BRIEFLY\Jones beats Sosa to keep perfect record.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Roy Jones Jr. wanted to dazzle New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of fight fans and he did just that Friday night at Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference , overwhelming tough Merqui Sosa in a little less than two rounds. Jones (31-0, 27 knockouts) landed punches at will and knocked down Sosa in the second round before stopping him with 24 seconds left in the round. While Sosa appeared badly overmatched, he bitterly complained about referee Ken Zimmer stopping the fight. "It was a quick decision," he said. "To me, it looked like he was getting hit by too many punches and he wasn't punching back," Zimmer said. Although Jones is the IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility super middleweight super middleweight n. 1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 168 pounds (75.6 kilograms), between middleweight and light heavyweight. 2. A boxer competing in this weight division. champion, the scheduled 12-round bout was not a title fight. Frans Botha, who won the vacant IBF heavyweight title by beating Axel Schulz last month in Germany, has tested positive for anabolic steroids Anabolic steroids A group of drugs derived from the male sex hormone testosterone, most commonly prescribed to promote growth or to help the body repair tissues weakened by severe illness or aging. Some anabolic steroids are given as appetite stimulants. . If the test result is upheld with a control sample sent to a U.S. lab, then Botha could lose his title. Botha, a South African, is one of three world champions sanctioned by the major rival ruling bodies. All three title-holders are promoted by Don King. Frankie Randall defends his WBA WBA West Bromwich Albion (English Soccer Club) WBA World Boxing Association WBA Weekly Benefit Amount WBA Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (Madison, WI) WBA Wireless Broadband Access junior welterweight title against Juan Coggi of Argentina tonight in Miami. TENNIS Yevgeny Kafelnikov boosted his stature for next week's Australian Open by defeating Andre Agassi 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) in the semifinals of the Colonial Classic in Melbourne. Kafelnikov faces defending champion Michael Chang in today's final of the eight-man event. Chang trounced fellow American Jim Courier 6-4, 6-0 in 67 minutes. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Saying it didn't want to fly in bad weather, No. 18 Arizona canceled today's game at St. Joseph's in Philadelphia and rejected an offer to postpone the nationally televised game. Under NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association rules, the cancellation would not be recognized as a forfeit by the Wildcats. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Skip Peete, brother of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Rodney Peete was named UCLA's running backs coach. Peete comes to the Bruins from Rutgers where he coached wide receivers. He has also assisted at Michigan State and the University of Pittsburgh. |
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