European Boxing News: Huck, Valuev, Holyfield, Uzelkov, Branco, Ustinov

By Per Ake Persson

Polish Bullit Knockout stage a triple header October 18 in Zabrze. On top, WBC Youth junior middle champ Damian Jonak takes on Finn Mika Joensuu in a fight that is also for the WBC Baltic Seas title.

Heavyweight Andrzey Wawrzyk faces Dutchman Harry Duiven, Jr, for the vacant WBC Youth title and in the third headliner, cruiser Tomasz Hutkowski is in against Georgian Sandro Sipishvili, also for the WBC Youth title.

European cruiser champ Marco Huck makes a voluntary defence of the title against Italian Fabio Tuiach October 25 in Oldenburg in a co-headliner to Kessler vs Haussler.

WBA heavy champ Nikolay Valuev´s next defence will go ahead December 6, 13 or 20 in a German speaking country. As for an opponent, Evander Holyfield is in the picture but other names are being discussed as well.

Sauerland Event supply the fighters to a show in Berlin tonight with welter Frank Shabani headlining against Russian Roman Seliverstov, who comes in fresh off a win against Michel Trabant. Heavyweight Rene Dettweiler is in against Hungarian Viktor Szalai.

P 3 Boxing have reportedly secured a very good, yet to be named former lightweight champ, as opponent for Russian junior welter prospect Dennis Shafikov November 28 in Helsinki in a supporting bout to Asikainen vs Gevor. The show – set for the Hartwall Arena – has already sold 4000 tickets and the venue can seat up to 12,000, including some dinner guests.

Ukrainian light heavy Vyacheslav Uzelkov will fight a WBA eliminator. According to K 2 East, who promote Uzelkov, the opponent could be either American Yusuf Mack or Frenchman Rachid Kanfouah.

K 2 East have their next show – called “Golden Boxing Tournament” – scheduled for Cherkasy October 25. Junior welter Sergey Fedchenko and cruiser Vitaly Rusal headlines, both in intercontinental title fights.

European junior welter champ Gianluca Branco defends the title against Finn Juho Tolppola November 21 in Italy. Contracts for the fight were not signed as of October 9, but the deal is said to be done and the EBU have it up on their website.

Belorus heavyweight Alexander Ustinov, a big man, faces an even bigger, or at least taller, man in American Julius Long on the undercard to Klitschko vs Peter tomorrow. K 2 East have also announced that Ustinov is next is looking to fight for the obscure EBA title.