Emre Cukur: record, next fight and profile →
Icelandic heavyweight Gunnar Kolbeinn Kristinsson (13-0) is back in action on Saturday in Vienna (Austria). Who he will fight isn't clear yet. If all goes well Kolbeinn will return to the US for a bigger fight in November.
According to BoxRec, WBC female bantamweight champion Yuliahn Luna Avila (25-3-1) is 5ft / 152 cm tall. However, the Yuliahn Luna Avila that showed up in Holstebro, Denmark at today's weigh-in is about 5'6 or about 167 cm. Luna weighed in at 52,8 kg / 116.4 lbs.
Le Cannet, France - WBC #11 and IBF #15 super middleweight Kevin Lele Sadjo of France retained his EBU European 168lb title for the very first time by stopping German opponent Emre Cukur in the midst of the seventh round.
In no surprise, David Avanesyan has relinquished the EBU welterweight title due to his upcoming fight against WBO world champion Terence Crawford on December 10
Former WBA "regular" super middleweight champion Tyron Zeuge (24-1-1) will come back after over three years out. Zeuge has signed with the newly formed Fides Sport and promoter Burim Sylejmani. When and where the comeback will take place has yet to be announced.
The fight for the vacant EBU heavyweight title between Umut Camkiran (18-0) and Zhan Kossobutskiy (18-0) again had no bidders and the title isn't just still vacant - the EBU will look for two other challengers in hope of creating more interest.
Belgian super featherweight Faroukh Kourbanov (19-3) won the vacant EBU title on Saturday in Herstal with a majority decision over Italian co-challenger Nicola Henchiri (10-6-2). It was scored 116-112, 115-113 and 114-114.
Heavyweights Tony Yoka and Carlos Takam clash on January 15 at the Accor Arena in Paris, France, on a Ringstar promotion.. Yoka (11-0) has fought some decent guys in the past but Takam (39-6-1) represents a step up in class even if his best days seem to be behind him.
WBA cruiserweight king (super champ) Arsen Goulamirian (26-0) defends the title against Russian Alex Egorov (11-0) December 11 December 11 in Cannet, France.
Joshua Buatsi will face former World Title challenger Maxim Vlasov on the undercard of Joseph Parker’s huge rematch with Derek Chisora at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday December 18, live worldwide on DAZN (with the exception of New Zealand and Samoa).