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EURO NEWS CORNER (12-28-2007)
German heavyweight Timo Hoffmann made a grand stand and won a lot of glory in defeat against WBO I/C ruler Aleksander Dimitrenko November 17. However, Bild Zeitung reveals today that Hoffmann, signed to Sauerland Event but with contract expiring at the end of the year, have tested positive to a forbidden substance. According to Bild Hoffmann's A-test was positive to a kind of steroid. Hoffmann, judging from other cases, could be facing a year long suspension. 

EURO NEWS CORNER (12-18-2007)
Police and tax officials in Hamburg, Germany, have raided Arena Box Promotion's office, gym and also promoter Ahmer Oener´s home, reports Bild Zeitung. Officially there are no comments to what brought about the police activity. Bild writes that an anonymous source tipped the police of taxes not paid in time and attempts to evade tax. Oener even had to empty his pockets and according to Bild  even the computer of Oener's ten-year old step daughter was seized. Turkish heavy Sinan Samil Sam also figures in the investigation. Oener calls the razzia "pure harassment."  

EURO NEWS CORNER (12-12-2007)
Police and tax officials in Hamburg, Germany, have raided Arena Box Promotion's office, gym and also promoter Ahmer Oener´s home, reports Bild Zeitung. Officially there are no comments to what brought about the police activity. Bild writes that an anonymous source tipped the police of taxes not paid in time and attempts to evade tax. Oener even had to empty his pockets and according to Bild  even the computer of Oener's ten-year old step daughter was seized. Turkish heavy Sinan Samil Sam also figures in the investigation. Oener calls the razzia "pure harassment."  

EURO NEWS CORNER (12-10-2007)
Frenchman Brahim Asloum won the a world title in his third attempt, moving down to light fly, when he outscored Argentinean Juan Carlos Reveco this past weekend in Le Cannet. Asloum thus became the first Frenchman to win both an Olympic Gold and a World title in the pros. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has sent his congratulations to Asloum. It was an important win for French boxing after several (Mormeck, M´Baye, Asloum twice, etc.) setbacks. According to l´Equipe, Reveco was forced to shed an amazing eleven kilos (about 24 lbs) in the six weeks leading up to the fight.
 

EURO NEWS CORNER (12-7-2007)
Susianna Kentikian retained the WBA flyweight title and added the vacant WIBF belt to her collection with a hard fought unanimous decision over Nadia Hokmi from France. It was scored 97-95, 96-94 and 97-94. Hokmi protested but was overrun in the first half of the fight by the aggressive champion. She did better in the later rounds and had Kentikian in trouble in the last but it wasn't enough. 
British veteran Lee Swaby survived a first round knockdown and became the first to take hard punching German Sebastian Kober the distance in 12 fights. After six it was scored 59-54 twice and 59-55 for Kober.
 

EURO NEWS CORNER (12-04-2007)
Spotlight Boxing promotes tonight - Dec 4 - in Solden, Austria and on Friday, Dec 7, in Hamburg. The Hamburg bill is topped by female fly Susianna Kentikian, who face Nadia Hockmi in a WIBF and WBA fight. WBO I/C middle champ Sebastian Zbik defends the title against Samir dos Santos Barbosa, heavyweight Sebastian Kober face experienced Brit Lee Swaby, Argentinian puncher Marcos Rene Maidana is in against Manuel Garnica. Colombian cruiser Santander Silgado, 10-0 10 KO´s, makes his debut for Spotlight.

EURO NEWS CORNER (11-30-2007)... by Per-Åke Persson
Purse bids for EBU middle champ Sebastian Sylvester´s mandatory defence against WBA # 1 challenger Javier Castillejo will not take place until January 28, 2008. This means Finn Amin Asikainen, EBU # 1, will be kept waiting. Sylvester will make a voluntary defence of the title January 26 in Berlin against Francois Bastient in a supporting bout to the IBF heavyweight eliminator between Eddie Chambers and Alexander Povetkin.