BOXING

• Hasegawa retains bantamweight crown

  
  

  Tokyo, Japan (Sports Network) - Hozumi Hasegawa made quick work of Alejandro Valdez to retain his WBC bantamweight title on Thursday night.

  Hasegawa (25-2, 9 KOs) scored a second-round TKO, finishing Valdez (21-3-1) at 2:41 of the round. It marked the seventh consecutive successful title defense for Hasegawa, who first captured the crown in April 2005 and has won his last 22 fights.

  On the undercard, Oscar Larios kept his WBC featherweight belt with a split decision victory over Takahiro Aoh. Larios (63-6-1, 39 KOs) won by scores of 115-111 and 114-112, while another judge saw it 114-112 in favor of the previously undefeated Aoh (16-1-1).

  10/16 11:33:21 ET