Promoter Chris Meyer of Team Sauerland comments on the situation that led to Robert Helenius relinquishing the EU heavyweight title. -We had no other choice, the contract for the fight against Siarhei Lyakhovich is still valid and we plan to reschedule it for August 27 which is our next TV date after July 16.
-Martin Rogan, mandatory challenger for Helenius´ title, didn´t want to make a voluntary deal so it had to go to purse bids and thus would have interfered with the Lyakhovich fight so we had to vacate the title.
The rules of the EBU and EU calls for a fight inside 60 days of the date of the purse bids.
Helenius´ WBO I/C and WBA I/C titles will both be on line in the fight against Lyakhovich.
15.6 Meyer: -We had no choice
