By Per Ake Persson
EBU middleweight champ "Idi" Amin Asikainen, 19-0, defends the title on January 30 at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki against Italian Lorenzo Di Giacomo, 34-2-1. In the chief support, Michele Di Rocco, 14-0-1, defends the EU title against Juho Tolppola, 19-2.
This show was originally scheduled for February 10 but as it clashed with the EBU 28 rule P 3 Boxing and Welldone Promotions were forced to change the date to have Asikainen´s already scheduled mandatory defence against German Sebastian Sylvester to take place. Asikainen vs Sylvester II is set for March 3 in Rostock.
In a supporting bout Latvian jr. middleweight Jurijs Boreiko, Asikainen´s chief sparring, will fight Frenchman Brice Faradji.
Lightweight Ville Piispanen and cruiserweight Umar Kemilainen are also on the bill.
