Imre Szello: record, next fight and profile →
Former EBU and Italian heavyweight champion Franco Cavicchi passed away a few days ago at the age of 90. Cavicchi turned pro in 1952 in what was a golden era for Italian boxing and won the EBU title in Bologna in front of a crowd of 60,000 spectators by knocking out Heinz Neuhaus.
After a show in Transylvania in April, Felix Promotion is back in Hungary with a live, 8-bout card in the Dr. Papp Laszlo Sporthall in Szentes this coming Friday. In the main event, unbeaten cruiserweight Imre Szello will see action against Venezuelan Williams Ocando in a ten-round cruiserweight fight.
Hungarian boxing fans can now feel rejuvenated after Imre Szello took revenge on Denis Grachev last Friday night on the main eventer of an eight-bout boxing card in Budakalasz, Hungary. In 2013 Grachev won a split decision after a close ten-round affair against previously unbeaten, former two-division world champion and fellow Hungarian Zsolt Erdei in Monte Carlo, Monaco. That was the arguably biggest achievement for the Russian-born Grachev, who lost all his major matchups since.
Eternally (?) young 45-year super middleweight Lolenga Mock, 42-14-1, could be facing Englishman John Ryder, 25-4, early April in Denmark, writes BT. Ryder was last seen knocking out Patrick Nielsen while Mock outscored Dmitry Chudinov in his last fight. Mock vs Ryder will be for the vacant IBO I/C title.
Undefeated Imre Szello returns to the ring this coming Friday in Budakalasz, Hungary. The cruiserweight contender, who is the reigning WBO Inter-Continental titlist, will take on once light heavyweight prospect Denis Grachev in a fight that serves as the main event of a Felix Promotion card.
Erik Skoglund is back home in Nykoping and has been seen walking on his own with the support of one crutch. Erik writes on social media that a long period of rehab awaits and thanks his fans and friends for all the support. It was December 8 that Skoglund was injured during sparring and was taken to hospital where he had surgery for some kind of brain bleed.
Imre Szello successfully defended his WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title for the second time with a ninth-round TKO win against Robert Hall Jr last Friday in Salgotarjan, Hungary. Szello (19-0, 12 KO’s) took the center of the ring in round one and controlled the bout with his calculated aggression. The American Hall Jr (11-1, 8 KO’s) tried his best to figure out his opponent but came up short in all areas.
Undefeated Imre Szello headlines a nine-bout card this coming Friday in Salgotarjan, Hungary. The 34-year-old fighter will meet Robert Hall Jr in the second defense of his WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title. Szello (18-0, 11 KO’s) is currently ranked No. 6 by the WBO at 200 pounds and planning to get new experiences against his American foe en route to a world title fight. This will be the fourth appearance of the Hungarian contender this year. Szello last fought in September when he dispatched journeyman Petar Mrvalj in two rounds.
Hungarian cruiserweight Imre Szello (18-0) takes on American Robert Hall, Jr, (11-0) in the headliner of Felix-Promotion´s show in Salgotarjan on November 10, writes monokli.com. Szello is ranked # 7 by the WBO and # 9 by the IBF and holds the WBO I/C title.
Leading Hungarian boxing promoter Felix Racz’s Felix Promotion opened its autumn season with an eight-bout card in Varpalota, Hungary. The Friday event was originally planned to be headlined by WBO European titlist Zoltan Kovacs but that bout had canceled after Tanzanian Francis Miyeyusho failed to leave his country due to visa issues.