SYDNEY (AP) -- Antonio Tarver stopped defending champion Danny Green in the ninth round Wednesday to claim the IBO cruiserweight world boxing title.
The 42-year-old American was in control from the start at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and twice hurt Green in the first round. He knocked him in the second. The referee stopped the fight following the ninth after a punishing round for Green, who was defending the IBO title for the fifth time.
Tarver, a three-time light heavyweight world champion, improved to 29-6 with 20 knockouts. Green fell to 31-4 (27 KOs) after his first defeat since 2006.
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The 42-year-old American was in control from the start at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and twice hurt Green in the first round. He knocked him in the second. The referee stopped the fight following the ninth after a punishing round for Green, who was defending the IBO title for the fifth time.
Tarver, a three-time light heavyweight world champion, improved to 29-6 with 20 knockouts. Green fell to 31-4 (27 KOs) after his first defeat since 2006.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/mma/boxing/07/20/tarver-green.ap/index.html#ixzz1ShV496fZ
