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January Title Fights
WBA Jr. Middleweight: Mike McCallum (CHAMP) vs Gianfranco Rosi
WBA Featherweight: Salvador Sanchez (CHAMP) vs Antonio Cermeno
WBA Flyweight: Ricardo Lopez (CHAMP) vs Pongsoklek Wonjongkam
WBC Flyweight: Miguel Canto (CHAMP) vs Melchor Cobb Castro
IBF Heavyweight: Mike Tyson (CHAMP) vs Ernie Terrell
IBF Light-Heavyweight: Virgil Hill (CHAMP) vs Clinton Woods
IBF Welterweight: Wilfred Benitez (CHAMP) vs Bruce Finch
Lopez fought Wongjongkam in the quarterfinals of the tournament, stopping him by TKO in the 6th round. While the victory wasn't a shock, the ease of it and the way Lopez was able to batter Wongjongkam from the start was surprising. It's very interesting that Lopez would choose this as his first defense.
Hill obliterated Woods in a first-round technical knockout in the tournament quarterfinal. Woods was livid at the stoppage, which came when he hadn't even been dropped and with only 9 seconds left in the round. Hill, apparently, tired of his complaining.
Benitez took an easy, unanimous decision over Finch in their opening bout of the tournament. Finch was gutty, and he kept the fight interesting if not competitive just with his heart. He's a good fighter for Benitez to look good against and beat.
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