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Darren Walton

MYSTERIOUS: Aussie boxer johnson retains world bantamweight title | Mind Blowing Facts

Australia's Cherneka Johnson proudly shows off her championship belt after her win over Nina Hughes. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian boxer Cherneka Johnson has retained her WBA bantamweight belt with a dominant win over Brit Nina Hughes in a rematch of the pair's controversial title fight last May.

Having seen their charge battered virtually from the outset, Hughes' corner threw in the towel 46 seconds into the seventh round of Saturday night's bout at Qudos Bank Arena.

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