Mark Breland successfully defended his World Boxing...

Mark Breland successfully defended his World Boxing Assn. welterweight title in Tokyo against Japan’s Fujio Ozaki when referee Julio Cesar Alvarado stopped the scheduled 12-round bout at 35 seconds of the fourth round as blood poured from a cut over Ozaki’s right eye, where he had been steadily hit by Breland.

All three judges had Breland, a 1984 Olympic gold medalist from Brooklyn, N.Y., leading, 30-27, after three rounds.