
By Ruslan Chikov
Undefeated EBU cruiserweight champion Alexander Frenkel (23-0, 18KOs) was told by his trainer that former WBC champion Giacobbe Fragomeni (27-3, 11KOs) refused to fight him. There have been reports that Zakaria Azzouzi (12-1, 9KOs) will end up as Frenkel's opponent for February 12 at RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle in Muelheim, Germany.
"My coach Ulli Wegner said Fragomeni did not want to fight with me," said Frenkel to Bleak. "Now my managers to actively negotiate with other boxers. This is my first voluntary title defense, so the opponent can be any of the guys outside the top ten rankings of the European Boxing Union (EBU)."