European Boxing News: Adamek, Canclaux, Zam Zam, Asloum

ByBoxing Press

By Per Ake Persson

Ex-WBC light heavy champ an current IBO ruler at cruiser Tomasz Adamek is looking to continue his comeback in November in Wroclaw, Poland.

Frenchman Christophe Canclaux has relinquished the European Union junior middle title. There was to have been purse bids earlier this week in Rome – for Canclaux´s mandatory defence against Czech Lukas Konecny.

Ugandan Abdul Tebazalwa, currently residing in Stockholm and signed with Pro Box Scandinavia, will challenge WBF junior light champ Choi Tseveenpurev in London, UK, October 7.

Danish junior middle Reda Zam Zam is off Team Palle´s show September 14 in Horsens due to an injured nose. Zam Zam was to have fought Carlos Donquiz, who knocked out Reda in a huge upset on the undercard to Kessler vs Andrade in March in Copenhagen.

44-year old German heavy Andreas Sidon have been stripped of the national title. The German Federation, the BDB, following his 47-second blowout by Odlanier Solis. Official challenger is another Arena boxer, Konstantin Airich. Arena had planned for Sidon vs Airich September 21 in Luebeck but that is off now.

Dane Robert Larsen have been given a temporary promoter´s license by the Danish Federation. Larsen, who manages Robert Osiobe and Rachid Idrissi, plans to stage a pro/am show on the outskirts of Copenhagen October 27.

French fly Brahim Asloum takes on Brazilian Wellington Vicente September 15 in Rostock, Germany, on the undercard to Veit vs Brahmer.

Arena Box Promotion have signed up heavyweight Edmund Gerber and super middle Sebastian Sonntag, both German champs in the amateurs. Both are from Schwerin and are trained by Karsten Roewer, who also joins Arena and will be headcoach along with Werner Kirsch. Roewer fought and lost to Henry Maske three times in what used to be East Germany.

Swedish heavy Mikael Lindblad have been to “Rocky´s Gym” in Duisburg, Germany, to spar with South African Miyan Solomons. Lindblad takes on Ray Mercer in a scheduled four-rounder September 15 in Karlstad, Sweden.