Browne stops Chagaev to win WBA heavyweight belt by TKO (The Associated Press)
Lucas Browne became Australia’s first world heavyweight boxing champion early Sunday, beating WBA regular champion Ruslan Chagaev in a surprise technical knockout. The unbeaten Browne was knocked down in the sixth round but fought back to send Chagaev to the canvas with a big right in the 10th. While the Uzbekistani champion was able to continue, he was backed into the ropes by Browne, who hit him with a barrage of unanswered right hooks until the referee stopped the fight.