By Per Ake Persson
Danish super middleweight Mads Larsen is asking for one million EUR to fight WBA champion Mikkel Kessler. Sauerland Event, who have Larsen under exclusive promotional contract, is also asking for compensation for the use of their fighter. Too much? -Make a counter offer then, says Sauerland´s CEO Chris Meyer, who then adds that he´s only been conveying the message from Mads to Team Palle.
"We can negotiate of course but it takes two to do that and I haven´t heard from Mogens Palle yet, says Meyer."
Meanwhile Danish media writes that Kessler wants the fight at latest April 1, something Palle says is impossible.
-I have also contacted Hennessy Promotions about having WBC champ Carl Froch making a voluntary defence against Larsen in April, says Meyer.
Ekstrabladet in Denmark wrote that Kessler-Larsen is on the verge of going "nine-ten and out" and there seems indeed to be problems in making the Danish megafight.
Trainer of the year in Germany: Ulli Wegner, fighter of the year: "King" Arthur Abraham - both received their awards in the ring in Riesa tonight.
Super middleweights Vitaly Tsypko and Librado Andrade might fight an IBF eliminator possibly in April.
Cecilia Braekhus and Vinni Skovgaard for the vacant WBC female welterweight title is in the works for March 14 in Kiel but the parties involved, Sauerland Event and Palm Promotions have not yet agreed on terms.
Oldtimers Peter Rieger and Saoul Mamby might clash later this time in Germany with the GBC veteran title at stake. Both men are around 60 - Rieger was a very good amateur in what used to be in East Germany.
