31.   Sala won the first bout, as well as a rematch.

32.   She gave Bess a rapid once-over, paused and gently reassured me that my daughter was experiencing her first bout of the hiccups.

33.   Still, many experts give a significant edge to the winner of the first bout.

34.   Tarver, waiting for his first bout while eight teammates were scheduled before him, had not sparred in eight or nine days because Mitchell feared injury.

35.   The boxing matches Tuesday were promoted as the first professional bouts on the Intrepid.

36.   The hospitalization for dehydration that followed his first title bout against Dwight Muhammad Qawi.

37.   The first bout was forever altered at the end of the opening round when Tyson hit Holyfield after the bell, and Holyfield swatted him right back.

38.   The first major bout pitted Brendan Witt of the Capitals and Ryan VandenBussche of the Rangers.

39.   The guess is that he was staying at the MGM Grand, where he will have his first few bouts.

40.   The promoters certainly hope there is no repeat of the embarrassing brawl that followed the first bout between these fighters, in July at Madison Square Garden.