By Per Ake Persson
Ex-WBO heavyweight champ Herbie Hide, last seen in Las Vegas campaigning as a cruiserweight, arrived in Hamburg Monday to spar with Arena Box Promotion´s prospects. After sparring on February 27 - Hide signed a contract with Arena and could be making his debut for them on March 9 when Arena stage a small show at their gym. On the bill are Konstantin Airich, Selcuk Aydin and Steffen Kretschmann - all three were left without fights when a planned show in Riga on March 10 was postponed.
Cuban amateur stars, all Olympic Gold Medal winners, light flyweight Yan Barthelemy Varela, flyweight Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano and heavyweight Odlanier Solis Fonte are all according to Arena on their way to Hamburg and have signed with Germany´s fastest growing promotional outfit. The three escaped recently from the Cuban national team during a training camp in Venezuela. Arena already have a solid connection to Cuba in former WBC cruiserweight champ Juan Carlos Gomez.
