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Sosa retains WBC world title!

WBC light flyweight champion Edgar Sosa (32-5, 17 KOs) scored an eighth round TKO over southpaw Takashi Kunishige (18-3-1, 2 KOs) to retain his title on Saturday night at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. Sosa was increasing dominant, battering the game Kunishige mercilessly. The end came in the eighth when Sosa's brutal two-fisted assault prompted referee Hector Afua to stop action at the 1:39 mark. It was Sosa's fifth successful defense.

Lightweight contender Antonio Pitalua (43-3, 37 KOs) scored a fourth round KO over Jose Arely Lopez (22-4). Lopez was down twice in the fourth, the second time for the count. Pitalua was originally slated to face Jose Armando Santa Cruz in a WBC eliminator, but Santa Cruz pulled out with a hand injury.

Welterweight Mia St. John (44-9-2, 18 KOs) won an eight round majority decision over Amy Yuratovac (6-2, 6 KOs) to claim the WBC international crown. Scores 78-74, 79-73 and 76-76.

A battle between NABF flyweight champion Adrian Hernandez (13-1-1, 11 KOs) and former WBC 108lb world champion Erik Ortiz (25-3-1, 14 KOs) ended in a fifth round technical draw due to a bad cut Ortiz suffered on his left eyebrow from a head clash.