European Boxing News: Jonak, Jones, Brudov, Castillejo, Hoffmann, Sarritzu

By Per Ake Persson

Polish junior middle Damian Jonak goes for the vacant IBC title on May 9 in Gdynia and faces Venezuelan Carlos Donquiz, who is based in Spain, in the headliner of this Bullit Knockout promotion. Heavyweight Andrzej Wawrzyk defends the WBC Youth title in the co-feature.

WBA Cruiser Champ Guillermo Jones has been notified by the WBA that he has until June 27 to go through with the defence against mandatory challenger Valery Brudov from Russia. The parties have until April 27 to reach a deal or the fight will go to purse bids. Jones won the title on September 27 of last year.

Spanish all-time great Javier Castillejo is officially retired writes espabox.com. Castillejo fought a draw on April 4 against Pablo Navascues for a total record of 62-8-1-1. He was Spanish champ at welter, European and WBC champ at junior middle and WBA champ at middle.

Big German heavy Timo Hoffmann,”The German Oak”, is trained by Dirk Dzemski for his upcoming fight against WBF ruler Francois Botha on May 15 in Magdeburg. Hoffmann has gone through a lot of trainers through his long career.

Italian flyweight Andrea Sarritzu is in Spain sparring with European champ Ivan Pozo, who defends the title on May 8 against French challanger Christopher Rodrigues, Sarritzu will fight on the undercard and stands a good chance of getting the winner of Pozo vs. Rodriguez.

Female junior middles Conjestina Achieng and Maria Lindberg clash for the vacant WIBF title on May 8 in Berlin. Lindberg suffered a subdural haematoma, bleeding between the skull and the brain, in the amateurs and is suspended indefinitely from fighting as an amateur. Until recently, she was banned from the pros as well. However, the BDB in Germany have licensed her despite protests from Sweden. At 2-0-1 in the amateurs and with eight pro fights, she is now fighting for a “world” title.