Katajisto, Swierzbinski and Aliyev are new champions for Baltic Boxing Union (BBU)

Baltic Boxing Union (BBU), a regional sanctioning body for 12 Baltic area countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine) and their boxers, has been more than active at the change of September and October. Three BBU title fights took place in three different countries within just three weeks.

Janne Katajisto (BBU Heavyweight champion): Undefeated Finnish heavyweight fighter Janne Katajisto beat national cruiserweight titlist Petter Antman with TKO 7 result and captured both vacant BBU and vacant Finnish national heavyweight title on 24^thSeptember at a show in Vaasa, Finland. The show, which was promoted by Petro Koskimies and his Caramelito Promotions contained in all three professional boxing matches. In the main event much heavier Katajisto floored his opponent once in the 4^th round and finished the job in the 7^th stanza with perfect right hand to Antman´s body. With the victory Katajisto improved to 9-0-1 with 4 KO.

Robert Swierzbinski (BBU International Middleweight champion): Polish boxer Robert Swierzbinski (6-0, 1 KO) earned first title of his career by unanimous decision over 6 rounds against Belarussian Ruslan Rodivich (7-3, 7KO) at Grajewo, Poland on the 1st October. Swierzbinski was near to score quick knock out but after the opening stanza Belarussian boxer was more effective and gave very good opposition for undefeated local favourite. After 6 well-spaced rounds Swierzbinski was crowned as the new BBU International Middleweight champion. The show was promoted by Dariusz Snarski and his Boxing Production ?stable.

Vusal Aliyev (BBU Middleweight champion): Moscow-based Azerbaijani Vusal Aliyev grabbed a vacant Baltic Boxing Union middleweight title with a unanimous decision over 10 rounds against Ukrainian Bogdan Protsyshyn at Podolsk, Russia on 15th October. Both boxers offered very nice and enthusiastic show for the audience. In early rounds Aliyev was the aggressor but it all changed in the dramatic sixth round, when Protsyshyn put Aliyev on the brink of defeat with a major left haymaker, which sent the Azeri fighter crushing down after Bogdan wobbled him with the initial punch. Aliyev barely got up to beat the count of referee Alexander Kalinkin. Protsyshyn went after the kill but Aliyev summoned all his seasoned power and toughness to survive till the bell.

Although in the next round tabes were turned again and Aliyev showed best of his abilities and was even very near to knock his opponent out just before the end of the bout. After ten rounds all judges were giving the fight and the BBU Middleweight title to local favourite Vusal Aliyev who at same time improved to 8-0, 4 KO.

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Situation of titles

BBU champions

Heavyweight: Janne Katajisto (FIN) 9 (4 KO) ? 0 ? 1

Middleweight: Vusal Aliyev (AZE / RUS) 8 (4 KO) ? 0 ? 0

Super Lightweight: Ivan Grynyuk (UKR) 6 ( 3 KO) ? 1 ? 0

Super Bantamweight: Andrey Bogdanov (RUS) 13 (4 KO) ? 1 ? 1

BBU International champions

Middleweight: Robert Swierzbinski (POL) 6 (1 KO) ? 0 ? 0

BBU Female champions

Super Bantamweight: Sofia Sidorova (RUS) 12 (10 KO) ? 0 ? 0

How to contact BBU:

Please remember that Baltic Boxing Union is always looking for new co-operation partners from our working area at Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. As known our title fights are cheap, reliable and easy to arrange and they will always give significant experience for boxers and also a new boost for champion´s career.

If you are interested to get either BBU Championship title fight (8 / 10 rounds) or BBU International Championship fight (6 / 8 rounds) to give more meaning for your show or if you are interested to know how your boxer can challenge the reigning BBU champion please visit our web pages at (www.balticboxingunion.com) for more information and contact BBU Board (bbu@balticboxingunion.com).

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