By Per Ake Persson
Norway - Norwegian cruiserweight Kai Robin Havnaa, 14-0, knocked out German Rad Rashid, 16-5, in the third to win the vacant IBO Int´l title. Havnaa took out Rashid with a left hook to the body and promoter Nisse Sauerland opened even before the fight up for a big Danish-Norwegian fight between Havnaa and Micki Nielsen should Kai Robin win.
How historic this was is open for interpretation but fact is that light heavyweight Alexander Hagen have both won and defended the the BBU title recently.
Havnaa´s title is bigger so all right, he can perhaps claim more right to being the first male Norwegian to fight for a title in Norway than Hagen since 1976 when Harald Skog challenged then WBA champ Victor Galindez. Galindez won and fought ten days later in Copenhagen but that´s a different story.
Female junior lightweight Katharina Thanderz, 11-0, outscored Brit Rachel Ball, 4-1, over eight. It was scored 78-74 and 79-73 for Thanderz and 76-76.
Argentinean welter Jonathan José Eniz, 24-11-1, upset Sauerland fighter Deniz Ilbay, 21-2, and won a split decision after 12 rounds in a fight for the vacant IBO I/C title. The judges had it 115-113 and 116-112 for Eniz and 115-113 for the German. Ilbay tired along the way and Eniz closed out strongly for a close win.
Super lightweight Hadri Srour, 3-0 and also active in "amateur" boxing, outscored Hungarian Zoltan Szabo, 25-18, in a six rounder.
Welterweight Jamshid Nazari, 4-0, stopped Bulgarian Reyhan Todorov, 3-4, in the third. Todorov was down in the first, second and twice in the third before it was stopped.
Cruiserweight Kent Erik Badstad, 4-1, opened the show and knocked out Hungarian Istvan Orsos, 16-49-3, in the second.