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 at risk on a Universum promotions bill.
Hungarian Erdei, 28-0 (17), will look to make his tenth title defense after a close call against Panama's Tito Mendoza last November. "The Firebird" will be facing 35 year old American prospect DeAndrey Abron, 15-1 (10), from Youngstown, Ohio who won the WBO NABO title last September by turning back the previously undefeated Shane Benfield.
This will be Abron's first bout outside the US and he'll be taking a big step up in facing Erdei, who has yet to suffer defeat over the course of a seven year pro career.
32 year old southpaw WBO Light Middle Champ Dzinziruk, 34-0 (22), will be engaging in his third title defense after stepping up from the European championship to take the WBO crown from Daniel Santos in late 2005.
The man in the opposite corner will be WBO Intercontinental titlist Lukas Konecny, 36-2 (18), a 29 year old fighter from the Czech Republic who has put together a seven bout win streak following a defeat to Italy's ex-IBF welter Champ Michele Piccirillo in 2006 for the vacant European Light Middle belt.
On the undercard are three undefeated prospects, light welter Willy Blain, super middle Karoly Balzsay and heavyweight Denis Boytsov.
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