Loss to Roy Jones Jr. and beyond
On August 15, 2009, Jeff Lacy
suffered a 10th-round technical knockout to Roy Jones Jr.
Sixteen months
after the loss to Jones Jr., Lacy returned to his hometown of St.
Petersburg, Florida to face journeyman Dhafir Smith. Smith defeated
Lacy by a unanimous decision.
After almost three years ater the loss
to Smith, Lacy returned on November 30, 2013 to win a 3rd-rund TKO
over Martin Verdin in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Jeff Lacy was knocked
out on July 10, 2014 by Umberto Savigne.
Jeff Lacy lost by TKO in the
4th rund on January 30, 2015 to undefeated contender Sullivan Barrera.
Personal
Life
Lacy played the role of Malice Blake in the 2007 boxing movie,
"The Hammer", starring and produced by Adam Carolla. Jeff is the younger
brother of Hydra Lacy and older brother of undefeated professional
heavyweight Kenny Lacy middleweight Marshawn Lacy and son of professional
heavyweight Hydra Lacy, Sr. In 2018, Lacy sued RaceTrac for trademark
infringement for their Left Hook Energy drink.
On July, 23, 2008, beat
Epifanio Mendoza by a majority decision. Lacy then fought former world
middleweight champion Jermain Taylor on November 15, 2008, and lost
the fight by unanimous decision, making it only the second loss of
his career.