By Per Ake Persson
Sauerland Event confirms that Monte Barrett is high on the list of opponents for WBA heavy champ Nikolai Valuev and that October 7 is a possible date for the fight.
Comebacking welterweight Alpaslan Aguzum takes on tough Latvian Jurijs Boreiko on Universum´s big show in Hamburg on July 15. Middleweight Mahir Oral fights Italian Francesco Pernice in the show opener.
HammerKnockout Promotions of Poland and Warrior´s Boxing will join forces in regards of cruiserweight Krzysztof Wlodarczyk and light heavyweight Dawid Kostecki. Wlodarczyk is in line to fight Steve Cunningham for the vacant IBF title.
Polish promoter, manager and trainer Andrei Gmitruk will again take over as head coach for the Norwegian national team beginning September 1. Gmitruk was in the same position during the 90´s and did a great job. Andrei also heads Boxing Europe in Poland and is the trainer of WBC light heavyweight champ Tomasz Adamek and will continue as that.
EU lightweight champ Francisco Nohales defends against Italian veteran Stefano Zoff on October 6 in Barcelona.
Former two-time EBU heavyweight champ Anders Eklund brings his band "the Joyboys" to Holmarnas Folkets Park in Skutskaer on August 25 for an evening of bluegrass and country music.
German light heavyweight Andreas Kempe is off Friday´s show in Potsdam due to a shoulder injury. On the bill is heavyweight Eddy Kalnars, who takes on light punching Czech fighter Ladislav Slezak.
