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The manager of Denis Lebedev, Vladimir Hryunov, said the future plans of his Russian boxer will depend on the upcoming decision of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), which is considering the filed appeal regarding the outcome of Lebedev's recent loss with world cruiserweight champion Marco Huck.
Former middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-2, 25KOs) will make his return on February 12 in a ten round contest at WE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle in Muelheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The first ring appearance for "King Arthur" since suffering a bad defeat to WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch in November.
Arena Box Promotions has announced to the media in Germany that former European champion Sinan Samil Sam has been discharged from the hospital. Samil Sam was hospitalized in mid-December with cirrhosis of the liver. Arena says the damaged liver was restored to the extent that a transplant is no longer necessary.
There is speculation in Germany that Ruslan Chagaev's medical troubles with Hepatitis B could prevent his mandatory shot at WBA champion David Haye (25-1, 23KOs). BoxingScene.com had a report several days ago regarding the British Board of Control issuing a letter in 2009 which made it clear that Chagaev's application to box in the UK will be rejected.
WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (44-2-1, 32 KOs) is moving around on crutches, having recently undergone knee surgery. It does not bother him, however, in preparing for a mandatory fight against Francisco Palacios (20-0, 13 KOs). The fight happens on April 2. He says the surgery, which happened in December, will not hamper with his training for the fight.
Universum Promotions expects former champion Ruslan Chagaev to pass the necessary medical exams for a proposed May fight with WBA heavyweight champion David Haye. There are concerns on the side of Hayemaker Promotions, that Chagaev will be unable to pass the strict medical requirements in Britain due his battle with Hepatitis B. Universum officials spoke with several German outlets and said they don't expect any problems with Chagaev being approved by the British Board to fight Haye in England.
Reports indicate that WBA heavyweight champion David Haye will likely defend his belt against ex-champion Ruslan Chagaev in late May. If that's the case, it would make it impossible for a Klitschko fight to happen until the end of the year.
According to reports in Germany, a deal has been reached for Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38KOs) to defend his WBC heavyweight title against undefeated mandatory challenger Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12KOs) on March 19 at the Cologne Arena in Germany. There are unconfirmed reports that Solis will get close to $1.8 million U.S. dollars (1.4 million euros) for the fight, in exchange for Klitschko's company, K2 Promotions, getting the full promotional rights to the show. RTL will broadcast the fight live in Germany. Solis has fought nine previous times in Germany under his promoter, Ahmet Oner of Arena Box.
Reports in Germany suggest that American cable network HBO is very interested in televising the September battle between Tomasz Adamek (43-1, 28KOs) and WBO/IBO/IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49KOs). Neither Klitschko brother has appeared on HBO since Vitali beat Chris Arreola in September 2009. Wladimir has not been on the network since stopping Hasim Rahman in December 2008.
David Haye's manager and trainer, Adam Booth, has revealed that negotiations have begun for a mandatory defense of the WBA heavyweight title against Ruslan Chagaev at the end of May. The fight will happen in England. IBO/WBO/IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his belts against Dereck Chisora on April 30 in Germany. If Klitschko and Haye are both victorious, a unification showdown on July 2 is possible.