Kiwi boxer Joseph Parker is the new heavyweight champion of the world after edging Andy Ruiz Jr by majority decision in Auckland.The fight for the WBO belt went down to the most slender of margins on Saturday night, with Parker earning a 115-113 victory from two judges and a 114-114 draw from the third.Parker, 24, started the fight slowly but grew into the contest, dominating the closing rounds as his stocky opponent began to tire.And his superior fitness and punching power told in the end, making him the first Kiwi to be crowned heavyweight world champion.Hes likely to seek a unification fight overseas in 2017 or a bout with former champion Tyson Fury when hes recovered from substance abuse.Both fighters promised an open, offensive battle and didnt disappoint, showing plenty of willingness to throw combinations early on.But as the fight traversed through its opening rounds, Parker found it difficult to break the Mexican-Americans defensive rear-guard with jabs.Ruiz, meanwhile, managed to land several solid blows to Parkers head, including a second-round string of connections in the corner, and frequent left hooks to the body.The fifth round proved more fortuitous for Parker, hitting Ruiz with a left-hand blow to the face and setting himself up for a dominant sixth-round performance.But with half the fight gone, it remained difficult to pick the man with the upper hand.Both boxers landed flurries of punches in the seventh before another positive ninth-round Parker performance - who landed several jabs to the face - set the fight up for a grand finale.And as Ruiz began to tire, Parker found new ways of getting under his defence via uppercuts and several right-hand blows to the face.The final two rounds came and went without Parker landing a knock-out blow, condemning the pair to the mercy of the judges, who chose the Aucklander.What a dream come true, Parker said immediately after the fight.In the undercard fights, Parkers brother John defeated compatriot Ash McConville by unanimous verdict in just his second professional fight.Powerful Kiwi Junior Fa thumped Pablo Magrini with a third-round TKO, felling the diminutive Argentinian with a series of left-hand body blows.Australian Shannon OConnell overcame Argentinian Laura Griffa by unanimous verdict to collect the WBO womens Asia-Pacific super bantamweight title.Ghanaian Isaac Dogboe then claimed the vacant WBO international super bantamweight title with a seventh-round TKO of Argentinian Julian Aristule.In the final undercard fight, Australian welterweight Jeff Horn made relatively easy work of South African Ali Funeka, knocking him out with a sixth-round blow. 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He was booed when came to bat in the first inning Saturday -- then booed some more after his solo homer to right field. The Twins scored three runs in the first, and that was enough. Walters (1-0) went six innings, allowing two runs and eight hits. Mauer had two singles to go along with his homer. "Mauer is Mauer," Detroit catcher Brayan Pena said. "Sometimes you make great pitches to him, and he still can hit you." Four relievers finished for the Twins, with Glen Perkins pitching the ninth for his ninth save in 10 chances. Detroits Doug Fister (5-2) allowed three runs and eight hits in seven innings. Jhonny Peralta homered for the Tigers. Gardenhire was ejected while arguing a call in the third inning. Mauers first-inning drive was ruled a homer, then reviewed because the ball bounced back into the field of play. A replay showed it hit the top of the wall in right, but may have also glanced off a railing above the wall. The call stood. The Twins werent done. 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"I said Joe, I didnt play that much." Detroits Miguel Cabrera extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a first-inning single, but that was his only hit. Torii Hunter got the Tigers on the board in the fifth with an RBI double, but Cabrera struck out to end that inning. Peralta made it a one-run game in the sixth with his fifth homer of the year. "It was just location. I was able to keep the ball down on almost every pitch, and thats huge against that lineup," said Walters, who was making his first major league appearance of the season. "I got one pitch up to Torii, and I got another one up on the homer, but those were the only big mistakes." Twins centre fielder Wilkin Ramirez left the game after a scary collision on a fly ball. Omar Infante lifted a fly to left-centre in the sixth, and left fielder Willingham was under it when Ramirez came speeding over to try to make the play. Ramirez did catch the ball, holding onto it for the third out after colliding with Willingham. Ramirez remained down on the ground well into the break between innings. He was finally able to walk off under his own power, but when he got back to the dugout, he appeared to be flexing his jaw. NOTES: The Tigers honoured their 1968 World Series-winning team before the game. ... It was the 64th ejection of Gardenhires career and second this season. ... Fister struck out seven and walked one. ... Minnesotas Chris Colabello had a sixth-inning single -- his first major league hit. ... Detroits Max Scherzer (6-0) takes the mound in Sundays series finale against Minnesotas Mike Pelfrey (3-4). ' ' '