By Per Ake Persson
Cuban cruiserweight, based in Berlin and promoted by Sauerland Event, Yoan Pablo Hernandez faces ex-WBC champ Wayne Braithwaite March 29 in Kiel in the chief support to Arthur Abraham vs. Elvin Ayala. Hernandez has scored several quick wins of recently, over decent guys as well, but has a tendency to fade if the fight drags out and Braithwaite will surely expose that - if it's enough to win is a different matter.
It seems like we can look forward to Ruslan Chagaev vs. Nikolai Valuev II sometime during the summer after the WBA turned down a request from Universum to do a Chagaev - Luan Krasniqi fight in late April. The WBA have set April 3 as deadline for agreement or purse bids.
Russian Vyachslav Gusev and Ugandan, based in Sweden, Abdu Tebazalwa clash for the vacant WBA I/C featherweight title April 12 in Ekaterinburg.
German heavyweight Steffen Kretschmann faces Latvian Alex Kosobokovs on March 11 at home in Halle/Saale.
Dario Cichello and Vincenzo Imparato fight for the Italian light heavyweight title on March 15 in Pisa. Middleweight Luciano Abis is on the undercard.
It will be German Marco Heiniechen that squares off against Frenchman Jean Marc Monrose March 8 in Metz. Monrose takse on EBU champ Johny Jensen on May 3 in Marseille.
Hassan Ssaku, reigning ABU champ at welter, facse Albert Starikov in Narva, Estonia, March 22.
Stefania Bianchini and Simona Galassi clash for the WBC female flyweight title on March 29 in Forli. Antonio Brancalion defends the EU light heavyweight crown against Frenchman Karim Bennama in the chief support.
Danish jr. middleweight Thomas Poulsen is in against Venezuelan Carlos Donquiz on March 14 in Odense. Donquiz took out then unbeaten Reda Zam Zam on his previous visit to Denmark and Poulsen, 9-0 with no inside the distance wins and several close calls, is in very tough in this one. Donquiz is a battle tested journeyman with a decent punch.
