The challenger, Pitchinoi Siriwat of Thailand, took the World Boxing Association junior flyweight title from the defending champion, Keiji Yamaguchi of Japan, in Tokyo yesterday when the referee stopped the fight in the second round.
Pernell Whitaker will defend his WBC welterweight title against the unbeaten Cuban Diobelis Hurtado, who has defected to the United States, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on January 24.
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