Robert Stieglitz Defends on 1/9; Herbie Hide Withdraws

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WBO super middle champion Robert Stieglitz defends the title January 9 in Magdeburg on a SES promotion. In the chief support Ina Menzer will defend the WBC, WIBF and WBO featherweight titles against Ramona Kuehne, who holds the WIBF crown at jr light. For Stieglitz it will be the first defense of the title he won in August with a come from behind win over Karoly Balzsay. [details]

[Shattered Jaw]

I did not read the article but I assume Hide got KTFO in training by the speed ball.

[Bogs]

There seems to be some confusion here?

According to Boxrec the Stieglitz fight is not an SES promotion, but a Universum promotion?

Rumour has it that a Stieglitz vs. Sartison unification is in the making.

Ina Menzer, who is on the undercard, is also a Universum fighter?

[josenoway]

this guy should change his nickname to Hugo. That would be awesome.

[BattlingNelson]

There seems to be some confusion here?

According to Boxrec the Stieglitz fight is not an SES promotion, but a Universum promotion?

Rumour has it that a Stieglitz vs. Sartison unification is in the making.

Ina Menzer, who is on the undercard, is also a Universum fighter?

WBA made Kessler (now Ward) their superchampion a distinction normally preserved for unified champions. If regular champion Sartison fights a unification with Stieglitz what would they call the winner? Not that anybody cares anymore as WBA belongs on the funnypages.

Nice analysis from Per Åke Persson on the Kessler situation. I don't know if he is finished as implied. I'd rather think that they underestimated Ward big-time. In essense Kessler had only a 4 week training camp in 3 different countries spanning 8 timezones. Still he said that he was in the shape of his life...... I don't buy that. He needs to work harder which will be very, very difficult if Sauerland keeps insisting that the Froch fight is to go ahead on March 6.

[Bogs]

There seems to be some confusion here?

According to Boxrec the Stieglitz fight is not an SES promotion, but a Universum promotion?

Rumour has it that a Stieglitz vs. Sartison unification is in the making.

Ina Menzer, who is on the undercard, is also a Universum fighter?

Now there is an official answer. The story is not quite correct (so what's new?).

It is a copromotion, involving both SES and Universum.