Yuri Foreman defeated Thompson on June 9, 2007, in a tactical 10-round junior middleweight split decision in Madison Square Garden on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto/Zab Judah fight.
Foreman outperformed Thompson on June 9, 2007, claiming a strategic 10-round junior middleweight split decision triumph in a grueling contest staged at Madison Square Garden as part of the co-main event of the Miguel Cotto vs. Zab Judah bout.