout victory over Joaquin Garcia.
On April 26, 2003, Tarver received his first world title shot, when he faced former world champion Montell Griffin for the IBF and WBC world Light-Heavyweight titles. After dropping Griffin in both of the first two rounds, Tarver was crowned world Light-Heavyweight champion after winning a unanimous decision.
Tarver lost to Roy Jones Jr on November 8 of 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada, but won the rematch fight by knockout on May 15, 2004 also in Las Vegas. This allowed Tarver to get his belts back and again beat Jones in Tampa, Florida in 2005.
Tarver, considered a favorite to win the fight against Glencoffe Johnson December 18 in Temecula, California suffered an upset loss to Johnson by way of a split decision.
However, he avenged the loss six months later with a unanimous decision over Johnson in Memphis, Tennessee. After outboxing and outworking the aggressive Johnson, Tarver won the bout handily and regained the Light Heavyweight Championship.
His record now stands at 24 wins and 4 losses, with 18 wins coming by way of knockout.
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