Eric Harding

Eric Harding (born December 20, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who fought at light heavyweight.

Harding turned pro in 1991 and was undefeated in his first 20 fights. These wins included a fight in which he defeated future champion Montell Griffin by split decision to win the NABF light heavyweight title on Nov 13, 1998, and a unanimous decision over then undefeated contender Antonio Tarver on June 23, 2000.

His streak came to an end when he fought Roy Jones Jr. for the WBC, WBA, & IBF light heavyweight titles on Sept. 9, 2000. He lost by technical knockout (the fight was stopped after the 10th round by the ringside doctor due to Harding suffering from a torn biceps muscle), but after the fight Jones Jr. said it was his most difficult fight to date.^[1]

On Feb. 11, 2005 he defeated David Telesco to claim the vacant USBA light heavyweight title, but lost the title the following year to Chad Dawson by decision, despite dropping Dawson in the 1st round.

23 Wins (7 knockouts, 16 decisions), 4 Losses (2 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw[2]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	21-0	Chad Dawson	UD	12	2006-06-02	Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California	WBC NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	20-0-3	Daniel Judah	UD	12	2005-10-21	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut	WBC NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	29-5-1	David Telesco	UD	12	2005-02-11	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut	IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss	38-9-1	Glen Johnson	UD	12	2003-05-18	Jimmy's Bronx Cafe, Bronx, New York	IBF USBA Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss	19-1	Antonio Tarver	TKO	5 (10), 0:43	Jul 20, 2002	Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana	Referee stopped the bout at 0:43 of the fifth round.
Win	16-0	George Khalid Jones	TKO	7 (10), 0:53	2001-12-14	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut	Referee stopped the bout at 0:53 of the seventh round.
Win	20-5-1	Demetrius Jenkins	UD	10	2001-06-29	Grand Casino Gulfport, Gulfport, Mississippi
Loss	42-1	Roy Jones Jr.	RTD	10 (12), 3:00	2000-09-09	New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana	WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO Light Heavyweight Titles. Harding did not come out for the 11th round.
Win	16-0	Antonio Tarver	UD	12	2000-06-23	Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi
Win	6-4-3	Leon A. Gray	KO	7 (10)	1999-11-05	Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California
Win	18-3-1	Ray Berry	UD	10	1999-10-08	Hauppauge, New York
Win	9-6	Pascal David	TKO	6 (?)	1999-05-16	Eastwood Theatre, Hartford, Connecticut
Win	34-1	Montell Griffin	SD	12	1998-11-13	Miccosukee Resort and Gaming, Miami, Florida	WBC NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	9-4	Dave Hamilton	TKO	2 (10)	1998-08-02	Fleet Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Win	9-3-1	Levan Easley	UD	6	1998-04-14	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Win	5-2	Richard Grant	PTS	8	1997-12-18	Dressler Arena, Hartford, Connecticut
Win	5-4-1	Steve Detar	UD	8	1997-11-01	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Win	5-0	Kabary Salem	UD	6	1997-08-29	Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York
Win	10-2-2	Beethaeven Scottland	PTS	8	1997-06-29	Dressler Arena, Hartford, Connecticut
Win	5-1-3	Hector Sanjurjo	PTS	6	1997-02-20	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Win	10-1-2	Beethaeven Scottland	UD	4	1997-01-10	Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win	6-1	Ed Bryant	UD	6	1995-12-08	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Win	1-2	Roberto Perez	TKO	3 (?)	1995-10-03	Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut
Win	4-0-1	Junior Neequaye	PTS	6	1995-08-17	Caesars Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	5-0-1	Pat Pernsley	UD	4	1995-06-06	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	0-2	Reinaldo Almodovar	KO	1 (4)	1995-02-10	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	--	Jermain Dixon	KO	1 (?)	1991-09-27	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win	9-41-2	Robert Thomas	PTS	4	1991-08-28	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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