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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes thursday june 16, 1977 Furusawa Canto rips keeps title Tokyo a Miguel Canto of Mexico fired a Stream of punches into the swollen face of japanese challenger Kimio Fure Sawa in the late rounds and retained his world boxing Council wac flyweight championship wednesday night by a unanimous 15-Rourid decision. There were no knockdowns although Furusawa sent Canto reeling into the ropes in the seventh round and was attacking vigorously through the next few rounds. He was unable to cume up with a Deci Sive blow however und Canto bounced Back with a vengeance toward the end. British referee Harry Gibbs scored it 148-138 for Canto mexican judge Jose Maria eur Alantz had it 149-139 and Japa Nese judge Hiroyuki Terzaki scored it 149 140. It was Canto s eighth defense of the title he won from Shoji Oguma of Japan i Tokyo on Jan. 8,1975. The 27-year-old Furusawa the aggressor from the opening round suffered badly from the fast punching Champion s double lefts and right  jolted the Champion in the Sec Ond round with a left to the fare but the n the 23-  Canto rut Kose with a flurry of lefts and rights to the body which reddened the challenger s left Eye. In the third. Fur saw. His face swollen from Canto s furious blows kept thai Una in Only to meet slinging left and right combination blows to the Bead and body. Canto opened a Cut Over Furusawa s Ngalu Eye in the filth and reopened it in the  the 1.1th. With both eyes half closed und bleed my. Furusawa absorbed his worst beating when Canto went All out with hard left and right Hooks to his head and body. His trunks were spattered with blood Furusawa landed a close hard left to the c Hampi in s right Temple in the Mih but it appeared not if Hurt the Tough mexican. In the final round knowing he was Lead ing on Points Canto moved Hack from the aggressive j  lighters weighed in Al 112 pounds. 50 8 kilograms the division limit for their Light a Fure 5.000 spectators in the Shina a it a i  Arena a former Bowling Alle this  the j2nd Vantory for Canto who has Sun n of his  by knockouts. He has lost its rce  our.  by knockout and five dry As this %.t. I v  world Tille fight for the Emp Luv of a k full action next  i gel. The a Laws reported Seal Bias hampered by knee problems  id Fisi Iii Ioji team spokesman said cartilage frag i let its were removed from the knee at Wil Rainelle rails Hospital in Oregon City Neal As expected to remain hospitalized two or three Das resume running in six to i i a weeks and be fully recovered in Lime real  the spokesman said King Evert Sharp in . Sweep of Swiss to gain fed quarters Eastbourne England a Christ Ine Evert and Billie Jean King swept the United states into the quarterfinals of the women s federation cup International Lawn Tennis Here wednesday. They spent just under iwo hours making sure of a winning 2-0 margin against Switz Erland with Billie Jean beating Christian Cullis int 6-0, 6-3 and Evert following with a 6-3.6-0 Victory Over Annemarie Ruegg. Of the two King appeared the More impressive As she seeks to get Back to Peak form for another attack on the Wimbledon  winning the Wimbledon singles title Lor the sixth time in 1975, King now .13, retired from singles play. But wednes Day she admitted that the lure of Wimble Don had proved too much. In addition she is giving Hersill an extra Chance of becoming the outright Holder of the Wimbledon records title. So far she has won 19 singles and doubles a record held jointly with 86-year-old Elizabeth Ryan who la be at Wimbledon next week to watch  beating Jollisaint a 15-year-old schoolgirl from a Csc King went Back to the practice court saying she still had a few problems to work  swept the opening set in 15 min utes conceding Only six Points. She relaxed the pressure slightly in the second set. But once she had captured the Swiss girl s service to Lead 3-1, it was the begin Ning of the end. Evert began Well to Lead 4-0 in the first set but then momentarily faltered to giver egg a Chance to get Back into the match. But after going one set up. Evert began to produce a full Range of Brilliant shots and the second set was All Over in 18 minutes without loss of a  americans completed their 3-0 Victory Over Switzerland when Evert and Rosi Casals beat Petra Delices and Monika Sim men 6-0, 7-5 in the doubles with the second set developing into a real tussle with the teenage Swiss girls pulling off some impossible shots. Evert and Casals seemed to be coasting to a decisive win when they broke to Lead 4-2 in the second set but one of the biggest cheers of the week from the big Center court crowd was reserved for the Swiss players when they broke even s service in the seventh and went on to tie the match 4-4. Over the next three games the experienced americans who have lost Only once this year were matched shot for shot until finally Delices twice double faulted in the 12th game to concede her service and the match. Later King explained Why she had decided to return to top class singles play. After winning Wimbledon two years ago i was determined that was to have been my last big match she said. But 1 did t think i would miss the atmosphere of big time Competition As much As i did. And after sitting on the sidelines at Forest Hills and Wimbledon last year and Steingall the other girls enjoying themselves i knew i had to  Evert who said she Felt in Good form to defend her Wimbledon title agreed that King could be As big a danger As anybody. She s really playing Well and after a few More hard matches on grass i m sure you la see her Back to her Best she said. In other action. South Africa Defeated Japan 2-1, when Lonna Kloss and Funky Boshoff won the doubles beating Naoko Sato and Fuki Fukuoka &2.6-4. When South Africa s Greer Stevens and japans Kimiyo Hatanaka walked onto the court they were flanked by two policemen and eight others stood at strategic Points nearby. Stevens dropped the opening game but then won the next 12, capturing the match 6-1, 64. Sato japans no. 1 player beat Gitte cuypers 6-4, 8-10, 6-4 in the other singles match. Also tuesday great Britain beat Den Mark 3-0 As sue Barker beat done Ekner 8-1. 6-1 Virginia Wade beat hello Sparre Viragh 6-4, 6-2. And Wade and Barker beat Viragh and Ekner 6-2,6-2. The Netherlands ousted Uruguay 3-0 with Kelly Messics besting Ann Guarino 6 0, 6-1 Betty stove beating Fedora Boru Culli 6-3, 6-2. And Messics and stove defeat ing Boncelle and guano. Frol. 6-2. Lights out at 11  Green of Tot Tirls England to knocked out by left Book to the Chin by Carlos Palomino of California in the Lith round of world welterweight fight in London. A photo world welterweight title bout Palomino Kos Green in Lith London a u was a Little too close for Comfort world welterweight Champion Carlos Hal Ommo told boxing writers after destroying challenger Dave Oreen of Brit Ain with one tremendous left Hook to the Chin Al the Wembley Empire Pool tuesday . 28-Yearold mexican Ameri can won the Crown from Britain s John Stracey in the same eng exactly 51 greeks  agreed he had a much Lough or Battle against Green Shen he did against  left Hook that gave Palomino Victory came at 1 55 of the Lith round. I tried to Stop him with a left Hook All the time Palomino said in his dressing  was Green s first setback in the British fighter s 25 fights but he put up a magma cent fight that kept the Champion from feeling in the least Able to Survey Theattle with any degree of detachment. Palomino came under rugged pressure from the Start and every time Green seemed to be running out of steam the British challenger found another Reservoir of  said much for Palomino s qualities As a Boxer that he was Able so fight off Green s two listed assaults for the Cham Pion can rarely have had a More gruelling 10 a rounds. Palomino was a very persistent oppo nent Green said later As he nursed a closed left Eye and a huge purple Bruise on his Cheek "1 tried everything but he just kept coming Forward. I Felt Good in the Early part of the fight but my vision began to blur in the ninth round and then disappeared completely during the 10th. "i1, seems that he got me before 1 got   
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