Ditlev Rossing: record, next fight and profile →
Spanish super lightweight Sandor Martin (38-2) has finally relinquished the EBU title to concentrate on bigger fights abroad. Martin is ranked WBA # 7, WBA, # WBC 8 and WBO # 12.
EC Boxing in Hamburg put together a three-fight show at their almost empty gym with heavyweight Viktor Faust (4-0) headlining against Yakup Saglam (43-7). Don't let the record fool you but Saglam gave Faust a solid workout before he retired with a possible busted eardrum and didn't come out for the sixth and final round.
Female featherweight Sarah Mahfoud (10-0) won the IBF interim-title with a unanimous decision over Argentinean Brenda Carabajal (16-5-1) after ten fast-paced rounds where the Danish lady dominated the action with a steady attack.
The media in Bulgaria writes that Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev will go ahead in Istanbul (Turkey) on the grand football (soccer) stadium owned by Besiktas. The venue seats 40,000. Exact site is to be announced. An official confirmation from the parties involved that include Matchroom and Top Rank have yet to come.
There will apparently be a third fight between lightweights Francesco Patera (23-3) and Edis Tatli (31-2). Patera first won the EBU title by beating Tatli, then lost the title to Edis - and will now defend it against the 32 year old Finn. OPI since 82 along with Matchroom Italy will promote it with date and site to be announced.
Hillerod, Denmark - Danish Fight Night and Hillerod Box Cup joined forces for a pro-am show and here are the results from the professional part of the event. Cruiserweight Ditlev Rossing (13-0) outscored durable and tough Frenchman David Radeff (9-15-2) over eight winning every round in what was a tough workout for him.
Super welterweight Balazs Bacskai (11-0) takes on Alexey Evchenko (18-12-1) in the main event of Felix Promotion´s show in Salgotarjan (Hungary) on October 12. Evchenko comes in as a late sub for Frenchman Howard Cospolite. Bacskai vs Cospolite was to have been for the WBO Euro strap but Bacskai vs Evchenko is a non-title 10-rounder.
IBO cruiserweight world champion Kevin Lerena stopped Sefen Seferi in three rounds at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa on Saturday night. Lerena controlled the entire contest, with Seferi not doing much of anything on the contest. During the third round, Lerena (24-1, 11 KOs) landed a left hand that sent Seferi down. The referee would initiate a count and then waved off the contest as Seferi (23-3-1, 21 KOs) appeared to be uninterested in fighting any further.
Brian Castano has - as been reported elsewhere - been stripped of the WBA "regular" super welterweight title - for his failure to go through with the fight against Michel Soro (33-2-1) on July 20 in Marseille. The WBA have ordered Soro to fight Erislandy Lara.
Randers, Denmark - Enock Mwandila Poulsen (11-0) won the vacant EU 140 lb title in style as he outscored Pole Michal Syrowatka (22-3) over twelve fast-paced rounds that followed the same pattern: Poulsen showing excellent lateral movement with the strong and willing Syrowatka chasing him. Michal was outboxed more or less in every round but showed good fighting spirit and kept trying until the end.