European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday february 27,1989 Tyson stops Bruno in 5th continued from Page 21 Challenge was nearly at the end. As the red lights on the Corners blinked to signal there were 10 seconds left in the round Bruno went to the ropes where Tyson unleashed a flurry of punches that included a crashing right uppercut and a left to the head. Bruno s manager leaped onto the apron to Stop the fight. Referee Steele beat him to it. It s great to be Back and hear the crowd Tyson said after returning to a Tjon without a wife and without his Long time Trainer Kevin Rooney. Tyson divorced actress Robin Givens on Valentine s Day and split with Roo because of the Trainer s Public com ments about his marriage. Jay Bright a longtime Tyson Friend and Alan Snowell trained Tyson for this bout. Maybe if Kevin Rooney is there it does t go five said Rooney contacted in Schenectady n.y., where he was handling some Amateur fighters. He did not see Tyson s Victory. When Kevin Roo was in the Corner Michael Spinks was gone in 91  however the fact that the performance by Tyson a 10-1 favorite was not As devastating As his previous Victory could be Laid to ring rust and the fact that the Champion was trying too hard trend it quickly. After Bruno bounced up in the first round he landed a hard left Hook that appeared to wobble Tyson. He threw a great Deal of hard punches but i refused to go Down Tyson said. They did t faze  however the 27-year-old challenger who outweighed Tyson 228 to 218, said i Felt him crumble a Little from the Hook in the first round. Bruno was warned several times for holding with his left hand behind Tyson s neck while hitting the Champion with his right. And when he spun Tyson and hit him on the Back of the head Steele deducted Point in the first round. Tyson on the other hand landed some elbows and forearms. And after the Bell sounded ending the third round he nailed Bruno with a left Hook. What about a Point for that a Bruno Corderman shouted at Steele. Before the fight Tyson promised to avoid Long layoffs although continuing litigation with manager Bill Cayton could tie the fighter up. Tyson has sued Cayton in an Effort to break his manag Erial contract and has joined forces with promoter Don King. King has said that Tyson s next oppo nent could be Joe Ribalta a cuban Liv ing in Miami whom Tyson knocked out in the 10th round Back in 1986, two fights before he won the world boxing Council share of the title with a second round knockout of Trevor Berbick. Tyson earned about $8 million for his sixth defense of the undisputed title and his 10th championship appearance. His record now is 36-0 with 32 knockouts. Bruno got $3.8 million from his second shot at becoming heavyweight Champion. He was stopped in the 11th round by Tim Witherspoon in a bid for the world boxing association title in 1986 in London. The 27-year-old challenger s record now is 32-3 with 31 knockouts. Mike Tyson in cases a barrage of punches against challenger Frank Bruno during their heavyweight title fight saturday night. Frank Bruno Falls to the Canvas after Mike Tyson floored the briton 14 seconds into the fight. At right is referee Richard Steele. A we Crown Las vegas a Julian Jackson softened up Francisco Dejesus with blows to the body then knocked him out with a right to the head in the eighth round to retain the world boxing association Junior middleweight title saturday night. The Champion from the Virgin islands also knocked the brazilian challenger Down in the Sec Ond round of the one sided match at the Las vegas Hilton. The fight was on the under card of Mike Tyson s heavyweight title Victory Over Frank Bruno and Fol Lowed James Buster Douglas one sided decision Over Trevor Berbick a former world boxing coun cil Champion in a 10-round heavyweight bout. Douglas 226? of Columbus Ohio ranked no. 2 by the International boxing federation and no. 5 by the wac scored effectively with left jabs and combinations to the head of Berbick 219, of Miami. The Victory which gave Douglas a 28-4-2 record with 19 knockouts kept him in line for a heavy weight title shot. Berbick is now 36-6-1 with 26knockouts. Jackson 152 a hit Dejesus 153 /2, with a Paw ing left Jab then followed with a right to the Temple that knocked the challenger out at 2 19 of the eighth. Jackson who scored with hard body shots throughout set up the second round Knockdown with body punches. He Hurt Dejesus with two rights to the body. Then As the challenger moved away Jackson landed with another right to the body Fol Lowed by a right to the head that knocked him Dow for a four count. Jackson s record is 35-1 with 33 knockouts. Deje sus is 25-3 with nine knockouts