By Per Ake Persson
EBU middle champ Amin Asikainen´s defence against Sebastian Sylvester that was set for Bamberg on May 26 has - again - been postponed as Sylvester suffers from a bad cold. Pekka Maeki, Asikainen´s trainer and promoter, says he was informed Monday of Sylvester´s illness. "I didn´t know that being scared is a medical term" comments Asikainen, who stopped the German in eighth round back in June of last year.
Sauerland Event won purse bids for Askainen vs. Sylvester II in the fall of last year and have had it scheduled and postponed a few times by now.
Asikainen has thus been added to Maeki´s show in Helsinki on May 18 and will fight a non-title eight rounder at super middleweight. Opponent is to be announced.
Asikainen vs. Sylvester will now go ahead on June 23 in Zwickau
