By Rick Reeno

BoxingScene.com was advised that a very big event is being planned for Wales in early September. The card would feature a doubleheader with local fan favorites Nathan Cleverly and Enzo Maccarinelli.

The main event would feature a WBO light heavyweight eliminator between Cleverly (19-0, 9KOs) and Karo Murat (23-0, 13KOs) of Germany. There is a purse bid scheduled for May 10 in Hungary, but I've been informed by sources cloe to the negotiations that Cleverly's promoter Frank Warren is close to reaching a deal with Murat's promoter, Sauerland Event.

The co-feature would see Maccarinelli (32-4, 25 KOs) make the first defense of his EBU cruiserweight title. The likely opponent is undefeated Alexander Frenkel (22-0, 17 KOs) of Ukraine, who I believe is the official challenger to that title.

The event, from what I've been told, is going to be a major event with a stacked undercard featuring a lot of Warren's younger talent. The event date is being targeted for the first week of September.