By Per Ake Persson

AMI Productions show billed as "WBA Boxing Night" goes ahead June 27 in Le Cannet. It´s topped by the all French eliminator at cruiserweight between Jean Marc Monrose and Steve Herelius. Middleweights Hassan N´Dam N´Jikam and Mariano Carrera clash for the WBA I/C title - and it´s also a WBA eliminator. French light heavyweight champ Nadjib Mohammed defends the title against Jose Tavarez. Unbeaten heavyweights Gregory Tony, reigning national titleholder, and Carlos Takam square off in a scheduled eight-rounder. Finally, Russian cruiserweight Valery Brudov face Pascal Lacampagne over six.

 

Pugnus Boxing Promotion in Karlstad, Sweden, stage a show called "Ingo the Champ" in memory of the late former heavyweight champ Ingemar Johansson on September 4 at the huge Lofberg Lila Arena in Karlstad. No headliner announced yet.

 

Labbas Box Promotion in Tidaholm, Sweden, staged a show on Saturday night that overall was a very good small hall promotion. Labbas had bad luck with the weather and the event had, at a late notice, moved indoors, it also clashed with the big football game between Sweden and Denmark (to make it worse won by Denmark) but a good crowd showed up. The big news of the show were the pro debuts of amateurs stars Badou Jack and Jackson Bogere. Jack. at light heavyweight, looked every bit an execllent prospect in winning over durable Russian Maxim Nikonorov. Bogere, at jr middle while his opponent was just over the jr welter limit, had a tough time with Alexey Shorovkov but came out a winner after a strong finish. Cruiser Wael Haddad didn´t take a step backward in winning over Dmitry Shovenko and one have to wonder what could have been had Wael gotten serious about boxing 15+ years ago when he was a top class amateur.

 

Natascha Ragosina defends the WBA and WBC female super middleweight titles against Laura Ramsey Jully 3 in Hannover. In the co-headliner Esther Schouten face Bettina Volker in a WIBF world title fight at jr feather. Welters Oliver Guettel and Anthony Ukeh drew over six exciting rounds in Magdeburg on the last SES promotion and will do it again in Hannover. Also on the show is Czech jr middle Lukas Konecny.

 

Leonard Bundu defends the EU welter title June 27 in Berlin against Frank Shabani. This fight was one of the four that were postponed from the planned Valuev vs Chagaev show in Helsinki May 30.