Kawashima beats Aruan in 3rd

Kawashima beats Aruan in 3rd

TOKYO (Reuter): Japan's Hiroshi Kawashima retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) super-flyweight title when the referee stopped the fight against Indonesia's Boy Aruan in the third round.

Filipino referee Carlos Padilla stopped the fight one minute 57 seconds into the round, after Kawashima knocked down the Indonesian for the second time.

It was Kawashima's fourth successful defense of the title he wrested from Jose Luis Bueno of Mexico in May, 1994, and the third this year. He outpointed Mexico's Jose Luis Bueno in January and Lee Seung-koo of South Korea in May.

Kawashima raised his record to 18 wins, including 13 knockouts, against two defeats and one draw. Aruan dropped to 26- 4-1 with six knock-outs.