INGLEWOOD, California, Oct 9: Mexico's Raul Perez stepped up a division lo win Ihc WBA junior fcalherwlehl title here Monday with a split decision over Colombia's Luis Mendoza, reports AFP.

Perez, who lost his WDC bantamweight title to American Greg Haugen In February, took the initiative from the start. Mendoza, defending for the fifth lime, was always troubled by the Mexican’s left jab but was never in danger of a knockdown.

Two judges scored the fight 115-114 and 116-114 for Perez’s -fhth win while the third had the Colombian winning easily by 117-11.

"I was robbed. 1 Von every round from the seventh onwards,” Mendoza said after his third defeat In 37 fights.