1. Jarrett Hurd was the unified light middleweight world champion, having held the WBA, IBF and IBO titles between 2017 and 2019.
29 Facts About Jarrett Hurd
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In September 2019, Hurd was ranked as the world's second best active light middleweight by The Ring magazine, fourth best by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and sixth by BoxRec.
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Jarrett Hurd was raised in the suburbs of Accokeek, Maryland, and graduated from Gwynn Park High School.
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Jarrett Hurd started off slow, however after round 2, outclassed Galarza, who was unable to cope with Jarrett Hurd's jab and movement.
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On May 19,2016, it was announced that Jarrett Hurd would appear on the Keith Thurman vs Shawn Porter undercard at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York on June 25 against former Olympian Oscar Molina in a 10-round bout.
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The reason Jarrett Hurd's fight was bumped up was due to the Jesus Cuellar vs Abner Mares was cancelled after Mares suffered an eye injury.
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Jarrett Hurd dropped Molina in the first round with an uppercut.
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Jarrett Hurd was scheduled to fight Jorge Cota in November 2016, but Cota dropped out after undergoing an emergency appendectomy and was replaced by Jo Jo Dan.
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Jarrett Hurd won the fight with a round 6 TKO, overwhelming Dan with crisp combinations.
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Jarrett Hurd defeated Harrison to win the vacant IBF light middleweight title.
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Jarrett Hurd struggled at the start of the fight, being outboxed in the early rounds.
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However, during the third round, Jarrett Hurd seemed to hurt Trout with some power shots.
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Jarrett Hurd seemed unfazed by Trout's punches, even though he seemed to tire during round 7.
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Jarrett Hurd was cut from a head clash during round 7, while Trout's right eye started swelling.
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Jarrett Hurd backed up Trout towards the end of round 10.
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Lara weighed 153.5 pounds and Jarrett Hurd came in slightly lighter at 153 pounds.
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Jarrett Hurd won a 12-round split decision over Lara in what was a potential fight of a year candidate to become a unified light middleweight champion.
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Lara started the fight the better boxer of the two, due to Jarrett Hurd not putting as much pressure on Lara until the later rounds.
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In June 2018, Jarrett Hurd underwent surgery on his shoulder, which he revealed was injured prior to his unification bout against Lara in April.
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Jarrett Hurd's opponent was later confirmed to be British boxer Jason Welborn, who would be dropping back down to light middleweight for the first time since 2016.
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Jarrett Hurd knocked Welborn out in round 4 to retain his light middleweight titles.
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Jarrett Hurd looked hurt a couple of times during the short fight.
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Jarrett Hurd, who was usually a slow starter, became more active in round 3.
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Jarrett Hurd managed to move away from the ropes and started trading back eventually landing a hard body shot which dropped Welborn.
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Williams managed to get the better out of Jarrett Hurd, dropping him once in the second round, and outboxing Jarrett Hurd on numerous occasions.
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Jarrett Hurd dominated the fight in every aspect, as he managed to drop his opponent in the final round en route to a unanimous decision victory.
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On June 6,2021, Jarrett Hurd faced Luis Arias on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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Jarrett Hurd faced Johan Gonzalez on March 1,2025 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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Jarrett Hurd lost via split decision and subsequently announced his retirement from professional boxing.