Kono beats Kameda to keep World Boxing Association crown

Japan's Kohei Kono survived a punishing low blow in the early rounds to retain his WBA super flyweight title Friday with a unanimous 12-round decision over countryman Koki Kameda. With the victory, the 34-year-old Kono becomes the first Japanese fighter to win a world title in four weight divisions and he did it in the first title fight between Japanese boxers on US soil. Kono (31-8-1, 13 knockouts) knocked Kameda down with a straight right hand in the second round of the action-packed fight at