The victory earned Khan the lightly-regarded WBO intercontinental lightweight championship, improving his record to 17-0, while inflicting only a second defeat on Kristjansen, who had never before been stopped in 24 fights.
For someone who would prefer to be President of, say, Sweeden, such a deal could only be viewed as a crushing defeat, not a political victory.
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Fulham's profligacy eventually came back to haunt them as they suffered only a second home league defeat.
But the result was defeat, not only in Cuba itself but in the Philippines: a defeat that helped to consign Spain to a period of confusion and weakness from which it is only now decisively emerging.
Now they boast a record of only one defeat, by Rangers, in their last 10 league contests.
Only a day later, of course, he suffered a significant defeat over pensions after a rebellion by union leaders which recalled the old days of Labour.
England have lost only once - a 3-0 defeat by America in the World Cup quarter-final - in their last 15 competitive matches.
Munroe, 30, suffered only his second defeat, losing a unanimous decision with all three of the judges in Japan scoring the fight 119-109.
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The government, which only narrowly avoided a House of Commons defeat in pushing through the increase, says this charge is essential to fund the ongoing expansion of higher education.
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Otherwise, a Liberal defeat may only have been postponed.
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Defeat leaves the Latics only a point off the drop zone and their recent run of one win in nine matches has left Roberto Martinez's side nervously looking over their shoulder at the bottom three.
Warren Gatland's side opened with a 26-19 defeat by Grand Slam-chasing England - the only unbeaten team in the competition - but recovered with a 24-6 win against Scotland at Murrayfield before winning in Rome.
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The only way to defeat his predictions is to design a stable, sustainable system, and time is running out.
Since interim manager Guus Hiddink took charge, however, the Blues have enjoyed a resurgence and Lampard has played a key role in their run of only one defeat in their last 13 matches.
Davico's injury completed a miserable night for Wigan, who scored three tries in the opening quarter on their way to a 16-0 lead, only to slump to defeat.
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Liverpool's winner spun off the foot of Fulham's Pantsil as he attempted to clear a loose ball and the defeat leaves Fulham only four points above the relegation zone.
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Only a last-minute goal from Cole saved England from defeat at Wembley, but Capello drew some positives from the salvaged draw, saying the performance was another step forward for his side ahead of World Cup qualifying campaign which begins in Andorra on 6 September.
From June 1950 to February 1956, they amassed a record of 42 wins, seven draws and only one defeat.
Malawi qualified for only their second ever African Nations Cup despite a 1-0 defeat to Burkina Faso with Moumouni Dagano on target in Ouagadougou.
Now 28, Younis was on the recent three-match tour of Australia, which ended in a 3-0 defeat for Pakistan, but only played in the second Test.
Nadal's only defeat at the tournament was against Guillermo Coria as a 16-year-old in 2003, and world No. 12 Verdasco never looked like registering his first win over his compatriot in 10 encounters.
Defeat in Christchurch on Saturday - second only to a 64-22 loss on that 1998 trip among English defeats by New Zealand - followed the 37-20 loss in the first Test in Auckland.
That history includes the Lions' only playoff win in the modern NFL era, a 38-6 defeat of the Dallas Cowboys in 1991.
And a strong session with the bat on the third morning should ensure a healthy lead for the tourists, who only need to avoid defeat in Sydney to win the series.
Their only previous World Cup meeting with the USA - a 1-0 defeat in 1950 - ranks as one of the biggest shocks in the tournament's 80-year history, and they have never played Algeria or Slovenia on world football's biggest stage.
Ongoing injury problems and a relative lack of match action has led to Owen being continually ignored for an international call-up by England boss Fabio Capello, who has given the striker only one cap - as a substitute in the 1-0 friendly defeat by France in Paris on 26 March, 2008 - during his two-year tenure in the role.
The Super League table-toppers had only been beaten once at Knowsley Road all season - a 14-10 defeat by Leeds back in March.
The Ospreys will overtake the Tigers if they win and deny them a bonus point, or if they claim a bonus-point win and Leicester only get one bonus point in defeat.
The damaging defeat left Chelsea four points adrift of league leaders Liverpool and only a point ahead of United, who have two games in hand over their title rivals.
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