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SES' promotion at the Maritim Hotel in Magdeburg (Germany) went ahead as planned on December 12 but without an audience. Cruiserweight Roman Fress (12-0) won the German (BDB version) title with a knockout in the fourth over Erdogan Kadrija (16-3) Fress slipped a jab from his opponent and ended matters with a terrific right uppercut.
German super middleweight, 22-year old Leon Bauer (17-0-1) is the new co-challenger for the vacant EBU title. The other co-challenger, for a long time, is former WBA champ Giovanni De Carolis (28-9-1), who was first to take on then champ Tyron Zeuge (24-1-1). However Zeuge was forced to relinquish the title due to an injury. Ukrainian Maksym Bursak stepped in to fight De Carolis for the vacant title but he is now also out due to an injury.
French bantamweight prospect Elie Konki (10-0) outscored Colombian Anuar Salas (20-8-1) over ten last night in Paris and won the vacant WBA I-C title. It was scored 98-92 twice and 97-93.
Agon Sports won today´s purse bids in Rome for the right to stage the fight for the vacant EBU super middleweight title between Tyron Zeuge (24-1-1) and Giovanni De Carolis (28-9-1) with an offer for 96,000 Euro. Italian Buccioni Boxing Team bid 90,000 Euro. When and where is to be announced.
EBU super featherweight champion Samir Ziani (31-3-1) retained the title last night in Agen (France) with a unanimous decision over Belgian challenger Faroukh Kourbanov (16-2). It wasn´t easy and Ziani also had problems making the weight. At the end it was scored 116-112 twice and 119-109. Ziani´s manager Gary Hyde is now looking for big fights in the UK.
It appears that the cause of death of Borislav Velichkov, on Saturday evening in the ring in Shkoder, Albania, was heart failure. And apparently this was a pre-existing condition so boxing appears to be on the hook in a big way, as far as the blame to this terrible and tragic accident.
IBO cruiserweight world champion Kevin Lerena stopped Sefen Seferi in three rounds at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa on Saturday night. Lerena controlled the entire contest, with Seferi not doing much of anything on the contest. During the third round, Lerena (24-1, 11 KOs) landed a left hand that sent Seferi down. The referee would initiate a count and then waved off the contest as Seferi (23-3-1, 21 KOs) appeared to be uninterested in fighting any further.
According to Danish paper Ekstrabladet it´s a done deal that former WBA super middleweight title challenger Patrick Nielsen and Mark Madsen will clash in a MMA fight later this spring. Nielsen´s payday is according to EB as high as one million Danish kronas (about $150,000 USD) - a high amount of money for a beginner at mixed martial arts, and someone who has lost his last two fights in a boxing ring.
Olli Maki, one of the greatest fighters ever in Finland, passed away at the age of 82 Saturday morning. Maeki was an excellent amateur with over 300 contests and turned pro in 1960 where he was quickly moved up the ranks losing to then British champ and future World and EBU champ Howard Winstone in his sixth fight.
It´s official: EBU super middleweight champ Robin Krasniqi (49-5) defends the title against Stefan Haertel (17-1) at the Stadthalle in Magdburg May 11 on a SES promotion. Both are promoted by SES and both are Germans and the winner have another German, Juergen Braehmer, as mandatory challenger.