Kretschmann Goes For Vacant Title on March 11

The "International German heavyweight championship" has been declared vacant after Russian giant Alexander Ustinov relinquished the title and quit his membership in the German boxing commission.

Therefore official challenger Steffen Kretschmann will get the chance to fight for the vacant title in front of his home crowd at the upcoming ARENA-show in Halle (Saale) on March 11th against Aleksejs Kosobokovs from Latvia.

"That's fantastic!" states Kretschmann. "I'm already fired up because I'm fighting in front of my family and all my fans. The chance to fight for my first belt is the icing on the cake."

Two more titles will be on the line at Halle's Maritim hotel. "Super" Sergej Sorokin from Russia and Kanat Kartenbaev fight for the vacant WBC super lightweight championship. And WBC international cruiserweight champion Herbie Hide will defend his belt against Rüdiger May.