31.   Cook plans on returning there in June when Stewart will be defending both titles he won this year.

32.   Competition will be stiff, though, leading with Simona Amanar of Romania here to defend her title.

33.   Cuban middleweight Ariel Hernandez defends his title.

34.   De La Hoya said he would no longer do business with the WBC, whose welterweight title he defended Saturday night against Shane Mosley.

35.   Defending Family Circle Cup champion Martinez has her work cut out for her in defending the title.

36.   Denver could defend its title because it has a strong nucleus although it needs another top cornerback.

37.   Everybody seemed to ache for Unser when he failed to qualify for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing and was unable to defend his title.

38.   Except for a chance to defend their title.

39.   Fleisher may have been playing down how well he performed in successfully defending the title he won as a rookie.

40.   For Hopkins to reach that station, he must do more than defend his title a dozen times, as Hagler did.