Serge Michel: record, next fight and profile →
The upcoming Golden Contract details were revealed for the light heavyweight semi-finals. Hosea Burton, Liam Conroy, Ricards Bolotniks and Serge Michel are the four fighters remaining in the competition, with the two semi-finals set to take place on separate dates next month.
The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) has announced that all events in March that fall under its jurisdiction have now been cancelled. Shows around the world have been pulled off the schedule at an alarming rate due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, with the BBBoC officially following suit.
All of the 'Golden Contract' semifinalists now have a set date and location for their next ring adventure. The four remaining combatants for the light heavyweight batch of MTK Global's 'Golden Contract' tournament will next step foot in the ring on March 20 at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England. As is the case with all brackets—including those at featherweight and junior welterweight—the actual matchups will come via live blind draw during fight week, with the shows airing live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and ESPN+ in the United States.
At the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, MTK Global held the light heavyweight version of their Golden Contract tournament. In a shocker, Ricards Bolotniks (16-5-1, 7 KOs) crushed that man who some felt was the tournament favorite, undefeated, Steven Ward (12-1), with a knockout in the first round.
More tickets are now available for the December 28 event at the award-winning State Farm Arena that is headlined by boxing’s hottest attraction Gervonta “Tank” Davis taking on former champion Yuriorkis Gamboa in the first world title fight in Atlanta since 1998.
The quarter-finals for the light heavyweight edition of the huge #GoldenContract have been confirmed. Eight high-class hopefuls from the 175lb division will compete for a lucrative deal with one of the world’s top promoters at the Brentwood Centre on December 14 – live on Sky Sports in the UK in association with Matchroom Boxing and on ESPN+ in the US in association with Top Rank.
Former British champion Hosea Burton, unbeaten WBO European champion and WBO no. 12 Steven Ward, and former WBC International champion Serge Michel will all be part of the line-up, with even more huge names set to be announced. The winner of each tournament will land a two-year, five-fight deal that guarantees six-figure purses for every fight along with global exposure.
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.
Petko´s Box Promotion, headed by ex-pro Alexander Petkovic, will stage a big show in Munich, Germany on April 6. On top of the bill unbeaten light heavy Serge "The Bavarian Sniper" Michel (8-0) takes on Canadian Ryan Ford (15-4) with the vacant WBC International Silver title at stage.
Reigning German (BDB version) super welterweight champ Abass Barou, 4-0, and light heavyweight Leon Bunn, 12-0, headlines Sauerland Event´s show at the CGM Arena in Koblenz (Germany) on February 16. Who they will be fighting is to be announced. The last time Team Sauerland promoted a show in this town was in 94 when Torsten May beat Ralf Rocchigiani in a German title fight at cruiser with heavyweight Axel Schulz in the chief support.