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Nanga is a light heavyweight who is backed by Lennox Lewis.
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Nanga is a light heavyweight who is backed by Lennox Lewis.

The latest news from Per-Ake Persson about the European boxing scene.

The show is still on for January 27th, but Croatian super middleweight Luka Plantic (7-0) has pulled out of the scheduled fight against Italian contender Ivan Zucco (18-0) so that main event is off.

'No comment,' wrote New York-based Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin (26-1-0-1) in an email to this reporter about the rumored fight against former two-time world champion Anthony Joshua (26-3), which is targeted for December 23 as part of a huge event in Saudi Arabia.

L'Equipe reports that French promoter Sebastien Acaries has sued network Canal+ to force them to show and finance a defense by WBA cruiserweight king Arsen Goulamirian (27-0) against Brit Tommy McCarthy (20-4) on September 10 in Marseille. However, Canal+ has decided not to be involved in the boxing business anymore.

Malmoe, Sweden - WBA Intercontinental champ at super flyweight, Linn Sandstrom (7-2-2), retained her title with a technical draw against Venezuelan challenger Jovana Zuniga (16-5-1).

Former cruiserweight world champ Marco Huck (42-5-1) is sidelined with a shoulder injury and his comeback set for May 20 in Braunlage (Germany) against Evginios Lazarides is off.

36-year old veteran Ronny Landaeta (20-4) became Spanish champ for the fourth time when he stopped young prospect Jose Luis Navarro in the sixth round of a huge upset Saturday night in Cordoba.

Universum heavyweight hopefuls Jose Larduet (9-0) and Mourad Aliev won their respective fights Saturday in Ludwigshafen (Germany) but failed to shine,