Middleweight contender Mahir “The Lion” Oral has extended his promotional contract with Arena Box-Promotion for three more years.

“I took my time to think about the offer”, states Oral. “Finally, I made my decision and I am one hundred percent convinced that it is the right one. There is no better promoter in the world for me than Ahmet Öner and Arena.

"I am sure that Ahmet is the right man to push me to the top of the ratings. He knows this business very well; he is organizing excellent shows and always finds the right opponents.

"In addition to that, I get along very well with all the other guys in the Arena gym. My coach Hans-Jürgen Witte is great and it is fun to work with all the guys. Also Hamburg is my hometown and Arena is based here as well.”

“I am very happy that Mahir decided to stay with Arena”, says promoter Ahmet Öner. “He already proved that he is one of the best middleweights in the world today. And with Klitschko vs. Gomez coming up, he also recognized that I am able to get world title fights for my boxers.

"I am sure that Mahir will make his way to the top. He is already rated very high in all major organizations. If everything goes well he might get a shot at a world title at the end of this year."

Oral’s next step on the way to a title shot will be a fight against stablemate Kofi Jantuah in May. “Kofi is a very good boxer as well,” adds Öner. “And he has fought for the IBF title before. I am sure that the winner of this bout will get close to a championship bout.”

The exact date and place of the fight are not set yet.

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