By Per-Ake Persson

WBA superbantam champ Mayhar Monshipour defends the title against fomer WBA 118 lb ruler Julio Zarate from Mexico June 25 at the Futurescope in Poitiers. Monshipour, quoted in L´Equipe, says he wants to use the fight as a "tuneup" to set up a unification with WBC titlist Oscar Larios in the spring of 2006.

Sauerland Event have now re-scheduled the twice postponed fight for the vacant WBA I/C 168 lb title between Danilo Haussler and Cristian Sanavia for July 16 in Nuremberg. Also on the bill is WBA I/C 160 lb champ Artur Abraham. Already set is Vitaly Tsypko vs Brian Magee for the vacant 168 lb title with a possible defence by EBU middlweight ruler Morrade Hakkar against Sebastian Sylvester added.

French fly Brahim Asloum is already booked for a shot at the WBA fly title December 5 against Lorenzo Parra in Bercy. Asloum is likely to relinquish the EBU crown and have a final tuneup July 9. If he don´t he will have to face official challenger Ivan Pozo July 1 in Spain.

Lightweights Matt Zegan and Yuri Romanov, both very good, will square off for the vacant EBU title. Purse offers was to have been held today but the parties involved reached an agreement. It will be staged in Poland with exact date and site to be announced.

Heavyweight Jovo Pudar makes his European debut June 18 in Porvoo, Finland, on a show put on by Jannaxx Boxing. Opponent is Croatian Asmir Voinovic. Unbeaten middle Amin Asikainen takes on Romanian journeyman Mugurel Sebe while jr welter Juho Tolppola is in against Bulgarian Ivo Golakova.

Italian feather Alberto Servidei faces Hungarian Karoly Lakatos May 28 in Forli.

Bo Ringholm, who among other things heads the Ministre of Sports in Sweden, paid the southern part of the country a visit the other day. Ringholm was adamant when asked about professional boxing. -We will keep the ban and eventually include K 1 in the law that prohibits professional boxing, said Ringholm according to the local edition of Expressen.

Belgian boxing have been hit hard this week, writes Ringside Belgium, with the passing of Francesco Raes, President of the national Federation, Raf Govaerts, an official and ex-pro Pierre Kabassu.

Lightheavy Ali Yilderim goes for the vacant WBB title June 5 in Berlin at the Sporthalle Schoeneberg. Opponent is still not ready. On the undercard is local fighters such as Muzaffer Tosun, Adnan Ozcoban and Ebu Bulut.

Heavyweight Mario Preskar, who previously fought for Don King in the States, will be on the Sturm vs Sendra bill in Pula June 18. It will be Preskar´s first fight at home in Croatia. Alexey Mazikin and Mark Hendem are also on the bill.

Spanish lightheavy Juan Nelongo returns to action June 4 in Granadilla and takes on Portugese Antonio Quincanga.

Swedish female Frida Wallberg, 5-0, goes for the vacant WIBF I/C jr light title June 17 in Aarhus against Kenyan Zarrika Fatuma.