BILOXI, Miss. — Roy Jones Jr. toyed with the crowd and with Jeff Lacy, stopping Lacy after the 10th round Saturday night to retain the NABO light heavyweight championship title.

Jones (54-5, 39 KOs) used a left hook to cut Lacy’s right eye in the third round, and both of Lacy’s eyes were swelling by the seventh. Lacy didn’t answer the bell for the 11th round and the referee stopped the bout.
Lacy’s strategy for the faster Jones was apparent from the outset. Lacy tried to pin Jones on the ropes throughout the fight. Jones was unaffected by the tactic and seemed more worried about playing to the crowd than about Lacy’s punches.
As Lacy tried to tussle with Jones in the corners, Jones told the crowd “Watch this” on several occasions. He followed with lightning fast combinations that eventually took its toll on Lacy (25-3).