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Green stops Roy Jones Jr in 1st round of title fight LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainBoxing on TSNeotText SizeSYDNEY Australia Australian Danny Green stopped Roy Jones Jr in the first round of their IBO world cruiserweight title fight Wednesday preventing the 40yearold American from claiming his ninth title across five weight classes from middleweight to heavyweightThe 36yearold Green retained his title and improved to 283 with his technical knockout over Jones at the Acer Arena in the Americans first professional fight on foreign soil in his 20year careerIt was only Jones sixth loss since 1989 along with 54 wins 40 by knockoutGreen floored Jones with a right hand to the head after one minute Green moved in to apply more pressure and following a series of blows English referee Howard Foster stopped the bout after just 122 secondsJones offered no excuses for a defeat which could signal the end of his careerWe dont make excuses it was a great performance by Danny Jones saidGreen was almost apologetic for handing such a defeat to one of his boxing role modelsHes one of the greatest fighters of all time and the opportunity to fight him in Australia thanks Roy Jones Jr Green told the crowdI almost feel bad doing that that almost hurt me to do that to someone whom I aspire to look up to as a professional fighter inside and outside the ring Hes a bloody legendAfter nearly a onehour delay following an undercard bout Jones entered the arena to mild applause But Green with the Australian band Men at Works song Down Under playing entered the ring to an ovation moments laterI didnt surprise myself said GreenGreen won the IBO cruiserweight title in Biloxi Miss in August with a victory over Argentinas Julio Cesar Dominguez on the undercard to Jones NABO light heavyweight championship win over Jeff LacyJones had been stopped just twice in his career by Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson but Green warned ahead of the fight that he could end the Sydney fight earlyI wont name which punch but theres one punch if I hit him clean with it he is going to be knocked out for a week Green said His speed can baffle me but my power it can hospitalize someone My fists are like bricksGreen has never been stopped although he was knocked down but not out by Argentinas Omar Gonzalez in 2004The Australian twice lost bids for the WBC supermiddleweight title to Markus Beyer one by disqualification and the other in a split decision He retired temporarily in March 2008 before making a comeback in April ...