MONTREAL -- Montreal-based Adrian Diaconu improved to 24-0
on Wednesday night, stopping American Rico Hoye 42 seconds into the
third round of their WBC light heavyweight elimination fight.
With the victory, the Romania-born Diaconu became the mandatory
challenger to WBC champion Chad Dawson, the undefeated American who
won the title with a Feb. 3 decision over Poland's Tomasz Adamek.
Hoye dropped to 20-2.