By Per Ake Persson
WBA bantam champ Wladimir Sidorenko returns from his thumb injury (that led to a cancellation of his June defense) on October 15 in Tokyo against Manabu Fukushima.
WBC 175 lb ruler Tomasz Adamek´s mandatory defense against German Thomas Ulrich could go ahead in Germany on October 15. Adamek´s manager Andrei Gmitruk said yesterday that there was no deal signed yet. Gmtiruk´s Boxing Europe will stage a small show without Adamek on Aug 5 in Warzaw.
Mexican Orlando Salido and Dane Spend Abazi could, according to BoxLatino, meet in an IBF eliminator at 126. Salido is #5 in the ratings and Abazi #6.
Jr middles Ricardo Mayorga and Michele Piccirillo will fight after all on August 13 in Chicago.
Swedish welter Isam Khalil could be on the way to a deal with an American manager. Isam states: "having learned the hard way, however nothing is signed and until then there is no deal."
Italian Ivan Fiorletta takes on Frenchman Imed Ben Khalif for the IBF Mediterranean 130 lb title on July 13 in Avezzano.
LA-based Swedish middle Peter Nyland returns after a brief layoff on July 25.
Universum has stated that they will make an official protest to the EBU regarding the decision in the Junior Witter-Andreas Kotelnik bout, won by Witter on close call. A change in the decision is highly unlikely, but it could lead to Kotelnik geting a rematch.
Universum promotes a card at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg on September 28, which is a step away from the usual Saturday shows. Heavyweight Aleksander Dimitrenko is confirmed for the show.