By Per Ake Persson
Light heavyweight Kai Kurzawa is back with Arena and expects to return to the ring during the fall.
Former heavyweight champion of the world, Ingemar Johansson turned 75 on September 22. Ingo was diagnosed with Alzheimer´s already back in 1997 but it wasn´t until 2003 the family made it public. Johansson resides in a nursing home near Gothenburg and media reports indicates that under the circumstances he is doing fine.
Former EBU middle Amin Asikainen continues his comeback October 22 in Helsinki with a scheduled non-title ten-rounder against experienced Frenchman Christophe Karagoz. Asikainen also headlines in Stockholm September 28 in a scheduled four-rounder
against Sylvain Touzet.
German-Italian heavyweight Francesco Pianeta face Australian champ Colin Wilson on the undercard to Valuev vs. Bergeron September 29 in Oldenburg.
Featherweights Robert Osiobe and Nico Schroeder clash for the vacant GBC title in Gladsaxe (on the outskirts of Copenhagen) October 27. Robert Larsen promotes.
It will be Spanish veteran Rafael Lozano that squares off against EBU flyweight champ Andrea Sarritzu October 12 in Italy. Site is still to be announced.
Unbeatable WIBF flyweight champ Regina Halmich will have her final fight at home in Karlsruhe November 30.
