LIVERPOOL, England (AP) " British boxer Tony Bellew easily retained his WBC world cruiserweight title on Saturday night with a third-round stoppage of BJ Flores. Bellew had his American challenger down on the canvas three times in the second round, but each time Flores beat the count. Flores had some early success with the jab and body combination against Bellew but the champion, making his first defence, finished the first round strongly and carried that into round two. Bellew soon had Flores on the canvas, triggering a complaint to the referee about a low blow. A big left hook proved to be the last act as Flores was knocked down again and the referee stopped the fight.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 15, 2016 23:15 UTC