By Per Ake Persson
On July 23 in Chiva, Spain, two Ukrainans will square off for the vacant Baltic Boxing Union jr lightweight title. Artiom Ayvazidi is now again back in Stockholm, Sweden, and takes on Ivan Gryniuk, who is based in Span.
Ayvazidi was in Sweden during his last few years in the amateurs and turned pro in the country as well but then moved back to Ukraine and was signed by K 2 East (now K 2 Ukraine). Later he was signed by a German promoter and went 10-0 but then took on world ranked Sergey Fedchenko is last outing and lost a close decision that many felt should have gone the other way.
Also on the Chiva bill is Swedish female welterweight Mikaela Lauren, who defends the obscure WPBF title against Angel McKenzie, a steady loser on the European circuit.
