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by Per Ake Persson
September 18, 2007
(SEPT 18) Arena Box Promotion's big show in Luebeck on Friday September
21 is now up to 14 fights and might begin as early as 5 PM. Cuban heavy
Odlanier Solis will now face Marcus McGee and not Ross Puritty.
Compatriot Yuriorkis Gamboa take on Argentinean Nestor Hugo Paniagua at
featherweight. Herbie Hide continue his comeback at cruiser and is in
against Romanian Mircea Telecam. Heavyweight Willi Fischer fight Latvian
Aleksejs Kosoboksovs. Roman Aramian defends the Intīl German title at
middleweight against Alexander Sipos in the sole title fight on the
bill.
SES promotes in Magdeburg October 13 with super middles Denis Inkin and
Robert Stieglitz on top. Stieglitz will face South African William Gare
in a ten-round non-title fight while Inkin will defend the WBC Intīl
crown against an opponent to be announced.
Stefan Trabant, younger brother of Michel, a former IBF Youth champ and
German - BDB - champ, will return to the ring after another break
October 2 in Berlin. Trabant, by now, 26, turned pro at 16 in 97. In
2001 he beat Mondli Mbonambi for the IBF Youth middleweight title but
then dropped out of boxing for almost a year. After two comeback fights
in 2002 Stefan disappeared until last year when won a majority decision
over Latvian Sandris Tomson. Trabant is 35-3-2-1 and is now licensed by
the GBA..
Newly crowned WBA I/C cruiser champ Johnny Jensen have decided not to
take the chance to fight WBO ruler Enzo Maccarinelli on the Kessler vs
Calzaghe show November 3 in Cardiff. Jensen is now at # 10 in the WBA
ratings.
Polish HammerKnockout Promotions begin the new season with a show on
Saturday in Bytom headlined by cruiser Pawel Kolodziej, who defends the
WBC Youth title against Hungarian Istvan Varga.
WBA and WBC super middle champ Mikkel Kessler have begun sparring for
the showdown against WBO king Joe Calzaghe and went six rounds with Brit
Peter Haymer last night at the CIK gym in Copenhagen.
German jr middle Nick Klappert, formerly with the now defunct Elite Box
Promotion, have now signed with Wiking Box Team and debuts for his new
promoter November 17 in Schwedt. Headlining the Schwedt bill is an
interesting clash at lightweight between Jonny Ibramov and Muzaffer
Tosun.
Russian / Norwegian heavy Daniel Peret, who was stopped in two rounds on
Saturday in Karlstad, Sweden, is suspended for 30 days and thus off the
planned fight against Dutchman Richel Hersisia September 29 in Soumagne,
Belgium.
Source: This material is provided by Boxing Press, and Per is the
BP European Feature Writer.
