After 13 months, Alvarez wins two titles on return SAN ANTONIO • Mexican pound-for-pound boxing champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez ended the longest layoff of his career on Saturday, capturing two world super middleweight titles by beating previously undefeated Briton Callum Smith with a unanimous decision victory. The three-division champion, fighting for the first time in 13 months, claimed the vacant World Boxing Council title and its World Boxing Association equivalent despite moving up in weight class for the bout in front of a restricted crowd at the Alamodome. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE 'Wonderboy' Thompson too good for Neal LAS VEGAS • Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson defeated Geoff Neal in a unanimous decision in their mixed martial arts welterweight main event at UFC Fight Night on Saturday. Thompson (16-4-1, 12-4-1 UFC) carded 50-45 decisions across the board at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, after scoring a career-best 171 significant strikes against fellow American Neal (13-3), who lost for the first time in six Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts. "Wonderboy is still here, baby," Thompson said. "That title, in 2021, it's gonna be mine. You'll see." REUTERS
SINGAPORE - A tennis coach was jailed on Friday (Dec 18) for kissing his underage male student and performing sexual acts on him. The prosecution told a district court that Phoo Siang Qing had abused the trust placed in him and performed such acts on the boy who was just 15 years old at the time. The 40-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to two years and nine months' jail for committing the offences in 2013 and 2014. He had pleaded guilty to two charges under the Children and Young Persons Act and one count of sexual penetration involving the minor. Defence lawyer Peter Fernando had pleaded for his client to be given 16 months' jail, stressing that Phoo is "sincerely repentant". Mr Fernando also told Senior District Judge Ong Hian Sun that Phoo had found that he was not attracted to women and has a history of "severe depression". The lawyer added that Phoo has sought treatment and is compliant with his medication. More on this topic Related Story Veteran coach gets 21 months' jail for molesting teen athlete Related Story Courts & Crime: Read more stories
SINGAPORE - A domestic helper hit her employer's one-month-old baby three times on his back to "vent her stress". Indonesian Lana Ngizatul Mona, 26, was caught after the infant's mother viewed a closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the incident. The baby boy sustained a bruise on his right shoulder as a result of the incident. Lana was sentenced on Wednesday (Oct 21) to nine months' jail after pleading guilty to one count of ill-treating the baby, who cannot be named owing to a gag order. The child's mother had employed Lana, who started working at the woman's flat near Hougang on Feb 26. Deputy Public Prosecutor Tan Pei Wei told the court the maid was tasked to care for her employer's four children and perform general household chores. The mother was in her bedroom at around 7.30am on April 30 when she heard the baby crying loudly in the living room. She checked the CCTV footage and saw Lana hitting her son's back three times. The DPP added: "In the CCTV footage, the accused is seen hitting the victim on the back with her wrist. The victim cried immediately. "The accused was next seen hitting the victim on the back with her fist twice, causing the victim to cry again. All three blows were forceful and had audible impact." Lana later told investigators that she had hit the infant due to stress. More on this topic Related Story 27 years' jail for parents of 5-year-old boy who was scalded with hot water, confined in cage before his death Related Story Maid who abused child and lied about it jailed 6 months Her employer alerted the police that morning and the child was taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital. On Wednesday, DPP Tan urged District Judge Salina Ishak to sentence Lana to at least nine months' jail. The prosecutor said: "The victim was only one month old at the material time and was absolutely defenceless against the offender. "He was unable to run away from the offender and his only means of expressing his distress at her blows was to cry." For ill-treating a child, an offender can be jailed for up to eight years and fined up to $8,000. More on this topic Related Story Slight fall in child abuse last year to 1,088 cases, but physical abuse spikes to 10-year high Related Story Courts & Crime: Read more stories