Anthony Joshua MBE claimed his first professional title on Saturday night with a brutal second round KO of Denis Bakhtov – and chillingly warned his Heavyweight rivals: ‘My power is only going to grow.’ The Olympic gold medal hero blasted Bakhtov out of the equation in just five ruthless minutes in east London, back in…
Tonight in Leipzig, Germany, Manuel Charr tries to add another WBC belt to his collection when the “Diamond Boy” collides with Russian powerhouse Denis Bakhtov in a clash for Charr’s WBC Silver international, WBC Baltic and WBC Mediterranean titles plus the vacant WBC CISBB championship. “It is my goal to win all WBC titles so…
Last night at DIVS Arena in Ekaterinburg, Russia, WBO middleweight king Dmitry Pirog kept hold of his title in a tougher than expected defense against Argentina’s Javier Francisco Maciel. Maciel had come into the clash without ever having fought outside of his homeland but the 26 year old showed no signs at all at being…
Russia’s premier boxer is back in action tonight as Dmitry Pirog will put his WBO middleweight belt on the line for the first time, meeting challenger Javier Francisco Maciel at DIVS Arena in Ekaterinburg. Pirog hasn’t been in the ring since winning the vacant title in July, 2010 with a masterful dismantling of highly touted…
With his Cuban heavyweight contender Odlanier Solis in line to face WBC champ Vitali Klitschko after beating Ray Austin in Miami on Friday, promoter Ahmet Oner should be one of the happiest people in boxing. But the Arena CEO seems far less satisfied than expected because of the state he sees his beloved sport in…
Arena CEO Ahmet Öner will present a “Heavy Night at the Baltic Sea” on November 12th in Stralsund. German hard-hitter Konstantin Airich (16-2-2, 13 kos) faces unbeaten Turk Yakup Saglam (26-0, 23 kos). Airich is best known for losing a controversial slugfest to Danny Williams in May 2008 in Spain when both men had been…
By Per Ake Persson Helsinki, Finland, has been mentioned in the past by various sources including MTV3 in Finland as a possible site for the postponed Carl Froch vs Arthur Abraham Super Six tournament fight. The working date is November 27. I have been told that the date and site is ok with Showtime and…
It hardly gets any closer than this. At today’s purse bid for the European heavyweight championship between Alexander Dimitrenko and Denis Bakhtov in Rome, Arena outbid Universum by only 200 Euros. Arena’s offer of 157,000 Euro was slightly enough to make sure that Universum at 156,800 Euro cannot stage the fight as planned on their…
By Per Ake Persson Russian heavy Denis Bakhtov has accepted to step in as along with Aleksander Dimitrenko as co-challenger for the vacant European title. The EBU have set June 21 as deadline for purse bids or agreement and the fight must go ahead before July 31. Audley Harrison remains as mandatory challenger for the…
On March 27, Ahmet Öner’s Arena Sports Promotion will team up with major TV station SAT.1 for the first time for a big show in Hamburg, Germany featuring the heavyweight rematch between German prospect Steffen Kretschmann and Russian veteran Denis Bakhtov and the return of featherweight phenomenon Yuriorkis Gamboa to Hamburg where his pro career…
© W. Klauke Arena’s stars Herbie Hide, Steffen Kretschmann and Mahir Oral have been received very kindly Monday afternoon in Völklingen, Germany for the first press conference for the big Arena show on June 26 at Hermann-Neuberger Halle.