Jones wins WBA cruiserweight title

HAMBURG: Guillermo Jones of Panama stopped Firat Arslan of Germany in the 10th round to win the WBA cruiserweight title. Jones dominated the fight and hurt Arslan with a series of bruising blows to the head, causing the fight to be stopped with 27 seconds left in the 10th.

The 36-year-old Panamanian, who was the No. 1 ranked challenger, improved to 36-2-3. Arslan, who turned 38 during the fight as it went past midnight, dropped to 29-1-4.

He won the title in November 2007 against Virgil Hill and was making his second defense.

The German was bleeding heavily from the bottom lip and the nose from the third round.