Norris Disqualified, Loses Title : Boxing: Santana carried out with crown. Gonzalez wins rubber match against Carbajal in Mexico City.

Terry Norris lost his World Boxing Council super-welterweight title Saturday night when he was disqualified for hitting Luis Santana in the back of the head in the fifth round at Mexico City.

In the final event of the card, Mexico’s Humberto (Chiquita) Gonzalez retained his WBC and International Boxing Federation light-flyweight titles with a split decision over Michael Carbajal in their third bout.

Two judges scored the fight 117-114 and 116-113 for Gonzalez and the third had the 12-round fight a 114-114 draw.

Santana, awarded the title on the foul by Norris, was carried from the ring on a stretcher.

Santana, of the Dominican Republic, who entered with a record of 38-15-2, had swung at Norris and missed, his momentum taking him in the ropes. He was leaning on the ropes with his back to his opponent when Norris punched him in the back of the head, knocking him to the canvas.

As he lay on the ground, Dr. Horacia Ramirez shouted to him, “Stand up, stand up.” Santana didn’t move.

The crowd showed its displeasure by throwing seat cushions into the ring and shouting insults at Norris.

“I was robbed,” Norris said. “That’s all I can say.

“I saw him lying there and I knew automatically that my title was gone. I think I hit him with my right hand. I didn’t hit him good. He was already hurting. I definitely want my title back. Everything was against me when I walked into that ring.”

It was Norris’ first defense of the 154-pound title he regained from Simon Brown in Las Vegas in May. Norris had lost the title to Brown last December.

Norris, of Campo, Calif., appeared to be ahead in the fight, although Santana had knocked Norris down in the third round.

Gonzalez raised his record to 40-2 and said it could be his last fight.

“I’m thinking about retiring,” Gonzalez said. “I’m talking to my family. I want to go out a champion.”

Carbajal had knocked out Gonzalez to win the title in March 1993. Gonzalez took it back last February with a 12-round victory.

Saturday’s defeat was only Carbajal’s second loss against 35 wins--both against Gonzalez.

Carbajal was the aggressor from the opening bell and cut Gonazalez’s left eye in the third round. But Gonzalez’s corner managed to stop the bleeding.

“I did not mind blowing the first few rounds,” Gonzalez said. “I was a little stunned by Carbajal’s strength. I knew he could hurt me, but I knew I could hurt him.”

Also on the card, Genaro Hernandez of Los Angeles, fighting most of the bout with one hand, kept his World Boxing Assn. junior-lightweight title with a unanimous 12-round decision over Jimmy Garcia of Colombia.

Hernandez raised his record to 31 victories against only one draw. It was his eighth title defense in the 130-pound category.

He dropped Garcia for an eight-count in the fifth round.

Orlin Norris (42-3) easily held on to his World Boxing Assn. cruiserweight title with a second-round knockout of James Heath.

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John Armijo of Huntington Beach stopped Michael Powell of Denver in the seventh round of their scheduled 10-round welterweight bout at the Grand Olympic Auditorium.

Armijo, 144 3/4 pounds, improved to 18-7-1, with 10 knockouts. Powell 145 1/2, dropped to 16-12-1.

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Thailand’s Rattanapol Sor Worapin retained the IBF mini-flyweight title, stopping Carlos Rodriguez of Venezuela in the third round at Bangkok.