Karoly Balzsay: record, next fight and profile →
Former WBO super middleweight champion Karoly Balzsay was diagnosed with cancer in March of this year but after treatment he is now said to be ok - and not only that: he wants to comeback for a farewell fight during 2015. Balzsay retired two years ago with a record of 25-2 (18) and has since worked as a coach in amateur boxing.
Hungarian website monokli.com writes that former two time super middleweight world champion Károly Balzsay (25-2) has been diagnosed with lymphatic cancer. He's currently under treatment in Budapest. Despite the bad news he's quite optimistic and said: "I didn't choose this opponent, but I will beat it!" Balzsay retired two years ago. He defended his WBA "regular" world title for the last fight against Dimitri Sartison and is currently working as a coach in amateur boxing.
Brian Magee will fight for the vacant WBA "regular" super middleweight belt later this after the now former champion Karoly Balzsay pulled out of their scheduled contest with a back injury. Magee’s team held all the cards for the bout after winning the purse bid and will now be able to pick and choose an opponent from the WBA’s top 15 contenders at 168lbs for the title bid, which could now happen in Belfast this October.
First former WBC champion Sebastian Zbik threatened Universum with legal action after not being paid for his recent loss against WBA super champ Felix Sturm. Now, WBA "regular" super middleweight ruler Karoly Balzsay have join the club and told media in Hungary that he would take legal action against Universum for not being paid for the fight against Dimitri Sartison. Some sources even claim that Universum owes Balzsay money for the fight against Stas Kashtanov as well.
The unification fight at super middleweight between WBA regular champ Karoly Balzsay (25-2, 18KOs) and interim titleholder Brian Magee (36-4-1, 25KOs) now have September 22 as a working date but could go ahead earlier.
The WBA unification fight at super middleweight between Brian Magee and Karoly Balzsay appears to be off for the time being. Team Magee, who won the purse bids, had planned to stage the fight on July 7 in Copenhagen - but Universum and Balzsay have not yet returned a signed contract. Word out of Hungary is that the WBA regular champ never went into serious training as he is still recuperating from the very tough defense against Dimitri Sartison, which took place on April 21.
The unification fight between two of the WBA champs at super middleweight - regular king Karoly Balzsay and interim-ruler Brian Magee - is tentatively set for July 7 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with Danish veteran Mogens Palle, a part of Team Magee, as promoter.
In an purse bid held earlier this morning at the headquarters of the World Boxing Association in Panama City, Panama. Team Magee outbid Universum to stage the fight between WBA interim-super middleweight champion Brian Magee (36-4-1, 25KOs) and full champion Karoly Balzsay (25-2, 18KOs). Universum bid $256,000, while Team Magee put down $287,700. Some of the dates mentioned are July 7, July 14 and July 21 in Ireland.
Belfast boxer Brian Magee's WBA super middleweight title fight against Karoly Balzsay (25-2, 18KOs) will go to purse bids. The promoters of the two camps have been unable to agree terms ahead of the contest. The fight is set to take place in Belfast or Denmark before the end of July, with Balzsay having been ordered to make a mandatory defence.
In a classifed textbook stinker, WBO #11 and WBC #15 featherweight Marcel Meyerdirks (22-0, 5 KOs) continued his reign of slumber with a hard-fought but uniquely dull twelve-round decision over barely capable Argentinean opponent Santiago Allione (19-8-1, 7 KOs).