By Per Ake Persson

EC Boxing´s heavyweight hopefuls Christian Hammer and Adrian Granat have both had busy weeks and more is to come.
 
Hammer (16-3 and reigning WBO Euro heavyweight champ) has been sparring with Wladimir Klitschko at the champ´s training camp in Austria and is now heading back to Hamburg. Next fight is set for October 31 probably in Berlin with Taras Bidenko as a possible oppponent.
 
Granat (4-0, 4) has spent the last weeking nursing sore ribs after sparring with Klitschko´s opponent September 6, Kubrat Pulev, in Berlin. Granat will next week head back to Berlin for sparring with comebacking Russian Dennis Boytsov, who returns August 30 in Halle / Westfalen. Adrian will next fight September 13 in Copenhagen and face veteran Serdar Uysal (14-19-2) in a six rounder.