11.   All the while, Appleby, who had missed the cut Friday in his title defense, was watching his mate come up big.

12.   But at least she averted a fast finish to her title defense.

13.   But only eight were title defenses because Toney had trouble making the weight.

14.   But since winning their first nine regular-season games as they set out in their title defense, something has been missing.

15.   But the IBF stripped him of his belt after he took the more lucrative and prestigious Mosley bout, rather than making a mandatory title defense against Michele Piccirillo.

16.   Evander Holyfield says he would rather fight Vaughn Bean than Henry Akinwande in his next mandatory title defense.

17.   Five successive title defenses have followed along with two other victories in nontitle bouts.

18.   Four days into the title defense, and life is good.

19.   For first-round matches in a title defense, it was the equivalent of Evander Holyfield flooring his sparring partner.

20.   Frankly, the possibility of another Bulls title defense is more than any of us expected.