World Boxing Association featherweight champion Antonio Esparragoza of Venezuela stopped Belgian challenger Jean-Marc Renard with a right-left combination in the sixth round to retain his title Friday.
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Renard had kept the champion under pressure for six rounds with relentless attack, but crumbled under the first all-out response from Esparragoza.The challenger tired visibly in the sixth round and Esparragoza drove Renard toward the center of the ring with a series of jabs and uppercuts, then knocked Renard out with right-left combo.