A Night of Champions - Kudos to Sergio Mora of East L.A.

Last night was a culmination of pugilism--of that I'm sure. You had UFC 85 with Matt Hughes in his next-to-last match, news that the Pretty Boy has retired and won't be fighting the Golden Boy in the fall, Kelly Pavlik taking care of business on HBO, and the Contender's Sergio Mora winning his title shot against Vernon Forrest. And for you observers of the other sweet science, politics, it escaped no one's notice that a certain political prizefighter also called an end to her championship bout (albeit to the same song that Wladimir Klitschko enters the ring with: Tina Turner's "Simply the Best").

So congrats to all and especially our local guy, Sergio Mora, who grew up in a single-parent home in East L.A. and acheived his dream last night: the WBC Super Welterweight Championship of the world.

This is definitely a moment I've dreamed about my entire career. I have aspired to be a world champion.