European heavyweight championship postponed
Sinan Samil Sam has to take a break in preparing for his European heavyweight championship bout against Matt Skelton due to a hand injury.
The title fight that was originally scheduled for May 30th in Istanbul will be postponed for about for weeks.
“It’s a pity”, states Sam. “I’m fired up to fight Skelton and I know that all of Turkey wants to see this fight. But at the moment I can’t use my left hand and I cannot take any risk before this fight. I know that this is my last chance to make it to the top. And I definitely don’t want to blow it.”
The big show in Istanbul will now most probably take place on July 4th. “Of course, the Turkish fans are disappointed at the moment”, says ARENA-CEO Ahmet Öner. “But they only have to wait four or five weeks longer to see their national hero win the European championship for the second time.”
To make sure that his other fighters keep busy Öner set up an event for May 30th in Bilbao, Spain in cooperation with local promoter Arturo Moral (Stock Eventos) featuring light welterweight phenomenon Sergej Sorokin, middleweight prospect Mahir Oral, Olympic gold medallist Odlanier Solis and the already announced bout between Konstantin Airich and “Brixton Bomber” Danny Williams.
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