By Per Ake Persson
Hamburg-based Spotlight Boxing promotion has four dates booked during the fall but only one of them is in Germany. They begin Sep 20 in Prague, continue Oct 25 in Vienna, Nov 15 in Gottingen and are back in Solden, Austria on December 13. The shows goes out on EuroSport.
Spaniard Juan Carlos Melero Diaz and Italian veteran Stefano Zoff will fight for the vacant EBU 135 lb title. Site and date is to be determined. Both Mat Zegan and Yuri Romanov, who were the previous co-challengers are concentrating on other oppurtunities.
Willie Limond has vacated the EU 130 lb title and is now the official challenger for EBU champ Alex Arthur, thus setting up a pretty big fight for Scotland.
Hungarian 126 lb champ Andres Meszaros might sign with Felix-Promotion.
Former EBU 130 lb champ Boris Sinitsin is undecided on the future after losing the title to Alex Arthur this past weekend.
Danish welter Thomas Damgaard is training under Poul Duville for his upcoming EBU titlefight against champ Oktay Urkal September 3 in Berlin.
Russian heavy Nikolai Valuev will have a small role in a film named "Cameo". No, he won´t play Frankenstein´s Monster.
Troja Boxing Group promotes in Berlin on November 25. It´s a show sanctioned by the GBA and features the comeback of two young prospects, Thomas Lesnik and Kevin Wieding, both at one time were signed to Universum. Both guys are now campaigning at jr middleweight. Headlining are two obscure fighters gunning for the vacant GBA / EBF titles.
German jr welter champ Mirk Wolf returned after layoff in Bangkok yesterday (July 27) and knocked out Amir Ranjah in the second round.
NYC-based Swedish middle Manjie Conteh has his next fight booked for September 15 in Huntington, NY.
