IBF welter champ Jan Zaveck will as previously reported defend the title April 9 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. SES have now announced that the opponent will be Argentinian Rodolfo Ezequiel Martinez, reigning WBC Mundo Hispano champ, but a rather uknown force outside of his home country. Zaveck vs Martinez goes ahead at the 7000-seater Tivoli Sports Hall and is televised live by Slovenian TV
Former WBC supermiddle champ Cristian Sanavia will return under new management April 24 in Vicenza against an opponent to be announced. Cristian is now managed by Sergio Cavalleri. Sanavia, 40-5-1, suffered back to back losses against Karo Murat in 08 and 09 and have been inactive for a little over a year
WBA “standard” 168 lb king Dimitri Sartison might fight May 29 but it won´t be against Frenchman Jean Paul Mendy as the rumor mill had it. Mendy´s manager Gabriel Gaide informed both me and later boxrec that it was simpy not correct that Mendy would fight Sartison.
Khoren Gevor´s manager Peter Schulze says yes, Khoren is fighting EBU middle champ Matthew Macklin April 16 in Birmingham. Prior to that though – March 10 – Gevor have a court date with Universum in regards of their contractual dispute.
EBU supermiddle champ Brian Magee have Ukrainian Stas Kashtanov as mandatory challenger. Kashtanov is 26-0 but have been moved slowly in the two years and this – if it comes off – is his first big fight.
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