Valero Retains WBA Jr. Lightweight Title - Now 24-0 (24kos)

Valero defeats Shimada for WBC belt
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, June 12, 2008

TOKYO - Edwin Valero of Venezuela defeated Japan’s Takehiro Shimada by technical knockout Thursday to retain his WBA super featherweight boxing title.Valero sent Shimada to the canvas with a right hook at one minute 55 seconds of the seventh round, prompting referee Guillermo Perez Pineda to stop the bout.Valero, who is based in Japan, improved to 24-0 with all wins coming by way of knockout.Shimada dropped to 22-4-1, with 15 KOs.
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TomH: Valero retains title for the fourth time. May fight Manny Pacquiao later this year or in 2009.