11.   However, Paulie Ayala did just enough to defeat European champion Johnny Bredahl by a majority decision and retain his WBA bantamweight title Saturday at Mandalay Bay Events Center.

12.   I have been three years European champion.

13.   In addition to User Friendly, the one-time European champion, Flawlessly will be challenged by Hatoof and regular rider Walter Swinburn.

14.   In fourth, after a botched triple lutz, was the five-time European champion and world silver medalist Surya Bonaly of France.

15.   Jacobs is the European champion, and though he lacks power he has used his straight-ahead style to cut down the ring into small increments.

16.   Khorkina, the Russian glamour girl and European champion, was one of the victims of the vault mishap, falling to her knees on her first dismount.

17.   More likely for Foreman is a rematch with European champion Axel Schultz in his German homeland.

18.   Some notable clubs, especially defending European champion Manchester United, already are taking a heavy toll.

19.   The favorites, Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, the European champions from Russia, crash-landed the most elemental of triple jumps and finished a controversial third.

20.   The European champion, who is from Luton, England, was as courageous as his reputation indicated.