There were two fight cards of consequence this weekend Down Under and we start on Friday's action in New South Wales where there was a high level cruiserweight clash in the Sydney suburb of Blacktown.
WBO Oriental Champion Lawrence Tauasa, 30-5-1 (17), won the 14th of his last 15 bouts and picked up the vacant PABA belt in the process by knocking out visiting Bolivian slugger Saul Farah, 32-6-2 (26), in the third round.
Farah, who saw an eight fight win streak go down the tubes, had failed to make weight, coming in eight pounds over the 200 pound cruiserweight limit and was unable to take possession of the titles had he won.
The hyper-busy South American had fought just two weeks ago in Bolivia and was engaging in his seventh bout this year after participating in 15 matches in 2007.
As the IBF Australasian titlist as well, Tauasa is likely nearing a full IBF championship challenge in the near future.
On the undercard, American transplant Emanuel Augustus, 38-29-6 (20), won his third bout since relocating to Sydney and captured the vacant WBO Oriental Welterweight strap in the process by knocking out Thailand's Jakkirt Suwunnalirt, 12-9-1 (5), winless in his last seven contests.
Saturday saw the frame of interest move southwest to Victoria where at the Badminton Stadium at Ballarat, Congo born Sonni Michael "Jungle Lord" Angelo, 15-5-2 (5), pulled out a ten round split decision in a rematch with Kane McKay, 8-4-2 (4), to annex the vacant IBO Asia Pacific Light Heavyweight.
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