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by Per Ake Persson
December 16, 2009
(DEC 16) Danish Palm Promotions won
today´s purse bids for the fight for the vacant EBU supermiddle title
between Mads Larsen and Brian Magee. Palm bid 303 303 EUR while
Sauerland came in with an offer for 255 309 EUR. The fight goes ahead
January 30 in Aarhus. In the chief support Lolenga Mock face Medhi
Bouadla for the vacant EU supermiddle title.
Bild Zeitung writes that WBC heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko will
next fight in April or May. Bild adds that Vitali wants to fight no
other than former WBA king Nikolai Valuev. As for Wladimir Klitschko,
IBF and WBO ruler, he defends the title against Eddie Chambers March 20.
David Haye? Well, he is on the waiting list.
Arena Box Promotion was quick to come out with a press release just
after Oleg Maskaev, WBC # 2, had been stopped by Nagy Aguilera. The WBC
had ordered an eliminator between Maskaev and Ray Austin but with
Maskaev out WBC # 3, Odlanier Solis should take his spot.
Former WBA supermiddle champ Christophe Tiozzo is to comeback. It was
first set for a show December 18 in Monaco but is now moved to February
7. The 47-year oldTiozzo have yet to apply for a license with the French
Federation. Christophe won the WBA title in 90 and retired in 92 after
losing to Jeff Harding in a bid for the WBC lightheavyweight crown. He
retired but came back in 95-96 for three fights. He was at his peak an
exellent fighter but was always surrounded by rumors of a lifestyle not
suited for a professional boxer.
SES and German Titov Boxing Promotion join forces for the Natascha
Ragosina vs Pamela London fight for the WIBF heavyweight title December
19 in Ekaterinburg. On the undercard Czech Lukas Konecny moves up to
middle and square off against Sergey Khomitski over ten. Also on the
bill is Russian heavy Dennis Bakhtov.
Norwegian heavyweight giant Arild "the Hulk" Haugen needed just 45
seconds to knockout Latvian Pavels Dolgovs Saturday night in Sedavi,
Spain. Haugen have a background as a bodybuilder and strongman and this
was his first boxing match ever. With his enourmous physique he
certainly looks the part but is very green and questions on stamina and
chin have yet to be answered.
OPI 2000 have set Gianluca Branco vs Yuri Nuzhenko for the vacant EBU
welter title for February 19 with site to be announced.
Flyweights Silvio Olteanu and Alain Bonnel clash for the vacant EU title
December 19 in Madrid. The show is promoted by Rimer Boxe.
Source: This material is provided by Boxing Press, and Per is the
BP European Feature Writer.
