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| Arthur cruises into world frame | Arthur cruises into world frame |
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| Alex Arthur successfully defended his European super featherweight title for a third time after stopping Spain's Sergio Palomo in the fifth round. | Alex Arthur successfully defended his European super featherweight title for a third time after stopping Spain's Sergio Palomo in the fifth round. |
| Palomo received standing counts in the first two rounds as Arthur hit him with a right and then a swinging left hook. | Palomo received standing counts in the first two rounds as Arthur hit him with a right and then a swinging left hook. |
| The Edinburgh fighter looked too strong for Palomo and he put him to the canvas again in the fifth round and this time the referee ended the fight. | The Edinburgh fighter looked too strong for Palomo and he put him to the canvas again in the fifth round and this time the referee ended the fight. |
| Arthur is now expected to line up a world title bout in 2007. | Arthur is now expected to line up a world title bout in 2007. |
| href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm">Report: Arthur ready for title defence | |
| "Palomo had a really big heart and he was really quick," said Arthur. "But I wanted to get the job done quickly. | "Palomo had a really big heart and he was really quick," said Arthur. "But I wanted to get the job done quickly. |
| "I'm coming up through Frank Warren's stable behind Joe Calzaghe and I want to get up to that level now." | "I'm coming up through Frank Warren's stable behind Joe Calzaghe and I want to get up to that level now." |
| Warren, who Arthur credited with advising him to land the winning punch from his ringside seat, said he wants to arrange a world title tilt for the Edinburgh boxer next summer. | Warren, who Arthur credited with advising him to land the winning punch from his ringside seat, said he wants to arrange a world title tilt for the Edinburgh boxer next summer. |
| Arthur had not stepped into the ring since April, when he made the second defence of his crown against Sergey Gulyakevich. | Arthur had not stepped into the ring since April, when he made the second defence of his crown against Sergey Gulyakevich. |
| Willie Limond got the partisan crowd in the mood by claiming the vacant Commonwealth lightweight crown on the undercard. | Willie Limond got the partisan crowd in the mood by claiming the vacant Commonwealth lightweight crown on the undercard. |
| The Glaswegian notched up a convincing points win over Ghana's African champion Kpakpo Allotey in his first match as a lightweight. | The Glaswegian notched up a convincing points win over Ghana's African champion Kpakpo Allotey in his first match as a lightweight. |
| Limond's opponent was given a standing count in the very first round but, despite feeling the force of another right hook, Allotey hung in until the last bell. | Limond's opponent was given a standing count in the very first round but, despite feeling the force of another right hook, Allotey hung in until the last bell. |