EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS

Posted on | October 6, 2008 | No Comments

“King” Arthur Abraham´s defence of the IBF title against Raul Marquez that was to have taken place tonight in Bamberg is postponed until November 8, According to a press release from Sauerland event the champion woke up this morning with “a temperature and flu-like symptoms”. Abraham was then diagnosed with influenza which forced a postponement of not just Abraham vs Marquez but for the show as a whole.

“the Dancing Destroyer”, Herbie Hide returns home for a fight in Norwich tonight against Latvian Aleksejs Kosoboksovs. Hide resides in Hamburg and is promoted by Arena Box Promotion and this is his first appearance in the UK since 2004.

As Antonio Margarito have been declared WBA “superchamp” Ukrainian Yuri Nuzhenko have moved from “interim” titleholder to “full” WBA welterweight champion of the world.

Adrian Diaconou´s defence of the WBC lightheavy title against Italian Silvio Branco will now go ahead November 15 in Bucharest and November 8 as previously planned.

notifight.com, always well informed, writes that WBA jr welter champ Andreas Kotelnik will defend the title in Germany January 10 or 17 against hardpunching Argentinian René Maidana.

Supermiddles Ali Ndiaye and Roberto Cocco clash for the vacant Italian title October 10 in Pontedera.

Norwegian jr welter Geir Inge Jorgensen, 27-1, knocked out Spaniard Armando Candel, 6-5, on a show in Lublin, Poland, last night. Geir Inge have been around for some time without really going anywhere, his record is somewhat inflated but he´s worked very hard and have improved.