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Belgian bridgerweight and former WBA cruiserweight champion Ryad Merhy (31-1) reports on Facebook that he will fight former IBO cruiserweight ruler Kevin Lerena (28-2) in a WBC eliminator in Johannesburg on March 18.
In the second fight of his comeback after a four-year layoff, former five-time world champion Felix Sturm will engage in a true battle of the generations. At the age of 42 and with 50 professional fights under his belt, Sturm is scheduled to battle up- and coming prospect James Kraft on Saturday night over ten rounds at the Universum Gym in Hamburg, Germany.
Former world champion Felix Sturm (41-5-3) takes on young upstart James Kraft (19-0-1) on Universum's show June 19 in Hamburg. This is effectively an eliminator between stablemates and a solid matchup between a veteran and a prospect.
Universum begin 2021 with a show at their own gym in Hamburg on February 20. Topping the 11-fight bill is heavyweight Zhan Kossobutskiy (14-0) who takes on Czech Pavel Sour (11-3). Don¨t let the records fool you, Sour is in tough in this one and has been stopped by Filip Hrgovic, Hughie Fury and Jermaine Franklin.
The "new" Universum Box Promotion joined forces with Legacy Sports Management for a show at a drive in movie in Duesseldorf (Germany) last night. Touted light heavyweight James Kraft (18-0-1) won a split decision over tough Czech journeyman Karel Horejsek (17-13-3). The judges had it 58-56 twice for Kraft and 58-57 for Horejsek.
It's not confirmed but espabox.com writes that the opponent for 45-year old Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez could be Jose Manuel Fandino (15-6). Martinez (51-3-2) has been out of the ring for six years, since suffering a knockout loss at the hands of Miguel Cotto in 2014.
EBU middleweight champion Matteo Signani (29-5-3) makes a voluntary defence of the title March 21 in Caen (France) against Frenchman Maxime Beaussire (29-2-1). This is the first defence of the title for the 40-year old veteran who won it with an upset decision over Dutchman Gevork Khatichikian.