European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 25, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 Hearns stops medal in 8th Las vegas Nev. A Thomas Heanis knocked Dawn Mark medal in the first round then toyed with him until the fight was slopped in the eighth to retain inc world boxing Council super welterweight title. Lip human ski into the ring i closed left Eye. Homansky ordered the fight stopped stopped Al 2 20 of the eighth round. Ham s Victory closed out a trip Scheader watched by 12,000 people at Caesars Palace in 100-Dcgrcc-plus heat. In the two earlier bouts Sievie Cruz of Fon Worth Texas took a unanimous decision Over. Barry Mcguigan of Ireland to win the world boxing association featherweight title and Robbie Sims of Brockton mass., pounded out a 10-round split decision Over former three Lime Champion Roberto Duran. Sec Sto Ries on this Page h earns knocked medal Down with a right and left to the head at 1 29 of the first round. Medal took a standing eight count but cams who weighed the class limit of 154, As did medal could t finish me challenger. Hearns also Shook medal several More limes in succeeding rounds and it appeared he could end the fight whenever he wanted to. The crowd booed throughout the fight and continued to boo after it was announced cams might have broken his right hand. It s just a Litile swollen Hearns said of his hand which he has broken before the Lasi time against mar Velous Marvin Hagler. This Guy s got a hard head. I Felt pressure in my hand right up to my  Hearns said the Boos hurl even More. I Tell you it hurts to be booed after giving every thing i had he said. Doctors later said the hand was not broken but the injury could be a setback to his Hopes of fighting Hagl Cruz rallies in 15th to whip Mcguigan or the undisputed middleweight Champion i thought my performance tonight should have a great effect on Marvin k id Carns. Who is seeking to avenge his third round knockout Al the hands of the Champ in april 15, i js6. Hagler had planned to announce if he will figh learns nov. It or accept sugar Kay Leonard s Chal Lenge but postponed his announcement tuesday Afler reportedly contracting the flu it was inc fourth defense of the Junior middleweight title and inc second for Hearns since he was knocked out by Hagler on april 15, 1985. The Victory gave him a 42-2 record with 36 Knock outs medal of Jersey City . Now is 24-3 Wilh 20 knockouts he is a former International boxing federation Junior middleweight Champion. Hearns earned $900.000 and medal 175,000 for the fight. Las Veo a Nev. A underdog Stevie Cruz on inc world boxing association featherweight title monday night Wilh a unanimous 15-Rnund decision Over Barry Mcguigan of Ireland in the first of three bouts held in sweltering heat at the Caesars Palace outdoor stadium. Mcguigan a 5-1 favorite at fight time was knocked Down once in the 10th round and twice in the 15th. He was taken to Valley Hospital for a at scan and overnight observation uner complaining of a headache after inc fight. Mcquigan s father pal appeared Sha Ken and teary eyed As he helped wheel his 25-year-old son s Stretcher out of the dressing room for a ride to the Hospital after Donald Romeo of the Nevada stale athletic commission placed ice packs to his head and Chest. Duane Ford a Nevada stale athletic commission member who was with Mcguigan in his dressing room after the fight said the fighter kept asking for his wife even As she stood next to him. It was a fast paced fight from inc opening Bell and sometimes the action got As hot As the temperature which reached 110 degrees at ringside. The heat As Well As Cruz seemed to get to Mcguigan in the late rounds. Fabled As a Champion who could reunite at least temporarily warring protestants and catholics in Northern Ireland Mcguigan came to inc United Stales to get the worldwide attention and huge purses that exposure to american fans could guarantee. This place is my future he said last week. This is where i had to  but while his countrymen and Mil Lions of British fans watched overseas in Mcgirt Burton win at Garden new York a buddy Mcgirt and Richard Burton scored impressive Vic tories monday night in Madison Square Garden on the live under card of uie Tele Vised championship fights Al Las vegas. Mcgirt dominated Rudy Fuentes before scoring a technical knockout Al 2 19 of the eighth round Mcgirl is 28-0-1 Wilh 24 knockouts. Fuentes slipped to 11 -3-1 Burton stopped favored Kevin Moley Wilh a to at 1 41 of the first round i a middleweight Boul to improve to 12-1. Moley fell 10 24-2. The Early morning hours in was Cru who fulfilled his dream. It appeared after the i oth round tha Mcguigan would retain his championship As he fought Well right up to the final round. Bui in the 15th, Cruz knocked him Down twice 10 Lake the title. I knew i had to finish Strong Cruz said. He had to win the last round big to win the fight and he did gelling three Point margins on two cards and a two Point margin on the third. Judges Guy Jutras of Canada scared the bout 142-141, Angel Tov Arof Vene-7ucla 143-142 and Medrado Villalobos of Colombia 143-139, All for Cruz of fort Worth Texas. Mcguigan who like Cruz weighed the class limit of 126 pounds was scoring Well of the head and body and seemed to be in control of the fight for nine rounds. He landed a hard leu right just past the two minute Mark of the i of then Cruz flashed a left Hook to the Chin that dropped Mcguigan on the seat of his  struggled up at seven and managed to last the round. In the 15th. Cruz Hurt Mcguigan with iwo shots and Al mid round knocked him Down with a right left. Mcguigan got up Al five but was badly shaken by a bar rage of punches thai put him Down for another five count Al 2 23 of the round Mcguigan reeled around the ring badly Hurt bul heard the final Bell on his  22-year-Oid Cruz who got j70 000, now has a 26-1 record Wanh 13 knockouts. He had been ranked a Mph by the  now is 29-2 with 24 Knock outs. He got $500,000. 10-round split decision Stevie Gnu stands Over Barry Mcculgan after second Knockdown in the 15th. App Noto Sims ruins Duron s chances of title Las vegas Nev. A Robbie Sims of Brockton. Mass pounded out a 10-round split decision Over Roberto Duran monday night and ruined the panamanian s chances of earning anon or shot at winning an unprecedented fourth world title. Sims the brother of undisputed middleweight Champion marvelous Marvin Hagler remained in middleweight title Contention with he Victory. Judges Art Lurie saw it 9fi-94 Lor Duran but Jerry Roth had in 95-94 and Bill Graham 97-92, both for Sims. Sims seemed to build his winning margin Over Lite first five rounds. Duran s Best punch in the first half of the fight was his left Jab. The 35-year-old Duran who weighed 159, began to find the Range with hard shots to inc head in the suit round. The fight was very close going into the final round. Sims i59vput the pressure on Duran from the outset in inc Lois round. Although he was rocked by iwo rights he had Duran in trouble in the second half of inc round Sims now will fight James Kinchen probably in september and a Victory there could put him in line for a title  25-year-old Sims is now 26-4-1 with 19 knockouts. Duran fell to 79-7 with 39 knockouts