By Per Ake Persson
Belgian super middleweight Djamel Selini is out of the November 3 EU titlefight against Lolenga Mock. Mock vs. Selini was to have headlined Team Palle´s show in Skive. Selini pulled out yesterday due to a back injury and is said to be in the hospital.
The city of Pontedera, Italy, will honor the Mazzinghi brothers, Guido and Sandro, by naming a square after Guido and an artist, Giovanni Ajello, is currently working on a statue in bronze showing Sandro Mazzinghi, an all-time great in European boxing, standing over a fallen opponent.
Danish featherweight Spend Abazi takes on Venezuelan Fernando Guevara on the undercard to Mock vs TBA on November 3 in Skive. Abazi have according to a press release from Team Palle been challenged by Jagdar Abdulla, who´s a freelancer these days after being released from his contract by Frank Maloney. Abazi feels however his training partner Ervis Masha is more suitable for Abdulla at this stage of their respective careers.
Polish heavyweight Albert Sosnowski goes for the vacant WBF title against Australian Lawrence Tauasa on November 4 in Kempton Park, South Africa. On the same bill Hungarian cruiserweight Gyorgi Hidvegi defends the WBF bubble against South African Danie Venter.
It will be Serbian opponents for Norwegians Reidar Walstad and Kim Jensen on November 3 in Torrevieja, Spain. Walstad fight Nikolai Michailov at super bantamweight while Jensen, a light heavyweight, squares off against Misa Nikolic.
Super middleweight Rudy Markussen could be returning to the ring on November 24. Markussen, the then # 1 ranked WBO challenger, suffered an upset loss to Russian Sergey Tatevosyan on October 14 in Copenhagen after what can only be described as a mental breakdown. With Selini off the Skive bill, Markussen could also end up fighting the winner of Mock vs. TBA.
Sauerland Event promotes its final show of 2006 on December 16 in Kempten. No word on headliner yet.
Norwegian jr. welterweight Geir Inge Jorgensen, a disputed loser to Danish lightweight Martin Kristjansen last time out, could be fighting in Chicago on December 1.
Dutch lightweight Innocent Anyanwu fights a six-rounder in Glabbeek, Belgium, on November 11. Innocent began his career with the Firm in Amsterdam but they have gone out of business.
IBF Int´l jr. lightweight champ Karim Chakim takes on Italian Ivan Fiorletta on December 1 in Terni. Chakim beat Fiorletta for the vacant title in July.
