By Per Ake Persson
Ex-WBC jr. middleweight champion Javier Castillejo fights Venezuelan Presente Brito on November 4 in Leganes. The bout will be the chief support to the Stefano Zoff vs Juan Carlos Diaz Melero EBU 135 lb title fight. Rimer Boxe promotes. Super bantamweight Karim Quibir takes on Nicaraugan Roberto Bonilla and jr middleweight Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez squares off against Tamaz Tskrialashvili.
Italian light heavyweight Pietro Aurino is sidelined with an illness. OPI 2000 has been forced to postpone his bout against Stipe Drews, which was scheduled for November 18, with the vacant EBU 175 lb title on the line.
Czech OK-KO Promotions have changed their plans for the December 3 show in Prague. Headlining is Jiri Svacina vs Vasily Mugunov for the Int´l Czech 175 lb title. German heavyweight Marcel Zeller takes on Belorussian Ihar Shukala in the chief support.
NYC-based Swedish middleweight Manjie Conteh takes on fellow Gleason's gym buddy James Moore on November 4 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, NY.
"I´m in great shape and this will be a great opportunity for me to show what I can do" says Manjie.
Norwegian jr welterweight Geir Inge Jorgensen is still struggling with visa problems and has been forced to cancel his planned November 4 fight in Detroit. Jorgensen is managed by Emanuel Steward.
Dutch middleweight Regilio Aaron has fights lined up on December 3 in the Hague and December 21 in Surinam.