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By Per Ake Persson
Ex-WBA heavy champ Bruce Seldon is out as opponent for Mikael Lindblad on September 15 in Karlstad, Sweden but he has been replaced by another aging ex-champ: “Merciless” Ray Mercer. Mercer vs Lindblad is under the special Swedish rules scheduled for four.
Meanwhile, Manny Masson, fresh from the Arena camp in Hamburg, is working with another heavy; Aldo Colliander in Karlstad. Aldo could be fighting Robert Daniels on the show.
The promoters, Pugnus Boxing Promotion, writes in a press release that this is the biggest show in Sweden since Jimmy Ellis controversially beat Floyd Patterson back in 1968 – and financially it probably is. Former amateur star Tarik Charafi will make his pro debut on the show. Charafi will campaign at lightweight.
The purse bids for Vladimir Virchis´ mandatory defence of the European heavyweight title against Nikolai Valuev that had a deadline for today at noon have been postponed until August 2. News on Valuev´s comeback is expected within the next 24 hours.
Female fly queen Regina Halmich had six millions watching her latest title defence on German TV channel ZDF Saturday night. Halmich´s career is a perfect example of what marketing and outside of the ring activities can do for a fighter.
Spanish fly veterans Jose A Lopez Bueno and Lahcene Zemmouri square off for the vacant European Union title October 20 in Tarragona.
