By Per Ake Persson
Unbeaten jr middle Reda Zam Zam takes on WBA I/C champ Hamlet Petrosian June 17 in Aarhus with Bettina Palle promoting. The show is also expected to feature supermiddle Lolenga Mock, the WBO I/C titleholder.
OPI 2000 promote in Santa Marinella May 20 with lightheavies Silvio Branco and Pietro Aurino in six-round tuneups. Headlining is superbantam Massimo Morra in an IBF Mediterranean titlefight. OPI 2000 confirms talks about a possible Branco v Stipe Drews fight but says nothing is signed.
Ex-EBU fly and bantam champ David Guerault takes on Spanish prospect Kiko Martinez May 27 in Leon on the undercard to Varon v Daari (EU 154).
French jr middle veteran Mamadou Thiam is in Las Vegas and fights on Felipe Santana May 13.
Plans to stage a fight for the vacant Finnish heavyweight title between Allan Gronfors and member of Parliament, Tony Halme, have been scrapped after the 42-year old Halme flunked the medical.
Aleksandr Povetkin, Olympic Gold Medallist in 04 at superheavy and one of the best Russian amateurs in recent years, have signed with Frank Warren´s Sportsnetwork. Povetkin is expected to make his prodebut June 4 on the Tziu v Hatton bill. Also on the bill is WBU feather champ Steve Foster, Jr, defending against Hungarian Sandor Koczak.
