By Per Ake Persson
Juho Haapoja (27-7-2) and Leonardo Damian Bruzzese (17-2-0) clash for the vacant EU cruiserweight title on March 25 in Helsinki. The show is promoted by Dominus Boxing Group with Pekka Maeki as matchmaker.
Haapoja is currently training in London under CJ Hussein.
The show in Oulu (Finland) that was set for this weekend (March 3) is off due to financial problems. The main event would have been a fight for the vacant EU super featherweight title between Petteri Frojdholm (11-0) and Farouk Kourbanov (12-0).
The EBU have set March 14 as date for another round of purse bids (or agreements).
Touted amateur and AIBA pro Serge Michel makes his real pro debut on March 4 in Dachau (Germany) on Petko´s Boxpromotion´s 10-fight show at the ASV Arena.
Michel takes on Bosnian veteran Slavisa Simeunovic (given the recent relevations on how things work at boxrec it´s best to write record unknown).
Headlining the show is lightweigth Hovik Bebraham (6-0) vs Mzonke Fana (38-11).