Glen Johnson (51-17-2, 35 KOs) ended his career by losing a decisive ten-round decision to Polish light heavyweight, Andrzej Fonfara (22-2, 12 KOs) on ESPN2′s Friday Night Fights from Chicago’s UIC Pavillion. In an exclusive interview with Sam Geraci of The Sports Blitz Network, Johnson announced his retirement. SG: What did you think? Glenn Johnson: Fonfara is better. SG: [...]
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