By Per Ake Persson

WBA cruiser champ Firat Arslan defends the title May 3 at the Hanns Martin Schleyer Hall in Stuttgart. WIBF / GBU junior bantam queen Alesia Graf co-headlines and heavyweight Aleksander Dimitrenko returns after a brief layoff due to a promotional dispute.

Middles Ruben Diaz and Alexander Sipos clash for the vacant IBF Intercontinental title in Pamplona, Spain, April 18, with Stock Eventos promoting.

Roy Jones, Jr, will be ringside in Munich on Friday to check out ex-WBC super middle champ Markus Beyer return to the ring after 18 months out. According to Arena, a fight between Jones and Beyer is possible to make even in Germany. Beyer faces Murat Machmudov, a Russian based in Germany, on Friday.

German super middle Jurgen Brahmer takes on Frenchman Karim Bennama April 5 in Duesseldorf in a supporting bout to Sturm vs Pittman.

Former WBA super bantam and European feather champ Loris Stecca was rescued this weekend as he tried to committ suicide. According to Italian media, the ex-champ has faced serious financial and family problems of late. Late last year, news broke that Stecca, close to 48 and out of the ring since 1988, wanted to comeback but he was denied a license in both San Marino and Hungary. Italy has had an age limit for pros for a long time now.

The undercard to Ragosina vs Perozzi March 15 in Magdeburg feature welter Marco Cattikas, heavy Vladimir Tereshkin, the return of Dutch female star Esther Schouten and giant Russian Evgeny Orlov. It will be crowded among ringside officials with seven - WIBF, WBA, GBU, WIBA, WBC, WIBC and IWBF, world bodies represented to supervise the main event.

WBO light heavy champ Zsolt Erdei is now officially on to defend the title April 26 in Dresden in a triple header promoted by Universum. Sergey Dzinziruk will finally, after two postponements, defend the WBO junior middle crown against Czech Lukas Konecny while Russian heavy Dennis Boytsov faces American Robert Hawkins.

Serbian light heavy Dragan Janjusevic defends the IBF Intercontinental title April 28 in Belgrade. On the same bill, Norwegian junior welter Geir Inge Jorgensen could be challenging for the vacant WBF belt - possibly against Italian Alfredo Di Feto.

Arena´s big show in Munich on March 14 also has an interesting clash at heavy between Konstantin Airich and Alex Mazikin, who was a very good amateur and may still make it in the pros at European level.

Click to read more boxing articles by Boxing Press

Discuss in Boxing Forum

---

Related Boxing Articles...

• Boxing In Germany: Arslan Keeps WBA Title Against Wilson

  Stuttgart's Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle saw WBA Cruiserweight Champion Firat Arslan retain his title for the first time last night with a complete shut out of challenger Darnell Wilson. Arslan, >
  
  

• Boxing In Germany: Erdei, Dzinziruk Headline WBO Double Title Bill In Dresden Tonight

  There is a big show at Freiberger Arena in Dresden, Germany tonight as WBO Light Heavyweight ruler Zsolt Erdei and WBO Light Middle kingpin Sergiy Dzinziruk put their title belts >
  
  

• Erdei, Dzinziruk Keep WBO Boxing Titles In Germany

  Last night at the Freiberger Arena in Dresden, Germany, WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Zsolt Erdei put on a boxing clinic against challenger DeAndrey Abron, posting a wide points decision over >
  
  

• Universum Boxing: Arslan, Jones, Virchis, Gomez, Sahin On Massive Fight Card In Hamburg

  A hot night of boxing is in store for Hamburg on September 27 at the Color Line Arena. Apart from the title defense of cruiserweight champion Firat Arslan, 29-4-1 (18,) >
  
  

• Boxing Preview: Erdei vs. Mendoza, Hill vs. Arslan

  Universum stages a big bill tonight in Dresden, Germany as longtime WBO Light Heavy Champ Zsolt "Firebird" Erdei puts his belt at risk against Panama's Tito Mendoza and ageless wonder >
  
  

• Arslan Shocks Hill In Germany To Take WBA Title

  Father time finally caught up with heavily decorated two weight world champion Virgil Hill as the 43 year old was outperformed by challenger Firat Arslan, losing the WBA Cruiserweight title >
  
  

• Boxing Result: Jones, Inkin Win World Titles In Hamburg

  After many years as a nearly man, Panama's Guillermo Jones finally fulfilled his promise as he ripped the WBA Cruiserweight title from reigning champion Firat Arslan at the Color Line >
  
  

• European Boxing News: Beyer, Solis, Menzer, Virchis, Gomez

  By Per Ake Persson Former WBC super middle champ Markus Beyer returns to action March 14 in Munich. Beyer is now promoted by Arena. Co-headlining with Beyer is Cuban >
  
  

• Beyer Eases Past Sheika.

  As expected, three time WBC super middleweight champion of the world Markus Beyer entertained his German fans by outpointing perennial contender Omar Sheika of America last night in Germany. The >
  
  

• Erdei Cancels Title defense Because of Illness.

  Zsolt Erdei canceled the defense of his WBO light heavyweight title scheduled for tonight at Color Line Arena of Hamburg against Frenchman Mehdi Sahnoune because of a gastroenteric influenza. The >
  
  

---