Japan`s Takashi Miura flattens Billy Dib to retain world title
Japan`s Takashi Miura overpowered Australian challenger Billy Dib to retain his World Boxing Council super featherweight title for a fourth time with a brutal third-round technical knockout on Friday.
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Tokyo: Japan`s Takashi Miura overpowered Australian challenger Billy Dib to retain his World Boxing Council super featherweight title for a fourth time with a brutal third-round technical knockout on Friday.
With Dibs legs still wobbling, the referee called a stop to the fight with a minute, 32 seconds remaining in the round, deciding that the former featherweight champion was unable to continue.
"He was keeping his distance but I gradually got to work inside," Miura told reporters after improving his record to 29 wins, 22 of them by knockout, against two draws and two defeats.
"I got the job done with that one left hand, which was the reward for my patience. That was one of my best knockouts yet. I feel I`m getting stronger all the time and that gives me a lot of confidence."
Dib, who had reacted angrily to being stared down by Miura in the build-up to the fight, suffered his fourth loss in 44 professional bouts after getting caught flush on the chin by one of the hardest punchers in the division.