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World Boxing Association News Niida Stops Varela \ Susy Kentikian retains WBA Title
By Joe Koizumi Photo by Getty Images
March 1, 2008 - WBA Minimum champion Yutaka Niida (23-1-3, 9 KOs), 105, impressively kept his belt as he dropped Venezuelan challenger Jose Luis Varela (15-4-1NC, 7 KOs), 104.75, with a looping left hook in the third, took the initiative and finally decked him in agony with vicious body bombardments for the count at 2:16 of the sixth round on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan.
Niida, 29, made his seventh defense to his credit by showing the best performance in his career.
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Photo by Andre Boge / Universum Box Promotions
March 1, 2008 - WBA female Flyweight champion Susianna Kentikian retained her title for the fifth time by scoring a TKO win in the third round over Sarah Goodson on Friday night in Hamburg, Germany.
Kentikian’s power was too much to be handled by her opponent, who put her best effort. The “Killer Queen” landed some vicious body shots that eventually hurt Goodson prompting referee Mikkel Hook to halt the actions in the third round.
- From the World Boxing Association (www.wbaonline.com)
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