71. In a junior lightweight title bout, Gabriel Ruelas, a former WBC super featherweight champion, will fight Troy Dorsey, a former IBF featherweight champ. 72. In an earlier title bout, World Boxing Association middleweight champion William Joppy retained his crown with a sixth-round technical knockout of Ray McElroy. 73. In another title bout, Mexican Cesar Bazan defeated challenger Hiroyuki Sakamoto of Japan and retained his WBC lightweight title in a unanimous decision. 74. In another title bout Saturday, another Filipino, Marlon Chinela, retained his WBF junior middleweight title by drawing with Indonesian Nico Turiri. 75. In another super bantamweight title bout, Nestor Garcia of Mexico will defend his WBA belt against Carlos Barreto of Venezuela. 76. In the earlier title bout, Johnson successfully defended his title with a unanimous decision over Taylor. 77. It was the first title bout in Sucre state, the birthplace of seven world boxing champions and an Olympic gold medalist. 78. It will be the first time HBO has shown title bouts from different sites on the same telecast. 79. Italian middleweight boxer Fabrizio De Chiara was in a coma with a head injury Sunday after collapsing in the ring during a title bout. 80. Jackson lost to Quincy Taylor by technical knockout in the sixth round the title bout last Saturday in Las Vegas. |
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