By Per Ake Persson

Hamburg-based Cuban heavyweight prospect Odlanier Solis, 3-0, squares off against American veteran Ross Puritty on September 21 in Luebeck. Welter Alpaslan Aguzum is also on the bill along with Arena´s heavies Konstantin Airich and Steffen Kretschmann and female star Derya Torun.
 
Javier Castillejo vs. Mariano Carrera II appears to be on for Universum´s show in Halle/Westfalen on October 20. Carrera won the WBA 160-pound title from Castillejo in one of best fights of last year but tested positive for an illegal substance and the fight was declared a No-Contest, Castillejo kept the title but then lost it to Felix Sturm, who makes his mandatory defense against Randy Griffin in the headliner of this show.

Carrera is now off the suspension, denies any wrongdoing and ha been in training in Venezuela. The rematch is a crossroads fight for both and the winner is likely to get Sturm.
 
Team Palle writes in a press release that cruiserweight Johny Jensen in light of a clear and impressive win over Louis Del Valle on Friday in Horsens, will get a shot at WBO ruler Enzo Maccarinelli on the undercard to Kessler vs Calzaghe November 3.
 
Colin Lynes defends the EBU 140 lb title against Italian Gianluca Branco November 9 in Italy, site to be determined.
 
Nikola Stevanovic fights Belgian Cedric Charlier for the IBF Youth jr. middleweight title October 5 in Belgrade, Serbia. Bogdan Mitic, Gogi Knezevic and Stefan Stevanovic make up the undercard.
 
French bantamweight Jerome Arnould, badly wasted by WBA king Wladimir Sidorenko, last time out, returns to action October 27 on the undercard Osei Bonsu vs Mouchi.