YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan beat Genaro Garcia of Mexico on a technical knockout in the 12th round Saturday to retain his WBC super bantamweight interim champion title.
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It was Nishioka's first successful defense of the belt he won against Napapol Kiatisakchokchai of Thailand last September.
With his sharp left hand, Nishioka was a comfortable winner over the tenacious 31-year-old Mexican, who withstood a barrage of punches in the final round.
"I really wanted to beat him," Nishioka said. "My boxing still needs a lot of improvement, but I am glad that I beat him in the end."
The 32-year-old Nishioka improved to 33 wins with 20 KOs, while Garcia dropped to 38-7.
Also Saturday, Paulus Moses of Namibia beat Yusuke Kobori of Japan on points to win the WBA lightweight champion title. Kobori, who slipped to 23-3, had taken the title in May 2008. Moses improved to 24-0 with 17 KOs.
