European Boxing News: Hugger, Mock, Kessler, Bonsu

ByBoxing Press

By Per Ake Persson

On Friday in Odense, Denmark, Danish cruiser Anders Hugger moved to 10-0 with a close, unanimous decision over much more experienced American Louis Azille. It was scored 115- 112 on two cards and 116-112, which looked a bit generous to the localite – and many disagreed.

Hugger was down in ninth but but was overall scoring with more punches than Azille, who was right in front of his opponent most of the time and was quite effective at times with brutal hooks to the head and body of his opponent but couldn´t keep it up.

Hugger, cut and marked up, kept landing with his straight left and fought his way through the rough patches.

Lolenga Mock won the vacant European Union super middle belt with close, controversial split decision over Italian Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye. It was scored 115-113 and 115-113 for Mock while the third card read 116-112 for Ndiaye.

Again, it was aggression against cleaner punches and Mock attacked but looked slow and failed to get off while Ndiaye mixed good jabs with wild punches that missed their target completely.

All in all it was difficult to score but Ndiyae looked like the winner – and again many disagreed.

Vinni Skovgaard overcame a bad first round to stop Belgian Zelda Tekin in the tenth and final round to win the vacant WBC International female junior welter title.

Skovgaard was well ahead on points going into the last round when she floored her opponent with a left-right. Telkin got up but was stopped.

Middleweight Thomas Povlsen boxed well in two rounds and spoiled his way through four for a close decision over Venezuelan Carlos Donquiz.

Heavyweight Claus Bertino knocked out Romanian Iusan Zachei Livio with a right 30 seconds into the first.

Reports on a possible Mikkel Kessler vs Edison Miranda fight May 24 on showtime could not be confirmed at ringside in Odense.

It will be Marco Schulze that challenge WBO Intercontinental middle champ Sebastian Zbik April 19 in Magdeburg.

It could be Ukrainian Viktor Plotnikov that challenge European welter champ Jackson Osei Bonsu May 3 in Antwerp, Belgium.

P 3 Boxing in Finland have a show in the works for April in Helsinki headlined by junior welters Juho Tolppola and Dennis Shafikovs in separate bouts.