By Per Ake Persson
German super middleweight Jurgen Brahmer has prolonged the contract with Universum. It´s stated in a press release from Universum that the contract now will run until the end of Brahmer´s career. There was an offer on the table from Arena Box Promotion but Brahmer turned it down. Jurgen will next fight is February 24 in Oberhausen when Silvio Branco defends the WBA light heavyweight title against Stipe Drews and will be one of the featured fighters on Universum´s and ZDF´s "Champions Night" program.
Malik Dziarra, down to middleweight, take on Dane Fawaz Nasir on February 17 in Magdeburg. Female supermiddle Natascha Ragosina headlines.
Welter Antonio Lauri and middleweight Luciano Lombardi will be on the undercard to Piccirillo vs Jones in Milano on January 25.
Newly crowned EBU light heavyweight champ Thomas Ulrich have Ukrainian Yuri Barashian as mandatory challenger.
It appears that Slovenian welterweight Jan Zaveck is back with SES after a very brief stint with Don King Productions and will go for the vacant EU title with Italian Luciano Abis as co-challenger.
Swiss cruiser Nuri Seferi will take on Croatian Sinisa Puljak on the huge undercard to Valuev vs. McCline on January 20 in Basel