Solis (27-1-2), who was successful in his seventh title defense, won by scores of 120-108 on two scorecards and 120-107 on another.

Stopped by WBO champion Nelson Dieppa in his first title try in 2004, Solis came back to win the IBF's 108-pound crown with a decision over American Will Grigsby on the Baldomir-Judah undercard at Madison Square Garden in January 2006.

The 6-foot-5 Thompson (31-2), an unorthodox southpaw from Washington, DC, gave Klitschko (51-3, 45 KOs) a challenge in the middle rounds, but the power punches belonged to the 6-foot-6 1/2 Ukrainian, who had the decision locked up before he knocked Thompson out at 1:22 of the 11th round.

Asthe American challenger tried to land a left hook in the 11th, Klitschko ducked and slammed him with a right to the chin, and Thompson collapsed to the canvas.

Dawson contacted the WBC to inform that he will not fight against Adrian Diaconu for the undisputed light heavyweight championship and, therefore, is handing over the title to the Romanian.

The 32-year-old Santos (32-3-1), a native of Puerto Rico, stunned the home crowd after Alcine (30-1), a Montreal native, was unable to pick himself off the canvas 2:10 into the sixth round.

This is Santos' third title having held the WBO welterweight title from 1999-2001 and the WBO light middleweight title from 2002-2005.

The punishing jab, straight right hand and follow-up left hook of universally recognized heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko spring immediately to mind, in fact, as potential causes of distress.

But confidence won't be an issue.

When I stumbled across Wednesday's news that Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Jr. had agreed to terms on a September showdown at Madison Square Garden, I'm not ashamed to say I was thrilled.

In my view, their decade-long standing as signature names and ownership of title belts in five weight classes warrants a palpable level of expectancy.

According to the British newspaper The Telegraph, sources close to the 36- year-old Calzaghe's camp confirmed that the fight -- for Calzaghe's The Ring Magazine light-heavyweight title -- is "99 percent certain" to be hosted at the legendary venue.

Calzaghe, who boasts a 45-0 professional record and has owned the WBO super middleweight title since October 1997, surrendered his WBC super middleweight belt to take the match with Jones. He still holds the WBO and WBC titles at super middleweight, but moved up to light-heavyweight in April and defeated Bernard Hopkins by split decision.

Back in October 2007, Sturm fought to a 12-round draw with Griffin, as the judges ruled the fight 115-114 for Sturm, 114-117 for Griffin and 114-114, as Sturm escaped with his title.

Saturday, though, Sturm (30-2-1) won in more convincing fashion, as the judges scored the fight 116-112, 116-113, and 118-110 in favor of the defender. The fight was more aggressive than the first meeting, and Sturm landed clean shots in addition to putting up a good defense of Griffin (24-2-3).

The BBC reported that the 36-year-old Calzaghe, who beat Bernard Hopkins in his first light heavyweight bout last April, hopes to fight Jones in September.

If Calzaghe had kept the super-middleweight title, he would have been forced to defend it against countryman Carl Froch.

The WBA made the decision after current champion Ruslan Chagaev was forced to pull out of his mandatory title defense against Valuev. Chagaev ruptured his Achilles' tendon in training last week.

The representatives of both fighters have been given until July 15 to find a solution as to who will stage the fight.

The scorecards read 118-11, 120-108, and 118-110 in favor of Garay, who had never before held a world title.

Garay challenged for the WBO light heavyweight title on two previous occasions -- in May 2004 and February 2005 against Zsolt Erdei -- but lost each time.

But as for Las Vegas, Kendall Holt says check back later this weekend.

"I can't wait for this fight," the 27-year-old said, referring to a long- awaited title redux with WBO 140-pound champion Ricardo Torres, set for Saturday night at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.

Manny Pacquiao looked spectacular against David Diaz on Saturday night. Manny Pacquiao beat a legitimate lifetime 135-pounder in clear-cut and dominant fashion. And Manny Pacquiao is undeniably among the best fighters in the world and surely an emergent force in the lightweight division.

Anyone who'd seriously contest those points is a fool.

Pacquiao (47-3-2) showed no ill-effects of moving up to the 135-pound weight class, and easily handled Diaz (34-2-1) for his fourth world title at a different weight, the first Asian-born fighter to accomplish such a feat.

The electric Filipino came out from the opening bell and pounded the native of Chicago with a bevy of rights and lefts. Diaz somehow did not hit the canvas early on, even though he sported a massive cut over his left eye and on the bridge of his nose by the fourth round.

But rather than David Diaz doling out the punishment at Mandalay Bay this weekend, Guerrero says it'll be him -- wherever and whenever he's able to get the Filipino phenomenon into a ring.

"I'd knock him out in five rounds," the 25-year-old Californian said, in a Wednesday evening FitzHitz interview. "He hasn't fought a left-hander like me who can punch and break down his style piece by piece.

In the seventh, Berto knocked down Rodriguez twice before the referee stopped the bout with 47 seconds left as Berto kept pounding Rodriguez with rights.

The bout was for the belt that was vacated after former champ Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Kessler (40-1-0, 30 KOs), was sharp following his only defeat to Joe Calzaghe last November, in which the 29-year-old Dane was stripped of both the WBA and WBC titles.

After Sartison was sent to the canvas in the 11th round, referee Stanley Christodoulou stepped in and waved off the fight in the 12th, bringing the crowd at Brondby Hall to their feet for the native Viking Warrior.

Reigning Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward made his second Caribbean business trip another successful one Friday night, outworking reality TV alumnus Jerson Ravelobefore stopping him in the eighth round of their NABO super middleweight title bout at the Royal Watler Cruise Terminal.

The win was the unbeaten Ward's 16th straight and earned him his first professional championship belt, which he said he's looking forward to taking to his California home to show his wife, two sons and infant daughter -- who was born one day before he boarded a plane.

After all, if you're going to spend your weekend standing in front of a guy being paid to punch you in the mouth, you might as well at least enjoy the surroundings.

The 24-year-old Ward, who won gold at 178 pounds in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, adds another stamp to his passport Friday when he meets reality TV alumnus Jerson Ravelo at the Royal Watler Cruise Terminal in the Cayman Islands capital of George Town.

This was the fifth title defense for Sosa (32-5, 17 KOs). A 28-year-old Mexico City native, Sosa won the interim 108-pound crown with a majority decision over Brian Viloria in April 2007 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. He successfully defended three times by the end of the year and made it four in a row on Feb. 9, when he unanimously outpointed countryman Jesus Iribe.

Kunishige (18-3-1), a 32-year-old southpaw, was fighting for the first time outside his native Japan and was also vying for his first world championship.

This week, he's 12 rounds -- or less -- away from realizing a life-long dream.

"It's crazy. It's just nuts right now. When I think about it, I don't really believe it," Berto said in a Thursday afternoon FitzHitz interview, still reeling from the dramatic twist that's given him an initial chance at a world championship -- set for June 21 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis.

Hasegawa (24-2, 8 KOs) scored a second-round technical knockout of Uruguay's Cristian Faccio (15-3). It was the sixth straight successful title defense for Hasegawa, who won the belt by beating Veeraphol Sahaprom in April 2005. Hasegawa dropped Faccio twice in the fight, which was stopped for good at the 2:18 mark of the second round.

Valero (24-0 24 KOs), a native of Venezuela, took out Takehiro Shimada (22-4-1) of Japan in a seventh-round TKO. Valero made the fourth successful defense of his belt, which he claimed in August 2006 with a TKO of Vicente Mosquera.

Pavlik (34-0, 30 KOs), from Youngstown, Ohio, coming off back-to-back wins over former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor, sent Lockett to one knee three times in the fight.

"Gary has good power. My jab was working and it stopped him in his tracks," Pavlik said. "I was hitting him with good shots." The second round was particularly damaging, when Pavlik landed 41-of-82 punches.

In his first fight at 154 pounds, Mora won on two scorecards, 115-113 and 116-112, while the third scorecard had an even 114-114 draw.

Mora (21-0-1) came out with more energy than the 37-year-old Forrest (40-3), bobbing and weaving Forrest's bigger punches and working the inside of the champion.

Calzaghe (45-0) rebounded from a first-round knockdown at the hands of "The Executioner" to seemingly win easy, however one judge did give the 43-year-old Hopkins the fight by a score of 114-113. The other two judges scored in favor of the 36-year-old from Newbridge, though, 116-111 and 115-112.

Hopkins (48-5-1) floored the favored Calzaghe in the first round, but was dominated for much of the fight, and suffered his first loss since dropping consecutive decisions to Jermain Taylor in July and December 2005.