Igor Mikhalkin: record, next fight and profile →
Light heavyweight contender Artur Beterbiev delivered an impressive performance Friday night at the Casino du Lac-Leamy. Beterbiev (11-0, 11 KOs) blew away Argentine Isidro Ranoni Prieto (26-2-3, 22 KOs) with a knockout victory at 2 minutes, 44 seconds of the first round.
EC Boxing have in a press release confirmed that the fight between IBF International heavyweight champion Adrian Granat (14-0) and Bogdan Dinu (16-0) is on for March 18 at the Baltic Hall in Malmoe (Sweden).
Former EBU light heavyweight champ Igor Michalkin defended the title on March 12 in France and beat Patrick Bois on points. This was a voluntary defence and second voluntary defence in France was lined up with Mehdi Amar as the opponent.
The team behind Russian boxer Igor Mikhalkin, who was suspended for doping, will looks to vacate his suspension order and reclaim the EBU championship that was taken from him, according to the boxer's manager Vyacheslav Karakash.
It may not have made headlines over here but in Germany it is a major boxing scandal. One of their favourite fighters, Felix Sturm, faces being stripped of his World Boxing Association super-middleweight belt after failing a drug test following his split decision victory against Fedor Chudinov in February.
EBU light heavyweight champion Igor Mikhalkin (18-1) has tested positive for the forbidden substance meldonium and has been stripped of the title.
EBU light heavyweight champion Igor Mikhalkin (18-1) retained the title this past weekend with a unanimous decision over Patrik Bois (14-5-1) in Paris and Igor is now 4-0 against French fighters in France.
EBU middleweight champion Michel Soro (27-1-1) will defend the title against mandatory challenger Matteo Signani (22-4-3) on March 12 in Levallois. EuroProm won purse bids in October of last year and will now stage the fight on this MK Event promotion.
EBU light heavyweight champion Igor Michalkin (17-1) defends the title on March 12 in Paris and the opponent is Medhi Amar (reigning EU ruler and 34-4-2).
This past week the EBU announced that EC Boxing stablemates - Igor Michalkin, who is the EBU 175-pound champion, and his mandatory challenger Karo Murat - are going to fight on December 5 in Hamburg as part of Sauerland Event´s show that is topped by Jack Culcay vs Dennis Hogan.