Japan: Mijares keeps WBC belt 

Mexican southpaw Cristian Mijares (30-3-2, 11 KOs), 115, retained his WBC 115-pound belt as he positively kept punching from the outset, withstood retaliations of Katsushige Kawashima (30-6, 20 KOs), 115, in middle rounds and finally halted him with a flurry of punches at 1:05 of the tenth round on Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan. Continued…