Labinot Xhoxhaj will defend his European heavyweight title against Sweden’s Pezhman Seifkhani on February 14 in Lahr - the German city where the champion is based.
The 21-0-1 (16 KOs) Xhoxhaj, from Kosovo, is on a hot streak. In upsets, he defeated Oleksandr Zakhozyi to win the title and then made a successful first defence against another unbeaten favorite, Mourad Aliev. Seifkhani, 17-1 (12 KOs), earned his shot by defeating Eduardo Giustini over 12 rounds in April.
Meanwhile, in France, Milan Prat and Belguim’s Jan Helin are set to clash for the vacant junior middleweight title on November 22 in Clichy la Garenne.
The 26-year-old Prat, 28-1 (22 KOs), has come back from what looked like a devastating defeat against German Slawa Spomer in 2023, scoring eight subsequent victories, and is a firm favourite to beat Helin, 25 years old and 18-4-1 (13 KOs).
The event will be promoted by Frank Mezaache along with EuroProm.
