By Per Ake Persson
EBU bantamweight champ Simone Maludrottu´s oft-postponed defense of the title against Belgian Carmelo Ballone will now go ahead on November 12 in Oristano (Italy).
French flies Franck Gorjux and Alain Bonnel clash for the vacant EU 112 lb title on December 9 in Henin Beaumont.
Elvis Michalenko vs Antonio Brancalion (EU 175), was booked as the headliner for Spotlight Boxing´s show on October 25 from Vienna, but the bout has been postponed due to an injury to the Latvian fighter. The EuroSport telecast will now feature Russian cruiserweight Grigory Drozd taking on Shane Schwarz, young heavyweight Dennis Boytsov squares off against Belorussian Ihar Shukala and jr middleweight Ante Bilic will take on Laszlo Buranyi for the WBC Youth title.
WBF super middleweight champ Stepjan Bozic defends against Argentinian veteran Julio Ceasar Vazquez on November 19 in Zadar (Croatia). The undercard features Ivica Cukusic (veteran journeyman at 160-175), and heavyweight Ivica Perkovic.
Manuel Calvo and Rudy Encarnacion clash for the Spanish 126 lb title in the chief support to Pozo vs Inom (EBU 112) on December 9 in Alcobendas.
Norwegian jr middleweight Nikita Dubunin, 1-0, takes on Erdal Kahraman, 0-2, on October 29 in Oranienburg. Kahraman, from Berlin, turned pro on August 26 and fought again two days later , he lost both fights on points.
Swedish welterweight, based in Florida, Benjamin Kalinovic moved to 2-0-0-1 by gaining a four round decision in the Cayman Islands last Friday. Kalinovic said that he put his opponent down in third and fourth but that the referee ruled both knockdowns as slips.
