Englands Kal Yafai, who won a vacant junior bantamweight world title with a one-sided decision against Luis Concepcion on Saturday at Manchester Arena, in Manchester, England, could not quite believe what he had accomplished.Its unbelievable, Yafai said. Its going to take a while to sink in. I knew I was going to do it, it was just a matter of how. I just did what I needed to do, got through it. I still feel that I have a lot more in me and plenty more to give. This win will take me up to another level now.Yafai did what several fighters from Birmingham, England, have been unable to do, including middleweight Matthew Macklin and welterweight Frankie Gavin in recent years, which is to become his citys first world titleholder in the 109 years since Owen Moran won a 20-round decision against Al Delmont to win what many recognized as the bantamweight world title in 1907.Yafai (21-0, 14 KOs), 27, easily outpointed Concepcion (35-5, 24 KOs), 31, of Panama, on the Anthony Joshua-Eric Molina undercard to claim the vacant belt one day after an overweight Concepcion was stripped of the belt. He weighed in at 117? pounds, 2? over the division limit.Yafai went on to win easily as he knocked Concepcion on his rear end with a left hand in the 10th round and prevailed 120-108, 119-108 and 117-110 on the judges scorecards. I always knew I was capable of a win like that, Yafai said. I really didnt think he was that great in there. I felt from round one that I was winning the rounds comfortably, doing what I needed to do and making sure that I had plenty in the tank in the championship rounds.He was tough and physical, but he wasnt as strong as I thought he would be on the inside, and he didnt punch as hard as I thought he would. He had decent power, but not the power that I thought he would.Yafai, who represented Great Britain in the 2008 Olympics, said the pro world title makes up for not winning a medal.Every Olympian and Olympic champion wants to become a world champion, he said. I missed out on the [medal at the] Olympics, but this is amazing. And Ive had a great payday, but this is more than any payday you could ever give me.I could have been moved quicker, really. Ive had injuries, and weve had to wait for the big fights. I think it has come at the right time, though, and the proof was in the win. Ive boxed a [former] world champion, and Ive won very comfortably. I feel that I won near enough every round. I did a lot of good things, but I did some bad things. But Ill correct them and get back in the gym after Christmas.Yafai came out of the fight with sore hands but said he looks forward to the day in the not-too-distant future when he can defend his 115-pound world title at home.I cant wait to headline in Birmingham as a world champion, he said. My hands are a bit sore, so I might be out for a little bit. But the second I can get in the gym I will be back working and getting ready to defend this belt for the first time. Wholesale Jordan Retro 5 . Thats not a comment on the suspension that banished the Portland Winterhawks general manager and coach from his Western Hockey League teams bench for most of the 2012-13 season. Wholesale Air Jordan 5 . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim. http://www.cheapairjordan5.com/ . 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The Minnesota Timberwolves need to find a way to right the ship after once again failing to close out a game, the latest instance coming Monday against the Utah Jazz.Theyll have two straight chances against the New York Knicks to do so. Minnesota hosts New York on Wednesday at Target Center before traveling to Madison Square Garden for another game against the Knicks on Friday.Coach Tom Thibodeau was not pleased after his teams latest performance, a 113-103 loss to the Jazz in which Minnesota took a lead in the fourth before letting the game get away.In several instances this season, the third quarter has been Minnesotas Achilles heel. In the loss to Utah, the fourth quarter was the undoing for the Timberwolves (5-12).We came back in the second half, had the lead in the fourth quarter. Then we didnt do the things that are necessary to win, Thibodeau told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. So its getting a pick-and-roll, walking out a man. Its passing up a good shot to get a great shot, sprinting back every time.The Knicks (8-9) are on a two-game skid of their own after winning five of six.The latest loss was a 112-103 defeat at the hands of Oklahoma City on Monday in New York. Derrick Roses 30-point effort wasnt enough as New York was on the wrong end of Russell Westbrooks triple-double.That 30 dont mean anything when we lose, Rose told the New York Times. And the way that we lost, there wasnt any grit. There wasnt any grind. Cant come out and play like that, period.ddddddddddddRose and teammate Joakim Noah will see a familiar face on the Minnesota sideline Wednesday night as their previous coach in Chicago is now in his first year as the bench boss of the Timberwolves.Weve been through a lot together, Thibodeau told the Star Tribune. Im glad to see them doing well. ... I think New York is an ideal situation. Im happy for them. I wont be happy for them (Wednesday). But theyre good guys.Noah and Co. will need to do a better job on the glass Wednesday than the Knicks did on Monday. New York was outrebounded 53-40 by the Thunder. Noah had just three boards.Through 17 games this year, the Knicks have been one of the 10 best rebounding teams in the NBA. They now go up against a Timberwolves team that has been one of the worst.I want to play better, obviously, Noah told the New York Post. I know personally I have to play better for this team to get to where we want to get to.Minnesotas young core of players is finding out the hard way what it takes to win -- or, in their case, lose -- close games. Four of the Wolves last five losses have been by four points or less, adding to the growing pains of youngsters Karl-Anthony Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine.Everyones frustrated, Wiggins told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Its not fun to lose. ' ' '