By Per Ake persson

Ukrainian featherweight Oleg Yefimovich has pulled of the fight against EBU champ Alex Miskirtchian due to a serious hand injury that will take a long time to heal. Miskirtchian vs Yefimovich was a mandatory defence by the champ and was set for October 27 in Charleroi. To save the promotion, and the date, the EBU have allowed Miskirtchian to make a voluntary defence and opponent will now be Italian Suat Laze.