|  | Last Updated: Friday, 10 June, 2005, 04:58 GMT 05:58 UK |
Pickering powers to title defence | | Esham Pickering defended his European super-bantamweight title with a 10th-round stoppage of Spaniard Miguel Mallon on Thursday. Pickering ended his opponent's 26-fight unbeaten record with a good defensive display before knocking him to the canvas with a big overhand right. Mallon staggered to his feet but the referee stopped the contest. "They tried to rob me again by giving him a long count and I knew I had to knock him out to win," said Pickering.
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