By Per Ake Persson
Hungarian jr. lightweight Janos Nagy has announced his retirement. Nagy goes out 24-1. Unfortunately his the blowout in 49 seconds against WBO champ Jorge Barrios people will remember, but Nagy was a very good fighter. He beat Argentinian Juan Pablo Chacon twice and participated in the 96 Olympics.
Sauerland Event´s unbeaten cruiserweight Marco Huck will be on the Abraham vs Miranda bill on September, 23 but it won´t be for the vacant EU title as no suitable challenger can be found since Italian Pietro Aurino pulled out. Huck will instead be featured in a 10-rounder against an opponent to be announced.
British cruiserweight David Haye, the current EBU champ and WBC # 2, and Italian Giacobbe Fragomeni, WBC # 5, have been appointed by the WBC to clash in a eliminator. OPI 2000 and Maloney Promotions will begin negotiations for the fight in the next few days.
Comebacking German heavyweight Axel Schulz will stage a public workout on September 19 at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle/Westfalen, where he will return to action on November 25. At the press conference that follows, the workout Schulz will annnounce the opponent for his comeback.
Italian jr. welterweight Giuseppe Lauri will fight Ted Bami for the vacant EBU title on September 22 in London and not the injured Jason Cook. The winner will then have to take on Gianluca Branco.
Hungarian Felix-Promotion return either on October 14 or 21 with light heavyweight Tamas Popovics, jr. middeweight Attila Kovacs and female star Bettina Csabi on top.
Ancient Italian former world champ Gianfranco Rosi takes on Frenchman Robert Roselia on October 20 in San Marino for a regional IBF title at 160. Rosi is 49.
Danish jr. middleweight Reda Zam Zam, the reigning WBA I/C champ, is off the Kessler vs Beyer show on October 14 in Copenhagen due to a shoulder injury.
Swedish lightweight Shadi Hamsho, 8-0, returns to action September 29 in LA. It will be his third fight since joining trainer Freddie Roach.