By Per Aka Persson
Universum won´t confirm it, but at Don King Productions, they claim that WBO heavyweight champ Lamon Brewster will defend his title on September 28 in Hamburg against # 1 contender Luan Krasniqi. Ukrainian heavies Aleksander Dimitrenko and Taras Bidenko are confirmed for supporting bouts. Bidenko will take on Swiss Nuri Seferi with the Int´l German title at stake.
Polish heavyweight Przemyslaw Saleta is preparing for his August 13 showdown in Chicago against Andrew Golota in Pembroke Pines, FL, under Swedish trainer Luis Lagermann. Among Saleta´s sparring partners are Attila Levin, top contender Jameel McCline will be coming in for the final sessions. Also on for the big DKP show is Polish lightweight Mat Zegan, who takes on Sean Fletcher in a scheduled eight-rounder.
Norwegian superbantam Reidar Walstad and lightheavy Kim Jensen are both on for Hammer Knockout´s big show in Poland on September 17, the card is topped by Wlodarczyk vs Arslan (EU cruiser).
Finnish Steel Ring promotes in Kemi on September 17 with heavyweight Kai Brannkarr and jr middle Mika Joensuu on top. The bill will include a yet to be disclosed Swedish newcomer and maybe Norwegian heavy Daniel Peret.
Another Florida-based Swede, welter Benjamin Kalinovic, says he´s now booked for a fight on August 26.
Calfornia-based Swedish jr middle Peter Nylund went down for the count with the flu and had to cancel his fight next week but hopes to be back in action come mid-August.
