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This week, Arena CEO Ahmet Öner welcomed Erislandy Lara to Hamburg, Germany. The 2005 world amateur champion from Cuba joined his fellow countrymen Odlanier Solis, Yuriorkis Gamboa and Yan Barthelemy in signing with Arena Box-Promotion. Lara had tried to defect from Cuba along with two-time Olympic Gold Medallist Gulliermo Ri …

On July 4, the vacant European Heavyweight Championship will be on the line in Istanbul, Turkey. Originally, Matt Skelton was meant to fight local hero Sinan Samil Sam, but the former British and Commonwealth Champion had to pull out of the fight due to a virus infection.

After a dramatic ring battle in Bilbao, Spain, German interim heavyweight champion Konstantin Airich showed a great fight against odds-on favourite Danny Williams but he couldn’t beat the British titleholder in front of 2,000 Spanish fans at the Pabellon deportivo Asesarre.

At today’s official weigh-in for tomorrow’s big show in Bilbao, Spain, Konstantin Airich presented himself in great shape and very self-confident regarding his fight against “Brixton Bomber” Danny Williams. “No matter what we’ve talking about in the last couple of days”, said Airich. “I feel that I’m ready to take …

Usually heavyweight prospect Konstantin Airich (9-0-1, 8 kos) is full of power and self-confidence. But on his way to Bilbao (Spain) where the German interim champion faces British titleholder “Brixton Bomber” Danny Williams (38-6-0, 30 kos) tomorrow (Friday, May 30th) started to ponder on his chances. “Danny Williams is a …

Ahmet Öner (ARENA Box-Promotion) and Arturo Moral (Stock Eventos) join forces to present a night of high quality boxing this Firday (May 30th) in Barakaldo-Bilbao, Spain. The main event features 8 rounds of world class heavyweight boxing when reigning German heavyweight champion (interim) “Sandman” Konstantin Airich (9-0-1) faces the British …

Ruslan Chagaev´s postponed defense of the WBA Heavyweight Title against Nikolai Valuev will according to German news agency DPA take place on July 5. The site has not determined. Meanwhile Universum strongly dismiss a story in Bild Zeitung as to why the fight was postponed. According to the tabloid, basing …

Yuriorkis Gamboa beat Darling Jimenez to win the vacant WBC international super featherweight championship. “El Ciclon de Guantanamo ” dominated most of the fight but was down in the fourth when Jimenez caught him with a left. ARENA-CEO Ahmet Öner said, “Gamboa is a complete fighter but tonight I was …

At 128.5 lb, super featherweight phenomenon Yuriorkis Gamboa showed himself in excellent condition for his shot at the vacant WBC international championship at today’s weigh-in at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resort in Nevada. His opponent Darling Jimenez weighed in at 131 lb. “I wouldn’t care if Jimenez weighed 150 pounds”, …

The Official Weigh-In, which is open to the public, for tomorrow night’s stellar card on HBO Boxing After Dark, takes place today in the Star of the Desert Arena at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts, in Primm, NV., beginning at 4:30 P.M. PT Yuriokis Gamboa, Alfredo Angulo, James Kirkland, the …

European heavyweight championship postponed Sinan Samil Sam has to take a break in preparing for his European heavyweight championship bout against Matt Skelton due to a hand injury. The title fight that was originally scheduled for May 30th in Istanbul will be postponed for about for weeks.

None of the involved people had expected to see this face at the purse bid for the WBC heavyweight championship bout between Samuel Peter and Vitali Klitschko. But Ahmet Öner showed up anyways as sort of “surprise guest” and with a big check in his pocket. The CEO of Hamburg …