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This Saturday night, December 18, HBO will televise a twelve round fight from the Staples Center in Los Angeles between former WBC and former IBF Light heavyweight champions, Antonio Tarver and Glenoffe Johnson. When Antonio refused to face his WBC #1 mandatory challenger Paul Briggs, he did not wait to be stripped of his WBC world title, he chose instead to relinquish the crown; Johnson did likewise in refusing to face his #1 IBF challenger Rico Hoye. Antonio and Glen both discarded their titles in order to face one another in a much more lucrative, appealing bout. [details]
