November 15, Düsseldorf, Germany -
WBO I/C heavyweight champ Aleksander Dimitrenko retained the
title with a third round knockout of challenger Luan Krasniqi in
a true crossroads fight. It was fast paced and exciting for as
long as it lasted, with the fired up Krasniqi dominating the
action. Luan seemed to get Dimitrenko under some pressure in the
second round. In the third Aleksander, the bigger man, did better
but it was still Krasniqi's round. Then Dimitrenko scored with a
right, Krasniqi covered up and the Ukrainian threw a short left
hook that landed to the liver of Luan, who took a step back, then
sat down on one knee while Spanish referee Manuel Oliver Palomo
counted him out. It was a clean end but also somewhat
disappointing as the fight was still wide open. After two it was
scored 20-18 twice for Luan and 19-19. For Krasniqi this must be
the end while Dimitrenko most likely will be mandatory challenger
for the WBO.
On the undercard, super middleweight Dimitri Sartison showed no
ill effects from the loss to Mikkel Kessler in June and stopped
Brazilian Edison Francisco Guedes in three. Gusmyl Perdomo, a
likely opponent for Kessler during 2009, impressed in stopping
tough Frenchman Laurent Goury in four.
Russian heavy Dennis Boytsov outscored American Vinny Maddalone
over eight in a match up between a puncher and a slugger where
neither was able get the advantage for long.
News:
It's official: WBA champ Nikolay Valuev defends the title against
Evander Holyfield December 20 in Zurich in Switzerland. On the
undercard EU heavy king Francisco Pianeta defends against
Frenchman Yohan Duhaupas. Russian cruiser Jimmy Kapanov is in
against Italian veteran Paolo Ferrara and jr middle prospect
Dominik Britsch face Stefano Loriga. Danish super middleweight
Mads Larsen may also fight on this show. Sauerland Event insists
to Danish media that they are working towards a shot for Mads at
IBF titleholder Lucian Bute.
The Kohl Diet read the headline in German paper Bild Zeitung. In
this Universum boss Klaus Peter Kohl makes it clear that
Universum and Spotlight Boxing are cutting down in number of
boxers partly to downsize but also to make space for new
signings. Kohl also indicated that he will retire in two years
with son-in-law Dietmar Poszwa taking over.
Big Polish heavy Mariusz Wach is in against even bigger Russian
Evgeny Orlov November 21 in Grodzisk, Poland.
The Rematch, Natascha Ragosina vs Conjestina Achieng is on for
November 28 in Magdeburg. SES have Ragosina´s sparringpartners
Pia Porter and Maria LIndberg in supporting bouts. The Lindberg
case appears to be coming to a close as she is now licensed by
the BDB in Germany despite letters to the EBU from the Swedish
Federation.
Former EBU champ and WBA challenger Sebastian Sylvester and
Spaniard Ruben Diaz are co-challengers for the vacant EU
middleweight title.
Belgian bantam Carmelo Ballone has been named official challenger
by the EBU. Ballone was a champion but lost the title to Ian Napa
on a very close decision.
Tom Boxing Team in Poland will most likely promote in Bialystok
December 14. Light heavy Gregory Soszynski, jr welter Krzysztof
Cieslak and probably lightweight veteran Dariusz Snarski
headline.
WBO I/C welter champ Christian Bladt´s defence against Italian
Sven Paris have been postponed from November 28 until December
19. Site remains Frosinone.
