Alexander Frenkel: record, next fight and profile →
European cruiserweight champion Alexander Frenkel of Germany says he is suffering from burn-out and will take a break until the year's end. The 26-year-old won the title in a seventh-round knockout win over Welshman Enzo Maccarinelli on September 18 in Birmingham, England, and had been due to mount a defense on October 22 in Ludwigsburg in southern Germany.
Troja Boxing Group was forced to cancel their big promotion in Berlin that was set for October after the headliners fell through, one after another. Rico Mueller vs Nasser Athumani for the IBO international welterweight title will now go ahead at another date.
EBU cruiserweight champ Alexander Frenkel will defend the title on October 22 in Halle / Westfalen, Germany, against mandatory challenger and Sauerland Event stablemate Enad Licina. Also on this bill is Kubrat Pulev vs Martin Rogan for the vacant EU heavyweight crown, but it remains to be seen if this fight goes forward with Rogan considering an offer to face undefeated British boxer Tyson Fury in Belfast.
Team Sauerland revealed to media in Germany this past weekend that they were looking at a unification fight between WBO cruiserweight champ Marco Huck and WBC ruler Krzystof Wlodarczyk. There are ongoing talks with the fight tentatively set for late October or early November with Berlin as site.
Silvio Branco's late withdrawal from the fight against EBU cruiserweight king Alexander Frenkel has paved the way for an internal Sauerland eliminator with Frenkel now to defend the title against Enad Licina. The EBU have set deadline for purse bids or contracts for July 28. Frenkel vs Licina is an interesting matchup and the winner is likely to get a world title shot in this division more or less controlled by Sauerland.
Alexander Frenkel's defense of the EBU cruiserweight title against Silvio Branco, that first was postponed and then set for July 22 in Civitavecchia, Italy, is now off completely. The EBU has subsequently removed the 44-year old Branco from the mandatory challenger position. OPI 2000, who promote Branco, confirms the fight is off but declined to give any reason for the cancellation.
As always in the summer time in Italy, there is less football (soccer) on TV and thus more chances for boxing promoters to secure network dates and more promotions and here´s some of the action that is coming up.
EBU cruiserweight king Alexander Frenkel´s defense against Italian veteran and multiple ex-champion Silvio Branco will go ahead June 25 in Civitavecchia. Branco is closing in on 45 and Frenkel can punch very hard with both hands so Silvio looks up against it even at home but Alexander also has a long history of hand injuries and the Italian has tons of experience to rely on so the chance is there. OPI 2000 promotes the show.
EBU cruiserweight champion Alexander Frenkel (23-0, 18KOs) will make the mandatory defense of the title against veteran Silvio Branco (61-10, 37KOs) on a show promoted by OPI 2000. When and where is to be announced. Frenkel has been sidelined for some time with a hand injury. Frenkel last fought in September wit a brutal knockout of Enzo Maccarinelli.
The European champion in the cruiserweight division, Alexander Frenkel (23-0, 18 KO), trains for his a possible first defense of the title against veteran Silvio Branco (61-10, 37 KOs). Alexander won the title in a difficult fight last September last year against Enzo Maccarinelli, which took place in England. The parties have until March 31 to reach an agreement on the fight details. Alexander has resumed training after suffering an arm injury, which prevented him from defending the title in February. Photos by Wilhelm Springer (box-info.net).