By Per Ake Persson
EU featherweight champ Gianpiero Contestabile was all set to make a voluntary defense of the title on May 4 in Avezzano against Spanish challenger Zebenzui Garcia but Constestabile has suffered a serious hand injury and he was forced to withdraw from the fight and relinquish the title.
In order to save the date and the promoter, Davide De Clemente, from financial losses - the EBU ratings commission have accepted that Davide Dieli could step in on short notice and take on Garcia on the already scheduled date.
Dieli is ranked # 7 in the EU ratings and Garcia # 11 and the winner will have Universum´s unbeaten newly crowned WBO I/C champ Marcel Meyerdiercks as their mandatory challenger.
