By Per Ake Persson
Sauerland Event has put out a press release offering newly crowned WBA middleweight champ Felix Sturm one million Euro for a unification showdown with IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham on August 19 in Germany. Abraham will make a voluntary defense of the title on May 13 in Zwickau.
French jr welterweight Souleyman M´Baye, the WBA # 1 contender, headlines Elite Boxpromotion´s inaugural show March 31 in Potsdam. Swedes Tonton Semakala and Vatche Wartanian are also on the bill and are already in Berlin training under Irishman Paddy Fitspatrick. WBA cruiserweight champ Virgil Hill, in Hamburg Saturday night for Masoe vs Sturm, is rumored to be the secret guest when Elite open their new gym.
The opponent for WBA heavy champ Nikolai Valuev June 3 in Mannheim? Several insiders say Owen Beck is the one
