On February 25, 2017 he lost to Jarrett Hurd for the International Boxing Federation light middleweight world title, the  fight was originally supposed to be a title eliminator for the right to fight Jermall Charlo, an American professional boxer who held the IBF light middleweight title from which year, to 2017?
Jermall Charlo Jermall Charlo (born May 19, 1990) is an American professional boxer who held the IBF light middleweight title from 2015 to 2017. His identical twin brother, Jermell Charlo, is also a professional boxer and is younger by one minute. Both brothers are graduates of Hastings High School. They began boxing when they started following their father, himself a former boxer, into the gym. In 2016, both brothers became world champions when Jermell won the WBC light middleweight title.
Micky Ward George Michael "Micky" Ward Jr. (born October 4, 1965), often known by his nickname of "Irish" Micky Ward, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2003. He challenged once for the IBF light welterweight title in 1997, and held the WBU light welterweight title in 2000. Ward is widely known for his trilogy of fights with Arturo Gatti (two of which received Fight of the Year awards by "The Ring" magazine), as well as his relentless pressure fighting style. In the 2010 film "The Fighter", based on his early career, Ward was portrayed by Mark Wahlberg.