Andreas Evensen: record, next fight and profile →
EBU featherweight champ Alex Miskirtchian will defend the title against mandatory challenger Andreas Evensen on February 9, 2013 in Denmark. Evensen, 17-2-0-1, a/k/a "Kid Colombia" is from Norway but as professional boxing is prohibited in his homecountry he´s been fighting with Finland and Denmark as base and is now promoted by Sauerland while Helge "Stonehand" Waeroy is trainer and manager.
The weights are in for the big card at the Ice Hall in Helsinki, Finland. Making his return after a long layoff due to injuries, Robert "The Nordic Nightmare" Helenius (17-0, 11KOs) will face Sherman "The Tank" Williams (35-11-2, 19KOs). Helenius came in at 249.3-pounds, while Williams was 264.8. Pictures by Seppo JJ Sirkka EASTPRESS Eastpress.
EBU featherweight champion Alex Miskirtchian was all set to make a voluntary defense of the title against Italian Suat Laze on October 27 in Charleroi, Belgium. The fight was first postponed due to illness of Miskirtchian and is now off completely. The EBU is now calling for purse bids for Miskirtchian, 21-2-1, against his mandatory challenger, Norwegian Andreas Evensen, 16-2-0-1, and have set November 3 at noon as deadline.
Frederikshavn, Denmark - James DeGale (12-1, 9 KOs) defended his EBU super middleweight title for the first time, with a fourth round stoppage of mandatory challenger Cristian Sanavia (45-6-1, 13 KOs). In round four, DeGale dropped Sanavia four times before the fight was stopped.
Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark - In a bout for the vacant WBA international featherweight title, Andreas Evensen (16-2-1, 6KOs) won a twelve round majority decision over Willie Casey (13-2, 9KOs). The scores were 114-114, and two cards of 115-113 for Evensen. Casey gave Evensen some fits and finished strong, but the fight was close and Evensen did good boxing work and movement in the middle and late rounds. ---------------------
The weights are in for Saturday's big card in Frederikshavn, with three big title bouts that make up one of the biggest Nordic Fight Night events in Sauerland history.