1.   But two early knockdowns in the third swung the bout his way, although he was unable to take full advantage of his superiority.

2.   Like a boxer recovering from an early knockdown, Erickson recovered the next inning and mowed down the Yankees the rest of the day.

3.   Filipino Morris East scored an early knockdown and defeated World Boxing Federation welterweight champion Jeff Malcolm of Australia by a unanimous decision in a non-title bout Saturday night.

4.   Johansson scored two early knockdowns, but Patterson got up each time and near the end of the round responded by knocking the Swede down.