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INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Roman Gonzalez won a world championship in his fourth weight class Saturday night, taking a unanimous decision over Carlos Cuadras to claim the WBC 115-pound title belt.The Nicaraguan pound-for-pound star better known as Chocolatito persevered through a brutal slugfest with Cuadras, who was outstanding on the biggest stage of his career. The fighters traded big shots and frenetic flurries for 12 rounds, but Gonzalezs remarkable skills earned the victory on all three cards, 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113.The Associated Press also scored it 115-113 as Gonzalez (46-0) surpassed his mentor, Alexis Arguello, by becoming the first Nicaraguan to win titles in four divisions.Gonzalez was thoroughly tested by Cuadras (35-1-1), who fearlessly took the stars biggest shots in a name-making performance.A vociferous crowd of 6,714 at the famed Forum roared for both fighters through 12 punishing rounds, alternating chants of Nicaragua! and Mexico!Gonzalez appeared to lose none of his power or speed when he moved up 3 pounds from flyweight to super flyweight. He attacked Cuadras from the opening moments with relentless combinations, pressuring with his usual stellar footwork and movement.But Cuadras replied with toughness and flair, shuffling his feet to taunt Gonzalez in the middle rounds. He repeatedly caught Chocolatito with creative shots while Gonzalez relentlessly stalked the champion.Blood began dripping from a cut near Cuadras right eye in the ninth round, but Chocolatitos face swelled on the right side in the late rounds as well.Cuadras reacted with disappointment when the verdict was announced, while Gonzalez celebrated the latest superlative in his rising career.Japans Yoshihiro Kamegai also stopped Mexicos Jesus Soto Karass after the eighth round on the undercard, winning a rematch of their entertaining draw five months ago. Deep into another brutal bout, Kamegai (27-3-2, 24 KOs) finally wobbled Soto Karass (28-11-4) with a big right hand in the eighth, and his corner waved off the fight moments later.The 29-year-old Gonzalez has assumed a spot among the top pound-for-pound fighters in boxing during a steady rise through the lightest weight classes. He moved into the U.S. spotlight in his last three bouts by fighting in the co-main events of shows starring Gennady Golovkin, the unbeaten middleweight champion.With Golovkin fighting Kell Brook in London on Saturday, Gonzalez assumed the headlining role at the Forum -- and he was ready for the spotlight.Gonzalezs streak of 10 straight stoppages ended at the Forum five months ago, when McWilliams Arroyo survived a lopsided loss on his feet. Gonzalez defended his WBC flyweight title in that bout, and he kept that 112-pound belt while moving up to fight Cuadras.Gonzalez wanted the fourth title to avenge Alexis Arguello, the most accomplished boxer in Nicaraguas history and a mentor to Gonzalez. Arguello fell just short of a title in a fourth weight class during two memorable losses to Aaron Pryor 34 years ago.Fans who arrived early in Inglewood watched Golovkins fifth-round stoppage of Brook on outdoor video boards. Basketball Shoes Cheap China . 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Yet the Clarets are the more in-form team at the moment with four points in their last two games, while the Eagles are trying to stop the rot and avoid a fourth consecutive defeat on the bounce.Burnley are back at Turf Moor after surviving a siege at Manchester United and scraping out a scoreless draw. Former United trainee Tom Heaton withstood a 37-shot barrage -- the most shots attempted by any team in the Premier League era -- and made 11 saves to become the first opponent to post a clean sheet at Old Trafford this season.Everyone put in a great shift leading from the back, defender Michael Keane told Burnleys official website. Against quality players youre going to get a lot of shots against you and Heats was fantastic with that.Obviously the fans and some of the staff and players know us from our time here, but we just had to focus on what was happening on the pitch and I thought that we dealt with it well.Despite the positives of gaining a point, manager Sean Dyche lamented his team didnt press forward with the man advantage it enjoyed the final 22 minutes after Ander Herrera was sent off for his second yellow card. Dyche is trying to instill a killer instinct the Clarets need to stay up for a second straight season.In the Championship we would have stepped all over them but we just looked a little bit unsure, he explained. I just think … when they go down to 10 men you need to smell blood and try and go for the three points, and thats where we nneed to grow now.ddddddddddddWhile Burnley successfully bunkered down at Old Trafford, Crystal Palace were torn asunder at home by Liverpool 4-2 last weekend. Though James McArthur twice pulled the Eagles level in the first half, the Reds were too fluid with the ball and too precise on set pieces to make those goals count.The result left manager Alan Pardew at a loss considering how good his team usually plays set pieces.It was a very difficult half for us but to concede two set plays is unusual for us and thats something we need to address, he said. Sometimes its difficult on the sideline or in the press box to feel what the players are sensing out there, and some of their play was so quick and fast it got us in a negative mindset.Palace may be relieved to face a Burnley side that has tallied just eight goals -- only last-place Sunderland have fewer -- after shipping seven to Leicester City and Liverpool the last two matches. McArthur, however, feels the team must improve all the way around to get back on track versus Burnley.Its not just the defence (that needs to improve), its all over, he insisted. We need to get better shapes to stop them playing through us. Set pieces are something were usually very good at, so we need to rectify that.Well go there, even though were not on a great run, with a belief that we can get three points.The teams have only met twice in the top flight back in the 2014-15 season. Palace rallied for a 3-2 victory at Burnley as Dwight Gayles goal on 87 minutes completed his brace and a fight back from two goals down. Ben Mee and Danny Ings had staked the Clarets to a 2-0 advantage just after the quarter-hour mark. ' ' '