European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday August 24,1987 the stars and stripes Pago 21 sports Starling Kos Breland in 11 the round Behic Scoppe Columbia . A Marlon starting the self proclaimed magic Man saturday knocked out Mark Breland in the Iii round to win the former olympic Champion s world boxing association welterweight Crown. Oul of 20 years of boxing in this cruel sport i be been Here for a Long time f can now say to my fans my friends i beat the system i m the Champ of Starling said. I m drained he said after the fight a the town ship auditorium. I fed the whole 20 years Are on my shoulder right now 1 on Lake about a 20-year Vaca the s-foot-9 Starling hit Breland with three straight rights in Breland s Corner and Hen put him to the Canvas with a left Hook with i 3s left in the 11th round. Breland tried to get up but was unable to regain his feet As he suffered his first loss in 19 professional fights. It was the first title fight Over held in South Carolina. I knew i was going 10 get him in the late rounds Starling said. He said he could t remember exactly what punches he hit Breland with in the 11 til round "1 think i hit him with a couple of body shots. I think he did some thing wrong then and instead of weaving to the right he made a mistake and weaved Back to the left and i caught him with the Kcf and caught him with another left Hook Starling said. "1 was hoping he did t gel Back up Breland said he was just looking for some a cup after he went Down for the first Lime in his professional career. There were so Many punches coming. I did t want to count them he said. I heard the referee counting. I wanted to Tell h in to hold on a second Hel p me Starling is now 42-4 with 26 knockouts. Breland was ahead on All three judge cards when he was knocked out 91-92, 96-91 and 99-89. There were no other knockdowns and neither fighter was in serious trouble until the ill i thought i was winning the arc land said. I got hit in the Side and i Felt the Trainer Joe Fri cello said Breland suffered cartilage damage to his left ribs eight Days ago White training Andry injured himself in the sixth or seventh round. Breland said he and Fariello discussed not going on with he fight but decided to go ahead they were talking about injuries. They said i might gel injuries that might pull out Breland said. I see Starling on Page 26 Al Roundup Molitor s birthday a hit in Streak reaches 37 games by the a us Ltd press Milwaukee Milwaukee s Paul motile extended i hitting Streak to37 games saturday night but Kansas Cilvin Jamie quirk drove in five runs with a grand sum and an rib single in the eighth inning to give uie royals ans-7 Victory Over the Brewers. Mother who celebrated his 31stbirthday saturday opened the Bot Tom of the first with a Sharp single to right Field off Kansas City starter Bret Saberhagen on a 2-2 pitch earning a standing ovation from the crowd of 37,740. His 37-Eatne Streak ties him with Tommy Holmes Tor the fifth longest in major league history and is the longest in the american league since Joe Dimaggio set the major league Mark at 5
