(2) Munoz TKOs Kobayashi for WBA super flyweight crown

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuela's Alexander Munoz raises his arms after beating champion Shoji ''Celes'' Kobayashi with a technical knockout in the eighth round of a scheduled 12-round title match at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan on March 9. Munoz won the World Boxing Association super flyweight championship after sending Kobayashi to the canvas for the fourth time in the fight as referee Stanley Christodoulou of South Africa signaled the end at 1:31 in the eighth round.

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