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Umut Camkiran Replaces Tony Yoka as Co-Challenger For EBU Title

French heavyweight Tony Yoka didn't just lose to Martin Bakole this past weekend, he also lost his position as official challenger for the vacant EBU heavyweight title with German boxer Agit Kabayel in the opposite corner.

German Boxer Dies After Suffering Heart Attack During Fight

The outcome on BoxRec reads, as of tonight (Monday, May 16, 8.40 local time, central Europe), that Ugandan veteran Hamza Wandera (20-19-3) won over local man Musa Yamak (8-1), in what is listed as a RTD 2, meaning Yamak retired at the end of the seco...

Euro News: Agit Kabayel, Cissokho vs. Saidi, Legrand, Ziani, Prat, More

German heavyweight Agit Kabayel (21-0 / 23-2) was a "surprise guest" at the SES' show in Magdeburg on May 14. Kabayel floored Czech journeyman Pavel Sour four times and won on a first round stoppage.

Euro News: Kossobutskiy vs. Duhaupas, Yoka vs. Kabayel, Robin Safar, More

Heavyweight Zhan Kossobutskiy (17-0) headlines the next Universum show, which goes ahead on May 21 in Hamburg. Opponent is French veteran Johann Duhaupas (39-6). This fight was first set for February 19 but had to be postponed due a case of Covid-19...

Juergen Blin, Former EBU Champion, Passes Away at Age 79

Former EBU heavyweight champ Juergen Blin has passed away at the age of 79, reports BILD. Blin held the title for only 124 days beating Jose Manuel Ibar Urtain in Spain and lost it to Joe Bugner in London and he was the first to admit that it wasn't...

Tony Yoka vs. Agit Kabayel: EBU Set Purse Bid Deadline on May 16

French heavyweight Tony Yoka (11-0) is as of today (May 2) is the official challenger for the vacant EBU heavyweight title with German Agit Kabayel (21-0 boxrec / 23-2 all in all) in the other corner. The EBU has set the deadline for purse offers on...

Euro News: Yvan Mendy, Krzysztof Glowacki, Berghult-Braekhus, More

French veteran Yvan Mendy (47-5-1) won the vacant EBU lightweight last night in Pont Sainte Maxence with a unanimous decision over Italian Gianluca Ceglia (17-4-1). 

Euro News: Dylan Charrat, Anthony Yigit, Poulsen-Petitjean, Radovan

German middleweight and IBF # 4 Denis Radovan (15-0-1) will now face veteran Rafael Bejaran (30-6-1) in the main event of the Wasserman Sport / Probellum's show at the Sartory Saale in Cologne on May 7.

Euro News: Azanau, Ponce, Fress, Poulsen, Hansen, Zucco, Natalizi, More

Belarus lightweight prospect Dzmitry Azanau (2-0) headlined and stopped Colombian Daniel Ibarguen (3-1-1) in the third. Azanau was an excellent amateur but the spoiling tactics from Ibarguen didn't bring out the best in him.

Poulsen Wins EBU Strap, Mahfoud Retains IBF Belt, Meng Wins

Copenhagen, Denmark - Enoch Poulsen (12-0) won the vacant EBU super lightweight title with a close unanimous decision over Frenchman Franck Petitjean (22-6-3). It was scored 116-113 and 114-113 twice after a fast paced foul-filled fight.

Euro News: Samir Ziani, Matteo Signani, Michael Zerafa, Sophie Alish

IBF I-C jr lightweight champ and IBF # 4 Samir Ziani (33-3-1) defends the title against OPBF title holder Yoshimitsu Kimura (13-2-1) on May 6 in Blagnac, France.

Euro News: Tom Schwarz, Vincent Feigenbutz, Scull vs. Shvedenko, More

Hungarian super welterweight Balazs Bacskai (15-0) defends the IBO Intercontinental title against Dutchman Xavier Kohlen (11-0) on April 29 in Budakalasz on a show promoted by New School Promotion.

Dina Thorslund Boxes Past Niorkis Carreno To Retain WBO Title

Holstebro, Denmark - WBO female bantamweight champion Dina Thorslund (18-0) outscored Venezuelan challenger Niorkis Carreno (22-3) on scores of 99-91 twice and 100-90 in a no drama, no knockdown affair.

Milan Prat, Dylan Bregeon, Priscilla Peterle Pick Up Victories in France

Grande Synthe, France - French hotshot Milan Prat (15-0) won the IBF Youth title with an easy stoppage of much shorter, overmatched and overweight Mexican Jose Angel Flores Chan (9-6-2).

Euro News: Bregeon, Prat, Thorslund, Dilmaghani, Bank, Martelli, More

Rising French super welterweight Milan Prat (14-0-1) goes for the vacant IBF Youth title on April 8 in the headliner of Euro Prom's show in Grande Synthe. Prat is in against Mexican Jose Angel Flores Chan (9-5-2).