By Per Ake Persson

German heavyweight Luan Krasniqi will continue his career and hopes for another shot at Aleksander Dimitrenko.

IBF middleweight champ "King" Arthur Abraham's goal for 2009 is to be super-champ and Sauerland Event are trying to get a fight against Kelly Pavlik. Abraham proved in the second fight against Miranda that he´s for real.

Middleweight Mahir Oral have extended his contract with Arena Box Promotion for another three years. Oral will next fight stablemate Kofi Jantuah.

Aleksander Alekseev and Spotlight Boxing have renewed their contract. Alekseev looked like a safe bet to win a world title in 2009 but surprisingly lost to Victor Emilio Ramirez in his last fight.

WBO super middleweight champ Karoly Balzsay defends the title April 25 in Germany, writes Hungarian website monokli.com

Frenchman Jerome LeBanner, a big star in martial arts, appears to be heading back to boxing. LeBanner had a few fights (4-0) back in 08.