EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
Posted on | June 28, 2008 | No Comments
EBU supermiddle champ Karo Murat will defend the title against Spaniard Gabriel Campillo with August 30 or September 20 at a site to be announced in Germany.
EBU middle champ Sebastian Sylvester have since the last update of this column been named official challenger for WBA champ Felix Sturm. The winner of Sturm vs Griffin July 5 have 120 days to defend against Sylvester.
Cuban heavy Odlanier Solis is injured and the fight against South African Frans Botha set for July 4 in Ankara is off. On is WBC Int´l cruiser champ Herbie Hide, who defends the title against Swiss-Albanian Nuri Seferi. Middleweight Mahir Oral face Latvian Jurijs Boreiko. The show is headlined by Sinan Samil Sam and Paolo Vidoz in a fight for the EBU heavy title.
The big show planned for Odessa, Ukraine, July 12 is postponed until September after headliner David Tua pulled out.
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