Mahyar Monshipour retained his WBA super bantamweight title Friday with a sixth-round win over Shigeru Nakazato.
With 24 seconds left in the sixth, Monshipour knocked down Nakazato with a right cross to the chin, causing referee Raul Caiz to stop the fight.
Monshipour, born in Iran but a French citizen since 2001, made his fourth successful defense since he won the 122-pound crown in July 2003, improving his record to 27-2-2.
Both fighters traded blows in a frenetic opening round, with Monshipour landing the cleaner shots.
Nakazato was sent to the ropes at the end of...
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