then was 20 seconds in front through the 15-mile mark as the race crossed into Manhattan.

LONDON -- Bantamweight titleholder Lee Haskins vowed to knock out his British countryman and former titlist Stuart Hall in the sixth round when they met on Saturday night on the Gennady Golovkin-Kell Brook undercard at the sold-out O2 Arena.But while Haskins whiffed on his prediction, he grinded out a unanimous decision, winning on scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113 to retain his title for the second time. ESPN.com scored the fight 114-114.Haskins controlled most of the first half of the fight before Hall came on very strong in the final third, when Haskins appeared to be winded.Its hard not to tire against someone like Stuart, Haskins said. I feel like I was winning the fight clearly with my shots. I made him miss a lot and I think that is what won the fight for me.You try boxing this guy. He just keeps coming forward, forward, forward. Hes like a pit bull and take it from me -- he hits very hard. I am not stupid enough to stand here and get caught by big shots. Im not here to show Im the toughest man in Britain. Im here to win fights and get paid.The 32-year-old Haskins (34-3, 14 KOs) and Hall, 36, were meeting in a rematch of Haskins 2012 unanimous decision to win the vacant European title. Now Haskins is 2-0 against Hall (20-5-2, 7 KOs), whose four-fight winning streak came to an end. He was bidding to regain the 118-pound world title he held from December 2013 to June 2014.Haskins and Hall were chippy with each other during the buildup and the emotion spilled over at Wednesdays final news conference when Haskins slapped at Hall as they faced off for a photo, forcing them to be pulled apart as tempers flared.But early in the fight they showed a lot of respect for each other and meaningful punches were few and far between. Haskins appeared to win many close rounds in the first half of the bout on the strength of a decent jab that regularly caught a lunging Hall, who tackled Haskins to the mat in the fifth round.In the seventh round, Hall landed a good left hand to the head that got Haskins attention. He was out of sorts for a few moments but then regained his balance and began to jab again.Halls corner implored him to throw more punches and he tried, catching Haskins a few times in the eighth round that sent him on the run.Hall continued to press forward and forced Haskins into retreat during the ninth round as the momentum seemed to swing his way. And then he hurt Haskins with a left hand in the 11th round.Hall came out steaming toward Haskins to open the 12th round with the fight seemingly on the table. He was all over Haskins, who did his best to box and move away from the intense pressure.I could have edged it but I think I started a bit late, Hall admitted. I thought it was closer than the points but I started late. It was silly and it is a bad night.I should have started a bit earlier. I gave him too much time in the first few rounds. I thought I did enough to maybe nick it at the end but in the first few rounds I didnt do enough.Casimero KOs Edwards, retains flyweight titleFlyweight titleholder Johnriel Casimero (23-3, 15 KOs), who regained his belt in a fourth-round knockout of Thailands Amnat Ruenroeng on May 25 in China in a rematch of his title loss 11 months earlier, retained his belt for the first time in a dominant 10th-round knockout of Englands Charlie Edwards (8-1, 3 KOs).Edwards, who was a top amateur, got a world title shot after just 18 months as a pro but the inexperience of the 23-year-old showed. He was short with punches as he struggled to find his range the entire fight.Edwards fancied outboxing Casimero in the lead-up to the fight, but Casimeros pressure was too much for him. He stalked Edwards and connected with some heavy shots. There was an uppercut that rocked Edwards in the fourth round and a solid right hand in the seventh round that did damage. Edwards, who was bidding to increase the United Kingdoms world titleholder count to 15, took several powerful punches in the seventh round that forced him to retreat and then to hold on under Casimeros assault.In the 10th round, Casimero, 26, of the Philippines -- who was boxing in his ninth different country -- landed a clean left hand that dropped Edwards hard. He struggled to his feet and looked out of it, but referee Steve Gray allowed the fight to continue. Casimero, in his first scheduled 12-round fight, walked to Edwards, landed two right hands and as Edwards slumped over, Gray called it off at 1 minutes, 57 seconds.I really enjoyed fighting in England. I respect Charlie for his effort but he needs some more experience before fighting on this level. With more experience he can be a world champion, Casimero said. I will be watching the Roman Gonzalez fight (on Saturday night) closely and would love that fight if he wins versus Cuadras.British super middleweight contender Callum Smith (21-0, 16 KOs), awaiting a mandatory shot at the world title held by Badou Jack, stayed busy by methodically beating down Hungarys Norbert Nemesapati (21-4, 16 KOs) to retain his regional belt by seventh-round knockout.Smith went right at him in the opening seconds, driving him into the ring post with a series of head and body shots. He looked like he might make it a quick night, but Nemesapati covered up and wriggled out of trouble. From there, Smith worked him over round after round. But in the seventh, Smith finally floored him with a series of punches as the round ended. Nemesapati made it to his feet but the fight was waved off in the corner during the rest period.Junior lightweight Martin J. Ward (15-0-2, 8 KOs) knocked out Andy Townend (16-4, 11 KOs) in the eighth round to win the vacant British title.It was an action fight but Ward got the better of Townend and had him in trouble in the sixth round. Townends face was marked up and Ward landed a series of heavy shots that snapped Townends head back.In the eighth round, Ward was landing almost at will. He backed Townend into the ropes and fired a hard straight right hand that buckled Townends legs, causing referee Marcus McDonnell to step in at 54 seconds to stop the bout, sending Ward into a wild celebration.British light heavyweight Paul Smith (38-6, 22 KOs), who twice lost world title fights to Arthur Abraham, knocked down Hungarian journeyman Daniel Regi (28-14, 15 KOs) six times en route to a fifth-round knockout. Smith knocked Regi down in the third round and three times in the fourth round, each time with left hooks to the body. In the fifth round, Smith, older brother of super middleweight contender Callum Smith (who was on the card), put Regi on the canvas with a right to the body and then a left hook to the head. He beat the count but was done and referee Jeff Hinds waved off the fght at 2 minutes, 16 seconds.Welterweight Conor Benn (4-0, 3 KOs), the 19-year-old son of former two-division world titleholder and British legend Nigel Benn, knocked out Englands Joe Ducker (0-2-1) in the second round. Benn dropped Ducker three times, flooring him with a powerful left hook to the chin and again with a flurry of punches, punctuated by another left hand, just as the bell ended the round. Seconds into the second round he dropped Ducker to a knee, who took the 10-count from referee Hinds at 24 seconds. Mark Ingram II Jersey . Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Clarence Moore Jersey . 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Pretty swift debut for Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, too.Keitany won the race for the third straight time Sunday, pulling away with more than 10 miles to go and breezing home to the finish line in Central Park.Alone in the streets, the 34-year-old Kenyan said.Except for the cheering fans, of course, who packed the course to root on the record-setting 52,049 runners from 120 nations as they wound through all five of the citys boroughs.At 20, Ghebreslassie became the youngest mens winner in this event. Alberto Salazar (1980) and Tom Fleming (1973) won as 22-year-olds.Ghebreslassie was the first native of Eritrea to win the New York marathon. He finished his debut in 2:07:51.Im really proud of it, he said.Keitany defended her title in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 26 seconds, one second behind her time last year. She beat countrywoman Sally Kipyego by nearly four minutes, and became the first woman to win this race three times in a row since Grete Waitz took five straight from 1982-86.Keitany made her move a lot earlier than last year, when she distanced herself from the field at the 21st mile.This time, when she exited the Queensboro Bridge and entered Manhattan, the only people near Keitany were a police escort and the fans.I was not imagining of any time, she said. I just went early.Keitany pulled away after 15 miles and was the first woman to win by more than 3 1/2 minutes since Waitz finished 3:52 ahead of Patti Catalano in 1980.Those two last miles can be difficult, said Kipyego, who moved into second in the 24th mile.I just kept telling myself to look forward, dont worry about whos behind you, and keep your head down and try to stay in rhythm, she said.Molly Huddle of the United States was third in 2:28:13 in her marathon debut.Keitany was twoo seconds ahead through the 14th mile, then was 20 seconds in front through the 15-mile mark as the race crossed into Manhattan.ddddddddddddKeitany kept up her pace running on First Avenue and after 20 miles led by more than two minutes.After heading down Fifth Avenue, she entered Central Park at Columbus Circle and coasted home, short of the womens record of 2:22:31 by Kenyas Margaret Okayo in 2003.Keitany crossed the finish line and hugged her two children and her family.I was happy for them to be in New York, she said.Huddle finished in the top three after setting an American record at the 10,000 meters in the Rio Olympics.For most of the course, the mens field was a three-man race between Ghebreslassie, Kenyas Lucas Rotich and Ethiopias Lelisa Desisa.By mile 20, Ghebreslassie gradually began pulling away. He beat Rotich by 62 seconds and Abdi Abdirahman was third in 2:11:23.Defending champion Stanley Biwott of Kenya withdrew at the 10-mile mark with a right calf injury. He also dropped out in the Rio Olympics after getting sick.Desisa, who was the runner-up in New York in 2014 and a two-time Boston Marathon winner, dropped out at the 22nd mile.Tatyana McFadden took the womens wheelchair race, keeping up her long winning streak. The 27-year-old finished in 1:47:43 and swept the London, Boston, Chicago and New York events for the fourth straight year, giving her 17 straight victories overall in major marathons.McFadden won six medals at the Rio Paralympic Games.Marcel Hug of Switzerland won for the second year in a row in the mens wheelchair division. He edged Australias Kurt Fearnley by sixth-tenths of a second, repeating their close finish at last months Chicago marathon. ' ' '