“Vier fuer Hamburg” or Four for Hamburg is how Universum´s big July 4 show at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg is billed. It´s topped by the WBO heavyweight eliminator between Aleksander Dimitrenko vs Eddie Chambers. Also on the bill are cruiser Aleksander Alekseev, Alesia Graf and Susianna Kentikian. In regards of Kentikian it´s been announced that Spotlight Boxing and network ProSieben will no longer collaborate in the future. Kentikian headlined a number of shows for Spotlight with ProSieben as network partner.
Jr middle Zaurbek Baysangurov headlines K 2 East´s show May 30 in Kiev billed as “Comeback fight”. Middleweight Maxim Bursak face German Alexander Sipos in an interesting matchup in the chief support. Jr middle Dmitrij Nikulin and heavyweight Mario Preskar are also on the bill.
French jr welter Ali Chebah, reigning WBC Youth and NABF ruler, returns home after a spell in Canada and take on Colombian Fidel Monterrosa July 3 in Levallois Perret.
WBA lightheavy champ Hugo Garay makes the first defence of the title he won last year in Germany June 20 in Sunchales, Argentinian, against Russian David Gogiya.
Martin Rogan´s loss to Sam Sexton didn´t just mean that he lost the Commonwealth title, he also lost the position as mandatory challenger for the vacant EBU title. This place is now taken over by Turkish veteran Sinan Samil Sam. In the other corner is still Aleksander Dimitrenko but it´s not very likely he will stay there with an upcoming world title eliminator in sight.
Feathers Sergio Blanco and Alex Miskirtchian, fighting out of Belgium, clash for the vacant EU title June 6 in Barcelona.
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