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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Lucas Matthysse stopped Lamont Peterson in the third round Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in a matchup of junior-welterweight champions.

Although both own pieces of the 140-pound title, a dispute among the sanctioning bodies prompted the fighters to meet in a non-title fight that lived up to the hype. (MORE)

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander earned a convincing victory over Lee Purdy at Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night in a non-title bout.

Referee David Fields stopped the fight on the advice of Purdy's corner at the end of the seventh round. (MORE)

MOSCOW (AP) Guillermo Jones of Panama regained the WBA cruiserweight title in his first fight since 2011, stopping local favorite Denis Lebedev in the 11th round Friday night.

Jones, who won the title in 2008 and then retained it twice, inflicted a horrific bruise around the Russian's right eye before flooring him near the ropes with 56 seconds left in the round. (MORE)

MOSCOW (AP) Unbeaten Alexander Povetkin retained his WBA heavyweight belt Friday night, stopping Polish challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk in the third round for his fourth successful title defense.

The 33-year-old Russian improved to 26-0 with his 18th knockout, flooring Wawrzyk in the second round and again in the third with a right to the head. The referee allowed Wawrzyk to continue before stopping the bout with 31 seconds left in the round. (MORE)

NEW YORK (AP) A boxer who went to the check-in counter at an airport with a handgun in his luggage and was arrested on firearm possession charges pleaded guilty on Tuesday to disorderly conduct.

Robert Guerrero pleaded to the lesser charge in a Queens courthouse and was ordered to pay a $250 fine and complete 50 hours of community service. (MORE)

LONDON (AP) Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has withdrawn from his June 29 fight with Manuel Charr of Germany after hurting his left hand in training.

Haye announced the decision on Tuesday, two days after the injury. He said the injury needs at least four weeks of rest. Haye (26-2) was set to meet Charr (23-1) in Manchester, England. (MORE)

TOLUCA, Mexico (AP) Adrian Hernandez defeated Nicaraguan Yader Cardozo by unanimous decision on Saturday night to retain the WBC light flyweight title.

In a fight held in his native Toluca, the 26-year-old Hernandez was favored by the judges 116-112, 118-110 and 116-112. (MORE)

DONCASTER, England (AP) Jamie McDonnell won the vacant IBF bantamweight title when he edged the previously unbeaten Julio Ceja with a controversial majority decision in his home ring on Saturday.

The favored Ceja, who entered with a 24-0 record and 22 knockouts, threw meaty shots throughout the 12 rounds, none better than a left hook to McDonnell's chin in the 11th. (MORE)

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Ricky Burns kept his minor WBO lightweight belt when unbeaten challenger Jose Gonzalez of Puerto Rico retired after the ninth round on Saturday.

Gonzalez, the winner of 22 fights, 17 by knockout, stayed on his stool because of a suspected broken wrist. (MORE)