TOPPLING OVER: Herring connects with a right hook that forces Roach to the mat, but it will be ruled a slip
IT would have been a bad look if Jamel Herring, a marine who served two tours of duty in Iraq, wound up losing on Veterans Day weekend, the hallowed American holiday honouring its retired military personnel. The WBO superfeatherweight title-holder briefly flirted with that possibility in the 11th round of his defence against Lamont Roach Jnr at Chukchansi Park.