WBA middleweight challenger Randy Griffin has arrived in
Germany for final preparations for the fight against champ Felix Sturm
October 20 in Halle / Westfalen. Griffin will be training at the Arena gym
in Hamburg and will spar with Alpaslan Aguzum and Kofi Jantuah. Aguzum is in
full training for a showdown with WBC International ruler Domenico Spada
October 19 in Berlin.
It´s official: Mariano Carrera and Javier Castillejo,
both former WBA middleweight champs, will clash in a WBA eliminator November
13 in Goppingen on a Spotlight Boxing promotion. Also on the bill Maurice
Weber, Marcos Rene Maidana and Karolina Lukasik. Part of the show will go
out live in Europe on EuroSport.
WBA and WBC super middleweight king Mikkel Kessler is
sparring with Brian Magee at the CIK gym in Copenhagen.
Female jr welters Ramona Kuehne and Luli Munoz clash for
the WIBF title in the co-headliner to SES´ show in Magdeburg October 13.
Super middle Robert Stieglitz takes on William Gare in the co-main bout.
Slovenian welter Jan Zaveck is featured on the undercard.
Undefeated prospect Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye and veteran
Lorenzo Di Giacomo will square off for the vacant EU super middleweight
title. The EBU has set October 15 as the deadline for purse bids or
agreement.
EuroBoxe headed by Alain Vanaeckere, staged a successful
promotion this weekend in Soumagne. In the headliner local cruiser Geoffrey
Batello knocked out Jean Claude Bikoi in the first round. Coming up on
November 17 in Andenne jr lightweight Ermanno Fegatelli will go for the
vacant EU title against Spaniard Jesus Garcia Escalona.
WBA I/C super middleweight champ Stepjan Bozic defends
the title against Belgian Michel Henrotin November 23 in Zagreb, Croatia, on
what will be a mixed pro boxing / martial arts event.
Heavyweight Oleg Platov, promoted by Sauerland Event,
will go for the IBF I/C title October 27 in Erfurt.
Italian veteran Silvio Branco returns on Arena´s big show
in Berlin October 19 to fight Brazilian Peter Venancio.
German lightweight Rene Mahling defends the IBF Youth
title October 14 in Senftenberg. Mahling fights with a GBA license.