EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
EBU jr light champ Sergey Gulyakevich defends the title against slick German Vitaly Tajbert on a Spotlight Boxing promotion in Hamburg December 5. The planned WBC eliminator between Jackson Osei Bonsu and Carlos Baldomir set for November 11 in Antwerp is off as the WBC didn´t approve it following Bonsu´s loss to Rafael Jackiewiewz, a […]
EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
Newly crowned EBU heavy champ Sinan Samil Sam relinquished the title rather than go through with the rematch against Italian Paolo Vidoz. It will now be Vidoz vs Brit Matt Skelton for the vacant title with September 8 at noon as deadline for purse bids or agreement. EBU cruiser champ Jean Marc Monrose make a […]
EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
It´s on – at least according to Bild Zeitung: Vitali Klitschko vs Samuel Peter for the WBC heavyweight title October 4 at the brand new O2 World Arena in Berlin. If brother Wladimir makes it as well as have been hinted depends on the results of Satuday´s showdown against Tony Thompson. But if Wladimir wins […]
EUROPEAN BOXING NEWS
French network Canal+ paid lightfly Brahim Asloum 750 000 EUR when he challenged then WBA champ Juan Carlos Reveco plus a bonus of 150 000 EUR in case of victory. Asloum won and was all set to defend the title July 26 against Giovanni Segura. However, Canal+ will now pay the champ 500 000 EUR […]
Primo Carnera – “The Walking Mountain”
Reportedly owned by ruthless mobsters and treated as such Carnera was ridiculed and shamed while earning the proudest title in all of sport, only to be left abandoned and broke, physically and financially, upon serving his purpose …grossing over 3 million dollars in gate money, hardly any of which made it’s way into the feeble purses Carnera was given.
Per Ake Persson: Euro News
Boxing Press European Feature Writer Per Ake Persson has submitted the following fight review: March 14, Odense, Denmark: Danish cruiser Anders Hugger moved to 10-0 with a close, unanimous decision over much more experienced American Louis Azille. It was scored 115- 112 on two cards and 116-112, which looked a bit generous to the localite […]
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