Eleider Alvarez successfully defends title

Published Jun. 9, 2012 12:06 a.m. ET

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Colombia's Eleider Alvarez successfully defended his North American Boxing Organization light heavyweight title, unanimously outpointed American Shawn Hawk on Friday night.

Alvarez, based in Montreal, improved to 9-0, receiving winning scores of 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109.

Hawk dropped to 23-2-1.