By Per Ake Persson
Sauerland Event has announced that IBF 160 lb champ Arthur Abraham´s scheduled March 4 defense will take place in Oldenburg. In the co-headliner, WIBF jr middleweight champ Heidi Hartmann faces mandatory challenger Marischja Sjauw.
German heavyweight Luan Krasniqi returns on March 11 in the headliner of a big Universum show at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg.
Jr welters Gabriel Mapouka and Krzystof Bienias will clash on February 18 in Warzaw for the vacant EU crown.
Italian cruiserweight Vincenzo Cantatore has been named mandatory challenger to newly crowned EBU champ David Haye. Cantatore just lost a split decision to WBO ruler Johnny Nelson.
Pursebids for the EU heavyweight title clash between Steffen Nielsen and Michael Sprott, originally set for Dec 19, has been postponed until January 10.
British light heavyweight Peter Haymer now has Frenchman Jean Louis Mandengue as co-challenger for the EU title after German Kai Kurzawa was withdrawn from the bout.
