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Associated Press 18y

Fres Oquendo defeats Javier Mora in 10-round heavyweight bout

TEMECULA, Calif. -- Puerto Rico's Fres Oquendo surprised
Javier Mora with a big punch in the first round and never looked
back in a 10-round heavyweight bout Thursday night at the Pechanga
Resort and Casino.

Mora, 257, was attempting to move up in the heavyweight ranks,
but was stopped by the more experienced, 220-pound Oquendo. The
judges scored the fight 96-93, 98-92, 98-92 for Oquendo, who is
26-3 with 16 knockouts.

Mora, of Anaheim, is 20-3-1 with 18 knockouts.

Andre Dirrell, the 2004 Olympic bronze medal winner, survived a
third-round knockdown against Alfonso El Monstro Rocha to win a
six-round unanimous decision in a super middleweight contest.

Direll, 22, is 7-0 with four knockouts and Rocha is 8-4 with
five knockouts.

Both fighters weighed 166.

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