Jones was able to narrowly defeat Tarver by majority decision to recapture the WBC light heavyweight title (which Tarver had won earlier in the year after Jones vacated it following his heavyweight title victory) and retain the WBA (Super), IBO and The Ring light heavyweight titles that he still held.

This time, Tarver would pick up the victory by second round knockout, becoming the first person to knock out Jones in his professional career.

Unlike the previous two fights, the WBA and WBC light heavyweight titles were not on the line.

[4] Tarver served as the aggressor for nearly the entire fight as Jones kept his distance and simply did not mount enough offense.

There were no knockdowns in the fight, but Tarver came close to scoring one over Jones in the eleventh round.

After the referee ordered a break, Tarver landed a right hook to Jones' head that left him severely stunned.