Boxing
From Staff and Wire Reports
Morris East of the Philippines won the World Boxing Assn. junior welterweight title by stopping Akinobu Hiranaka of Japan in the 11th round of a fight at Tokyo.
Referee Carlos Berrocal stepped in at 1:47 of the round after a left from East knocked Hiranaka into a sitting position.
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