Clash Of Lightweight Titans  Boxing’s first must-see fight of the fall goes down tomorrow night on HBO, in a lightweight battle between two action fighters of the first order – Juan Diaz and Michael Katsidis… —Dave “Large” Larzelere, www.sportingnews.com

CABAZON, California— Joel Casamayor used his experience to his advantage. • Nine years older than his opponent, Casamayor recorded a technical knockout of Michael Katsidis 30 seconds into the 10th round Saturday to claim the WBO interim lightweight title at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa. —Yahoo! Sports

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KATSIDIS SMELLS NERVES ON CASAMAYOR Standing nose to nose before the American boxing media on a stage inside California’s Morongo Casino on Thursday, Australia’s Michael Katsidis looked directly into the eyes of his great Cuban opponent, Joel Casamayor. • They were so close, just centimetres apart for the photo session, Katsidis could smell what Casamayor had for lunch. —© 2008 AAP, http://news.theage.com.au

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