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By Per Ake Persson The Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium, is booked for November 11 with former European Welter Champ Jackson Osei Bonsu scheduled to take on Argentinian Carlos Baldomir. Some sources say this is a WBC eliminator but if a fighter can come off a loss into an eliminator …
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By Per Ake Persson Newly crowned European Heavyweight Champion Sinan Samil Sam has relinquished the title rather than go through with a rematch against Italian Paolo Vidoz. It will now be Vidoz vs. British fighter Matt Skelton for the vacant title. Deadline for purse bids or agreement is noon on …
Read More »European Boxing News: Murat, Gammer, Oner, Kotelnik, Bonsu, Ashira
By Per Ake Persson Karo Murat defends the European Super Middle title against Spaniard Gabriel Campbillo on September 20 in Germany. This is likely to be a supporting bout to Mikkel Kessler vs Danilo Haussler. Murat can already be found at # 9 in WBA ratings.
Read More »European Boxing News: Sturm, Griffin, Haussler, Kessler, Kotelnik, Bonsu, Piccirillo, Galassi
At the weigh-in yesterday in Halle, Germany, WBA Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm measured up with challenger Randy Griffin of America ahead of their rematch tonight at Gerry Weber Stadium. Both men looked perfectly fit and trim but I give the weighin procedure on points to Griffin, who came in at …
Read More »European Boxing News: Bonsu, Murat, Stieglitz, Sylvester, Sturm
By Per Ake Persson European Welterweight Champion Jackson Osei Bonsu´s defence of the title against Slovenian Jan Zaveck on July 26 in Maribor is postponed until late September as Zaveck suffer from a back injury. Jackson is also booked to headline a show at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on …
Read More »European Boxing Results: Monrose Stuns Jensen To Take Cruiserweight Title
It was shock-city last night for European Cruiserweight Champion Johny Jensen as the Dane was hammered in a single round by challenger Jean Marc Monrose at the Palais des Sports in Marseilles, France. Monrose, 24-1 (15), got off to a fast start and reeled off a series of left hooks …
Read More »European Championship Boxing Preview
There are three European title fights taking place across the continent tonight and we start off at Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium where that country’s top boxer, Jackson Osei Bonsu, meets undefeated Ukrainian Viktor Plotnikov over twelve rounds. Born in Ghana, the 27 year old Bonsu, 27-1 (23), nicknamed “Sugar …
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