By Per Ake Persson

 

The Klitschko brothers have left K2 East and have now formed K2 Promotions Ukraine. Joining them is the the majority of the fighters that used to be with K2, most notably heavyweights Alexander Ustinov and Andrey Rudenko, light heavy Vyacheslav Uzelkov, middleweight Avtandil Khurtsidze and welterweight Valery Brazhnik.

 

Heavyweight Robert Helenius headlines P 3 Boxing´s show in Helsinki March 26 in a scheduled eight-rounder against Gbenga Oloukun a/k/a Bang Bang Gbenga. Helenius comes in fresh off impressive wins over the likes of Scott Gammer, Taras Bidenko and Lamon Brewster while Oloukun, who also also beat Brewster, lost to Rene Dettweiler last time out. Off the show is the planned EU title fight between Ville Piispanen and Emanuele De Prophetis as Piispanen of lately has been ill. Norwegian feather Andreas Evensen fights Thai Sot Sor Voraphin for the WBO I/C title in the co-feature while supermiddle prospect Niko Jokinen is in against experienced Spaniard Miguel Angel Pena.

 

OPI 2000 promotes a show March 12 in Bertinoro di Forli with Simona Galassi defending the female WBC title against Esmeralda Moreno of Mexico. Making his debut for OPI 2000 is welter Michele Di Rocco while lightweight Luca Giacon, based in Spain, makes his Italian debut.

 

Former Italian light heavyweight champ Domenico Baccheschi has passed away at the age of 79. Baccheshi went 19-9-4 during the 50´s and ended his career in 1960.

 

Polish jr middleweight Damien Jonak is off the big show in Katowice March 6 due to the contractual disputes he have with Bullit Knockout and Sauerland Event.

 

American heavyweight Jameel McCline´s comeback that was planned for Hungary in February, then postponed until March is now apparently postponed again - if not cancelled.