Boxing Preview: Ruslan Chagaev – John Ruiz

ByBoxing Press

Chagaev and Dimitrenko promise an exciting “Universum Champions Night” in Düsseldorf, Germany

The “Universum Champions Night” this Friday at the Burg Wächter – Castello in Düsseldorf will highlight four high profile bouts. GBU Super Flyweight Champ Alesia Graf and WIBF Super Middle titlist Natascha Ragosina will support the headliners Ruslan Chagaev, in his WBA Heavyweight Eliminator against former two time world champion John Ruiz, and Alexander Dimitrenko against the American, Billy Zumbrun.

Universum fighter and WBA Intercontinental Champion Ruslan Chagaev , 21-0-1 (17), will face the American John Ruiz, 41-6-1 (28), in a WBA heavyweight eliminator fight. This fight was won by Universum Box-Promotion at the purse bid in Miami in September and will be the first highlight of the evening.

With a positive outcome for Hamburg based Uzbekistani southpaw Chagaev, he will then have a great chance to challenge the current WBA World Champion at heavyweight, Nicolay Valuev, of the Sauerland boxing stable.

Also on the bill, heavyweight Alexander “Sascha” Dimitrenko, 23-0-0 (14), will replace Felix Sturm and supports Ruslan Chagaev. The unbeaten Universum boxer will face the American Billy Zumbrun, 20-7-1 (11), a 34 year old heavyweight with a positive record who only lost by marginal decision against the former World Champion Riddick Bowe.

“Sascha” Dimitrenko made headlines with his quick first round KO win over the Argentinean Gonzalo Omar Basile just two weeks ago and is now ready for another tough challenge on his way to a world title fight, “After that short fight, I’m still in training and in great shape,” said Dimitrenko. “I don’t care who is next as I want to be a World Champion next year!”

In a fight for the super flyweight world championship crown, Alesia Graf, 15-1-0 (7), from Stuttgart will put her GBU belt in jeopardy against the American, Heather Percival, 9-3 (1). The Universum Box-Promotion champion will have her fourth title defence and wants to live up to her nickname “The Tigress” for another demonstration of her her strength.

Another highlight will be the WIBF Super Middleweight Champion Natascha Ragosina, 11-0-0 (8). The Russian lady out of the SES boxing stable faces Scroller Carrington, 7-1-1 (4), from Trinidad & Tobago and will defend her WIBF belt for the third time.

In other fights: welterweight Maurice Weber, 7-0 (3), from Cologne faces the Frenchman Frank Harroche Horta, 5-2-2 (0), and Dimitri Sartison, 18-0 (13), from Hamburg steps into the ring in a super middleweight bout against the Latvian Jevgenijs Andrejevs (7-12-0, 2 KO).

Tickets for this event are available at:
Universum Ticket Hotline: 040- 696 559 59
CTS-Eventim Hotline: 01805-5 70 000
Ticket-Center Düsseldorf: 0211-17202910 and at all known Ticket Shops