Anthony Yigit: record, next fight and profile →
Hennessy Sports won today´s purse bids for the fight for the vacant EBU super lightweight title between Anthony Yigit and Lenny Daws. Hennessy bid 40,000 Euro while Sauerland big 33,305 Euro . When and where is to be announced.
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Spanish super lightweight Ruben Nieto (18-1) has relinquished the EBU title he won by beating Lenny Daws in December of last year. A rematch was ordered but never got off the ground and Nieto defended the title in July against Nicolas Gonzales in an all Spanish matchup. Next up for Nieto is a fight against Venezuelan Ernesto Espana October 15 at a site to be announced in Spain with the IBF International title at stake.
Stockholm, Sweden - Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin (16-0) outscored big and heavy (almost 300 lbs) Osvaldo Machimana (21-9-1) over eight. It was scored 80-72 twice and 79-74. Machimana gave Wallin a good test and while Otto passed it the fight showed there´s plenty of work to be done before moving up the ladder and one is perhaps gaining a little weight and get stronger.
Anthony Yigit (17-0-1, 7 KOs) is eager to impress as he makes his homecoming fight against Armando Robles (30-4-2, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Hovet in Stockholm.
Undefeated Swedish fighter Anthony Yigit (17-0-1, 7 KOs) returns to his native Stockholm on September 10 to face Armando Robles (30-4-2, 17 KOs) in a ten-round light welterweight contest at the Hovet.
Hamburg, Germany - Super middleweight Dominik Ameri (12-21) stopped one Mihaita Cosma (0-2) billed as from Romania in the second in a joke of a fight. Cosma knew nothing about boxing, was down in the first, had a point deducted and wrestled around until he retired at 1.25 of the second.
Anthony Yigit (16-0-1, 7 KOs) plans to steal the show when he takes on Philip Sutcliffe Jnr (9-0, 6 KOs) on Saturday night at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
Dina Thorslund (6-0, 4 KOs) must prepare for her toughest career test having accepted the challenge of former two-time World Champion Galina Ivanova (16-11-4, 2 KOs).
Anthony Yigit's (16-0-1, 7 KOs) fight with Chris Goodwin (19-2-1) on April 23 at the Hovet in Stockholm has been called off after Goodwin picked up an injury in training. The British boxer tore a muscle in his back while preparing for their ten-round light welterweight clash
Mikeala Lauren and Anthony Yigit have spent the last week in the Aix-en-Provence in France where they have been undergoing an intensive training camp ahead of the Nordic Fight Night on April 23 at the Hovet in Stockholm.