INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Cruiserweight world titleholder Oleksandr Usyk hoped to catch the attention of the American audience in his United States debut, and although he retained his belt, he did not exactly impress.Fighting on the Bernard Hopkins-Joe Smith Jr. undercard on Saturday night at The Forum, Usyk dropped fellow southpaw Thabiso The Rock Mchunu three times en route to a ninth-round knockout victory that featured very little action despite the knockdowns.Nonetheless, Usyk retained his 200-pound world title for the first time since going to Poland in September and winning a unanimous decision against hometown fighter Krzysztof Glowacki to take his world title and set a division record.By winning the belt in only his 10th professional fight, Usyk, the 2012 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist for Ukraine, broke the division record for fewest fights needed to win a world title, surpassing the mark held by Evander Holyfield, who won a cruiserweight world title in his 12th fight by outpointing Hall of Famer Dwight Muhammad Qawi in an epic 15-rounder in 1986.I get to take my belt back home, and I got to do it with my fellow Ukrainians in the crowd, Usyk said. We were hoping to get the knockout earlier, but we got it and were looking forward to bringing more fights to this cruiserweight division.The fight got off to a painfully slow start with neither fighter throwing many punches. They stared, feinted and occasionally threw one shot at a time, prompting the crowd to boo before the second round had ended. The fight meandered that way for the next few rounds until the 29-year-old Usyk (11-0, 10 KOs) got a bit busier in the fifth round and began to land combinations.In the sixth round he picked it up even more and seemed to have 28-year-old Mchunu (17-3, 11 KOs), of South Africa, in trouble with a series of power shots before knocking him down with a left uppercut.When the round was over, Mchunu looked exhausted as he sat on his stool and spit a stream of blood into the bucket.At that point of the fight, Usyk was firmly in control and attacking the shorter Mchunu with stiff jabs. Then he scored two knockdowns in the ninth round, both on left hands. After the second one, referee Lou Moret waved off the fight at 1 minute, 53 seconds.The styles didnt mesh, but any time you can get a knockout, youll take it, said K2 Promotions Tom Loeffler, Usyks promoter.According to CompuBox punch statistics, Usyk landed 163 of 517 blows (32 percent), and Mchunu, who had almost no power on his shots, landed 76 of 278 (27 percent).He got the better of me, and he used it against me, Mchunu said. All I can say now is that we have to go back to square one.Usyks next fight could land on the HBO PPV undercard of the March 18 middleweight world title fight between Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs. The fight, which will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York, was announced earlier Saturday.Diaz cruises past GarciaRising featherweight contender Joseph JoJo Diaz Jr., a 2012 U.S. Olympian, rolled to a shutout decision -- 100-90 on all three scorecards -- to retain his regional belt against Horacio Violento Garcia in a high-contact fight.Diaz (23-0, 13 KOs), 23, of South El Monte, California, was quicker and appeared to be the heavier hitter as he attacked Garcia to the body and with uppercuts throughout the fight. Garcia (30-2-1, 22 KOs), 26, of Mexico, took a lot of clean punches, as Garcia landed many more shots than him. According to CompuBox, he landed 266 of 629 blows (42 percent), while Garcia landed 116 of 690 (17 percent).I knew I was facing a tough, experienced opponent, so my plan was to go in there and get him using my jabs, angles and everything I worked on in my training camp, Diaz said. I came in and got what I wanted and Im very happy with the outcome.Garcias only previous loss came by 10-round decision to former three-division world titleholder Hozumi Hasegawa in Japan in 2015.It was a power versus speed fight, Garcia said. For every power punch I would throw, he would throw two. I agree with the judges decision, and well hit the gym to make the adjustments.Diaz went 4-0 on the year and put himself in position for a possible title shot in 2017.Middleweight Yamaguchi Falcao (12-0, 6 KOs), a 28-year-old southpaw who won a 2012 Olympic bronze medal for Brazil, stopped Mexicos German Perez (10-3-3, 3 KOs) in just 27 seconds when he dropped him and Perez could not continue because of a twisted ankle.Irish middleweight prospect Jason Quigley (12-0, 10 KOs) crushed chin-challenged Jorge Melendez (28-7-1, 26 KOs), of Puerto Rico. Quigley dropped Melendez three times in the first round and got the stoppage when the Melendez corner threw in the towel, as Quigley was teeing off on him along the ropes. Referee Gerald White stopped the fight at 2 minutes, 24 seconds.Me and [trainer] Manny Robles were ready to go all 10 rounds if necessary, Quigley said. He wanted the knockout more than I did. [Melendez] was coming forward and risking heavy punches to his own detriment.Lightweight Ryan Garcia (7-0, 6 KOs), an 18-year-old from Victorville, California, who recently signed with Golden Boy, stopped Mexicos Antonio Martinez (6-8, 5 KOs) at 2 minutes of the second round.I was a little nervous since this was my first timer as a Golden Boy Fighter, said Garcia, who was 215-15 as an amateur and a 15-time national champion. I set him up perfectly for me to utilize my straight jab and found a way to maneuver his awkward style. Im going to look back at the tape and just keep on improving.Junior lightweight Carlos Morales (15-1-3, 6 KOs), of Los Angeles, eked out an unpopular split decision against Charles Huerta (18-5, 10 KOs), of Paramount, California. Two judges scored it for Morales, 96-93 and 95-94, and one had it for Huerta, 96-93, who knocked Morales down with a left hook in the eighth round.He was on his game, and it was a tough fight, Morales said. I was caught completely off guard by his left hook, and I think that slowed me down, and the cut on my nose was a result of four hard rounds of boxing.Lightweight Christian Chimpa Gonzalez (16-0, 14 KOs), from Buena Park, California, dropped Jonathan Perez (36-16, 28 KOs), of Miami, Florida, in the second round and knocked him out at 24 seconds of the third round.My plan was to go in to the ring and practice what I had worked on in the gym, which was working on my jab, Gonzalez said. We knew we were facing an experienced opponent, and not much would surprise him, but my team and I trained hard on our plan, and Im very happy to have taken the knockout.Los Angeles lightweight Ivan Delgado (10-0-1, 3 KOs) knocked out Mexicos Roberto Rivera (6-4, 5 KOs) at 1 minute, 18 seconds of the sixth round.I feel great about my win, Delgado said. I knew I had to keep at my opponent in order to secure the knockout. I went heavy on the offensive, and I hadnt studied my opponent much before, but I knew it wasnt going to be an easy fight. Next stop is a state title in 2017.Featherweight Joet Gonzalez (15-0, 6 KOs), of Glendora, California, knocked out Mexicos Jairo Hernandez (15-11, 8 KOs) at 2 minutes, 40 seconds of the fourth round of a one-sided fight.Im glad we got the stoppage in the fourth round. Gonzalez said. I was expecting him to come forward more, and I think he was a bit cautious of my power blows. Overall, Im satisfied with my performance tonight. 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Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services.England are now two matches away from claiming their first Six Nations Grand Slam title in 13 years after a 21-10 win against Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday. Englands next challenge is against Wales in what is being billed as the Championship decider as well as their chance to avenge their 25-28 loss to Wales in the 2015 World Cup.That loss, along with defeat at the hands of Australia, saw England knocked out of the competition as they became the first host nation in World Cup history not to progress through to the knockout stages. Mike Brown has not been cited for an incident against Ireland Stuart Lancaster lost his job in the fall-out to the World Cup and was replaced by Australian Eddie Jones, who became the first non-Englishman to coach the Red Rose.The 56-year-old has kept faith with the majority of the squad inherited from Lancaster, and there is a huge sense of optimism within the England camp following wins over Scotland, Italy and Ireland. There were plenty of positives from that win against Ireland, including the performances of Billy Vunipola, George Kruis and Maro Itoje.However, Jones side conceded 12 penalties including two yellow cards for James Haskell and Danny Care and Will Greenwood says England need to get the balance right. Englands George Kruis wins lineout ball ahead of Jamie Heaslip of Ireland England have tried to find that bite, find that edge, said Greenwood on the Rugby Club Wrap-Up.By winning the games they have shown they have reacted to the referee and adapted their game. Lets not forget that they went behind against Ireland - 10 points to six. You can argue until the cows come home if Haskells shot was a yellow card. But it is inviting trouble if you dump someone, slightly late with no arms and stay on your feet. Referees are going to give it so why risk it? 2003 World Cup winner Will Greenwood believes Eddie Jones is enjoying his time in England despite media ban The Danny Care yellow is an interesting one - Lawrence Dallaglio would say it was a great yellow, a team yellow.dddddddddddd Take one for the team where you dont want to concede seven points.I still think England are giving away the odd daft penalty, but they are competitive scrapping, in your face, they are a horrible side to play against. The question is can you have one with the other - super tricky when you are developing.Lucky Brown? James Haskell (centre) is shown the yellow card by the referee Many feel that England full-back Mike Brown was fortunate not to have seen yellow after his fly-hack on a ball at the ruck made contact with Conor Murrays head.Irelands scrum-half required stitches above his eye and the Six Nations organisers have announced that Brown will not be cited for the incident, but Greenwood claimed he would have had no complaints if Brown was yellow carded at the time.Conor Murray is tackled and has placed the ball back - its there waiting to be kicked, explained Greenwood.We often applaud Joe Launchbury and Courtney Lawes for getting their size 13 boots through. If you are allowed to play the ball in the ruck with your feet then by definition what Mike Brown has done is at worse clumsy. Englands Maro Itoje enjoyed an impressive debut for England When someone gets cut and stitches then you notice it a little bit more. Its like a punch if you swing and connect then its 12 weeks, but if you swing and miss then its hes being a bit of a naughty boy.Mike Brown attracts referees attention with his style of play. Eddie Jones will not want to temper him or take his edge away but will ask him to consider going in and throwing feet around like that.Had he received a yellow I think there would have been very few people saying it was harsh.Should Mike Brown have been cited? Have your say… Please tell us what you think by giving us your comments below or alternatively, why not Tweet us @SkySportsRugby? Also See: Tuilagi joins England squad Greenwoods 6N team of the week Nowell proud of try-saving tackle Vunipola: Jones has set me free Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Black NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping China NFL Gear Youth NFL Jerseys Wholesale Discount Jerseys Jerseys From China ' ' '