Saturday, August 12, 2000

Austin defends boxing title

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The Associated Press

Tim Austin celebrates. (AP photo) | ZOOM |

        LAS VEGAS — IBF bantamweight champion Tim Austin of Cincinnati successfully defended his title for the fifth time Friday night.

        The former Olympian outpointed Arthur Johnson in a one-sided 12-round bout.

        Austin, 29, won by 120-108 scores on all three judges' cards in raising his record to 21-0-1. He weighed 117³/₄ pounds.

        Johnson, 34, who weighed 117 pounds, dropped to 20-5.

        On the undercard at the Paris Hotel and Casino, former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall took a 10-round split decision over Sedreck Fields, his ninth straight victory.

        The 248-pound McCall, the only fighter to beat current WBC and IBF heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, is 37-7. Fields is 10-11.

       

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