Green destroys Codrington in 18 seconds

Codrington carried out on stretcher

05/11/2005

Green destroys Codrington in 18 seconds

By Wyatt Johnston

Allan Green KO1 Jaidon Codrington... In Miami, Oklahoma,  Allan Green destroyed prospect Jaidon Codrington in an absolutely stunning eighteen-second fight between two undefeated super middleweights.  Green started swinging from the opening bell and caught Codrington with a left hook that sent him back to the ropes. Green suddenly became relentless, landing dynamite punches and quickly ending the fight with a frighteningly violent left hook that turned Codrington's head around.  Codrington was out on his feet even before the final blow, and he fell half way out of the ring,  and wound up draped over the middle rope in a state of unconsciousness. Pandemonium reigned as security failed to keep the ring clear, and medical help was briefly delayed. Finally, Codrington regained consciousness but was carried out on a stretcher with his neck immobilized as a precaution.  Codrington showing a fighter's spirit, protesting that he did not want to go out on a stretcher.  Green gets the biggest win of his career and improves to 18-0 with 12 KOs, but he tastelessly plugged a local car dealership on the microphone just moments after Codrington was carried out to an ambulance. Codrington  falls to 9-1, but his health is the most important thing, and hopefully, he will recover completely and resume his career. source: ShoBox on Showtime