© 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.
After his very successful US show on April 17 with Yuriorkis Gamboa winning the first world title for Arena Box Promotion, promoter Ahmet Öner is preparing his next event in Germany for June 26 at the Hermann Neuberger Halle in Völklingen, near Saarbrücken, close to the French border. The show will be headlined by former…
After Juan Carlos Gomez’ WBC heavyweight championship clash with Vitali Klitschko on March 21 and WBA interim featherweight champion Yuriorkis “El Ciclon†Gamboa winning his first world title on April 17. the next Arena star might get the chance to fight for gold pretty soon. Rising middleweight star Mahir Oral might be a possible opponent…
Middleweight contender Mahir “The Lion†Oral has extended his promotional contract with Arena Box-Promotion for three more years. “I took my time to think about the offerâ€, states Oral. “Finally, I made my decision and I am one hundred percent convinced that it is the right one. There is no better promoter in the world…
Mahir Oral and Alexander Sipos both weighed in at exactly 160 lb for their WBC Mediterranean middleweight championship clash today in Cuxhaven, Germany. It is the second time Oral and Sipos meet in 2008. On May 30, “Lion†Mahir won a close unanimous decision in Bilbao, Spain. Now Sipos is seeking revenge.
It should have been another great night for Selcuk Aydin. On November 18, the WBC international champion was set to defend his title against Said Ouali in Istanbul. But in one of his last sparring sessions, Arena’s “Mini-Tyson†broke a rib and won’t be able to fight for at least eight weeks. The fight will…
Click for larger image © Vedat Alyaz On November 18, 2008 Arena CEO Ahmet Öner will once more present world class boxing in Turkey. The bill referred to as “Battle at the Bosporus†at Istanbul’s Ahmet Cömert Spor Salonu will feature WBC international welterweight champion Selcuk Aydin, middleweight contender Mahir “Lion†Oral and Geman heavyweight…
© M.A. Sayer / Arena Boxing After the dust had settled in Ankara, Turkey last night, the controversial draw between Sinan Samil Sam and Paolo Vidoz in their European Heavyweight Championship bout still led to lots of discussions. “The Bull from Bosporus †had been the more active fighter over the 12 rounds, but Vidoz…
© M.A. Sayer / Arena Boxing “I am only thinking about Friday night – there is nothing else on my mind right now“, states Sinan Samil Sam. “I am very well prepared for Paolo Vidoz.â€
By Per Ake Persson Sauerland Event have acted quickly to the news that WBA Heavyweight Champ Ruslan Chagaev is injured and are asking for either Chagaev to be stripped of the title or to have Valuev allowed to fight for an interim title. This was the second postponement of the scheduled rematch between Chagaev and…
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.