By Per Ake Persson Armenian-German Khoren Gevor gets a surprise chance in a WBA eliminator at middleweight against Matthew Macklin April 16 in Manchester. Gevor was until two days ago in training in Amsterdam for an eight-rounder at super middle in Muenster March 26 which now is off.
Read More »European Boxing New: Stieglitz, Sartison, Helenius, Peter
By Per Ake Persson SES announced today a hot matchup as WBO super middle champ Robert Stieglitz, 39-2, will defend the title against Dimitri Sartison, 27-1, the holder of the WBA regular title, April 9 at the Boerdelandhall in Magdeburg.
Read More »European Boxing News: Stieglitz, Konecny, Campillo, Golovkin, Pozo
By Per Ake Persson WBO super middle champ Robert Stieglitz defends the title April 9 in his adopted hometown of Magdeburg. An opponent is yet to be announced. The show is promoted by SES at the Boerdeland Hall with SAT 1 televising the main bouts live. Stieglitz is now trained …
Read More »European Boxing News: Sauerland, Valuev, Lauri, Shafikov, Jack
By Per Ake Persson Sauerland has, according to Bild Zeitung in Germany, signed a million euro deal with promoters in Abu Dhabi, part of the wealthy United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf. The deal is for three years, with the first show likely to be staged in December. Nikolai …
Read More »European Boxing News: Markussen, Braekhus, Kaddour, Erdei, Campillo
By Per Ake Persson Danish super middle Rudy Markussen is injured and off Sauerland´s show in Herning, Denmark, February 12. WBC, WBA and WBO female welter ruler Cecilia Braekhus is also off the bill due to a virus. Comebacking former Contender participant Ahmed Kaddour has stepped in as replacement. Middleweight …
Read More »European Boxing News: Zaveck, Abraham, Hein, Dimetrenko, Kovacs
By Per Ake Persson IBF welter champ Dejan Zaveck. 30-1-1, defends the title February 18 at home in the 14,000-seater Sportpark Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia. An opponent is yet to be announced. The show is promoted by SES and Zaveck will, as always, prepare in Magdeburg under his trainer Dirk …
Read More »European Boxing News: Bonsu, Licina, Cunningham, Krasniqi, Klitschko
By Per Ake Persson Belgian “Sugar” Jackson Osei Bonsu continues his way back to the top February 20 with a fight against the ever dangerous to be announced. Then April 1 in Gent the former European welter champ will take on Sweden-based Karlo Tabaghua. Jackson is looking to be back …
Read More »European Boxing News: Braehmer, Atlas, Povetkin, Golovkin, Holyfield, Chanet
By Per Ake Persson The reasons vary but fact is that WBO light heavy champ Juergen Braehmer has pulled out of no less than five major fights since returning after a prison term in the fall of 2005. Add to that another postponement when then WBA champ Hugo Hernan Garay …
Read More »European Boxing News: Klitschko, Campillo, Erdei, N’Dam, Bonsu, Golovkin
By Per Ake Persson It looks like former WBA light heavy king Gabriel Campillo will take on former WBO 175 lb champ Zsolt Erdei March 12 in New York with the WBA regular title at stake. This of course mean that the winner of Juergen Braehmer and Beibut Shumenov, current …
Read More »European Boxing News: Vidoz, Yefimovych, Asikainen, Terbunja, Braekhus, Ragosina
By Per Ake Persson Former European heavy champ Paolo Vidoz says his fight in Berlin against Bulgarian prospect Kubrat Pulev this past weekend was his last. Vidoz lost a shutout decision to Pulev. “I never got back into it after losing to Matt Skelton late 2008”, says Paolo.
Read More »European Boxing News: Golovkin, Balzsay, Asikainen, Petranyi
By Per Ake Persson Weights from Astana, Kazachstan: Both WBA middleweight (regular) champ Gennadyi Golovkin and challenger Nilson Julio Tapia scaled 72.2 kg / 159.25 lbs for tomorrow´s fight that headlines a show with the national amateur championships.
Read More »European Boxing News: Dimitrenko, Sosnowski, Konecny, Chagaev, Balzsay
By Per Ake Persson Alexander Dimitrenko´s mandatory defence of the European heavyweight title against Albert Sosnowski has now been announced for December 4 (as previously reported) with Schwerin as site. Dimitrenko, from Ukraine, living in Germany and now a German citizen is making the first defence of the title. It´s …
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