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PERSSON'S EURO NEWS AND RESULTS

Euro News

By Per-Ake Persson

Guyla Bozai (11-6-1) and Csaba Faur (6-2-1) clash for the vacant Hungarian cruiserweight title April in Budapest. This is a rematch of their first fight that ended in a draw and also won a Fight of the Year award on Hungarian television. In the co-feature on this Felix-Promotion show Zoltan Kovacs (10-4) take on Oszkar Fiko (8-5-0) with the national superfeather title at stake. Pick of the undercard is Attila Baran (14-8-0) vs Richard Baranyi (5-0) where the winner will be challenging for the Hungarian lightheavy crown. This show is the second of a program billed as "Hungarian Evening" where the idea is to match Hungarians vs Hungarians. It´s televised live by Sport TV.

It was announced April 8 that the fight for the vacant EBU middleweight title between Billy Joe Saunders (19-0) and Emanuele Blandamura (22-0) was moved from May 18 to May 10 with site remaining Liverpool. However, today the EBU informs that the fight is now on for July 26 with Queensberry still promoter.

ABC Calais (France) won the purse bids today in Rome with a bid for 70.050,00 Euro for the right to stage Romain Jacob's (21-0) defence of the EBU superfeather title against Belgian Ermanno Fegatilli (28-5). Antwerp Boxing Academy bid 65.000,00 Euro. When and where is to be announced within shortly. ABC Calais is headed by Thierry Jacob, Romain´s father, and himself a former World (WBC) and European champ.

Italian cruiser Mirko Larghetti (20-0) was reigning EU champ when he got the chance to take on WBO titleholder Marco Huck in a fight that was set for March 28 but was cancelled when Huck was injured in training. Larghetti had by then relinquished the title but will now take on Maurzio Lovaglio (16-0) for the now vacant EU title. The last date for purse bids is May 8 at noon.

French superbantamweight Ali Hallab, age 33 and 16-0-1, have announced his retirement. Hallab won the WBO Euro and WBC Meditteranean titles last year and was official challenger for the EU title but have decided to call it a day. Ali was an exellent amateur and participated in the Olympic Games 2004 and 2008 and medals in the European and World championships.

Euro Results

By Per-Ake Persson

April 5, Rostock, GER, Stadthalle, est 5000, Sauerland Event, FvA

Jürgen Brähmer, 8,7, Ger TKO 6 (not out) Enzo Maccarinelli, 78,8, UK

Brähmer retained the WBA regular lightheavy title when Welsh challenger Maccarinelli was retired by his trainer Gary Lockett between rounds five and six with his right eye swollen shut. Brähmer was ahead 50-45 on all cards after five. It was still an exciting fight with Maccarinelli´s punching power evident. The German was cut over the right eye in the first and either a thumb or an accidental clash of heads caused Maccarinelli´s eye to swell fast and the fight was in effect lost. Brähmer was a little faster in getting off but was momentarily stunned in third after a right before taking control again in what was a messy fight. Maccarinelli survived two inspections with the ringside physician. The eye had the size of an egg at the end and there was little point in letting it continue.

10x3: Tyron Zeuge, 76,2, Ger TKO 9 (0.37) Gheorghe Sabau, 74,7, Rom

Zeuge retained the WBO Youth title with a too easy stoppage over Sabau, an unschooled, wild southpaw who kept leading with his head. Sabau was down late in the first and second rounds after counterrights from Zeuge. In the sixth and eighth Sabau had points deducted for headbutts and a bodyshot put him down early in the ninth and the towel came in. Inbetween he was just outclassed. After eight it was scored 80-67 twice and 79-67.

8x3: Kubrat Pulev, 113,8, Bul TKO 4 (not out) Ivica Perkovic, 112,0, Cro

Perkovic accepted the fight the day before and was the final opponent after Eljiah McCall, Joey Daweicki and Kris Hughes all pulled out due to one reason or another. Perkovic, a decent spoiler, knew he was out of his league and acted accordingly with Pulev taking it before going for the body in the third and Ivica retired between rounds with a claimed hand or arm injury.

Jack Culcay, 69,8, Ger W12-U Salim Larbi, 69,6, Fra

117-111 on all cards and Culcay retained the WBA I/C but again failed to shine against a survivalminded fastmoving opponent. Jack was in good shape, worked hard but could never get Larbi in any kind of trouble

Enrico Kölling, 79,5, Ger W8-U Mirsat Bajrektarevic, 79,3, Cro

Kölling won all the rounds but seemed to treat as a glorified sparring session. Bajrektarevic, a southpaw, wasn´t very good and had Kölling went at it in his normal way he would have stopped him.

Soufiene Ouerghi, 72,5, Tun W8-M Dominik Britsch, 72,5, Ger

Ouerghi kept coming but was seldom effective while Britsch kept boxing on the move but ineffective and what seemed like a close fight went to Oerghi on an out of line 79-73 and 77-75 and 76-76. I had a draw. Britsch should have punched more and appears to be a lost man despite his 28-2-1 record.

8x3: Liam Williams, 70,1, UK TKO 8 (0.53) Yuri Pompilio, 69,0, Spa

Beating Pompilio is one thing - he´s a rather inept, awkward fighter but stopping him is something else as he is durable and have good stamina. Williams took him apart though and finally went for the body and then moved upstairs flooring his opponent in the last round and it was stopped.

Lewis Rees, 64,0, Uk D8-M Renald Garrido, 64,3, Fra

Garrido entered the ring as a lion and fought like one as well taking the action to the better boxer and puncher and made Rees fight all the way in an exellent show opener. Rees seemed to win it in my eyes but the judges awarded Garrido´s fighting spirit and had it 76-76 twice and 77-75 Rees. A rematch perhaps?

April 5, Abbeville, FRA:

h: Johan Duhaupas, Fra KO 7 Janne Katajisto, Fin

Duhaupas retained the EU title by knocking out brave Finnish challenger Janne Katajisto in the seventh. Duhaupas was well ahead on points by then.

sm: Jordhan Davril, Fra W 4 Grzegorz Sikorski, Pol

April 5, Moulins, FRA:

l: Julien Chaput, Fra W 4 Matthieu Lehot, Fra

April 5, Bayeux, FRA:

sm: Valentin Freulon, Fra W 6 Gabriel Lecrosnier, Fra

April 5, Gisors, FRA:

m: Andrew Francilette, Fra W 4 Oladimeji Akinde, Fra

h; Jonathan Sauteur, Fra W 4 Bwana Tshilenge, Fra

m: Flavien Bruno Bokongo, Fra D 4 Omar Zahraoui, Fra

April 5, Issoudun, FRA:

m: Idaas Redjdal, Fra W6-U Benjamin Poitou, Fra

m: Nordine Samoudi, Fra D 6 Youssouf Doumbia, Fra

sl: Denis Farias, Fra W6-U Yves Mesny, Fra

1/1 TF, w: Mihail Orlov, Fra W6-U Sandy Messaoud, Fra

April 5, Corbeil Essonnes, FRA:

l: Dame Seck, Fra W 6 Romain Peker, Fra

April 5, Vendome, FRA:

sm: Maurice Possiti, Fra W 6 Kevin Buval, Fra

sw: Nordine Arik, Fra W 6 Patrick Momene Mokamba, Fra

c: Mamadou Ba, Fra W 4 Stephane Grimpard, Fra

4x2, l: Bilitis Gaucher, Fra W 4 Laura Godbillon, Fra

April 5, Verquin, FRA:

sw: Gregory Trenel, Fra W 4 Mohamed Tabib, Fra

April 5, Le Houlme, FRA:

w: Ludovic Duval, Fra W 10 Kobe Vanderkhove, Bel

m: Romain Tilliot, Fra W 4 Nicolas Larmet, Fra

April 5, Aix Les Bains, FRA:

sm: Nicolas Dion, Fra W 6 Gaetan Guerin, Fra

w: Baptiste Castegnano, Fra W 4 Khalid Graidia, Fra

l: Jaber Zayani, Fra W 4 Said Tanji, Fra

April 5, Troyes, FRA:

m: Jaoid Chaguer, Fra W 6 Mariusz Biskupski, Pol

April 5, Saint-Vaast-la-Hogue, FRA:

w: Mohamed Barka, Fra W 6 William Lereverend, Fra

sl: Diego Requier, Fra W 4 Karim Idder, Fra

April 5, Henin Beaumont, FRA:

lh: Mathieu Bauderlique, Fra W 8 George Kandelaki, Geo

6x3, sw: Bernard Follea, Fra TKO 5 Mickael Sanches, Fra

lh: Mehdi Amar, Fra W 6 Mile Nikolic, Ser

April 5, Campbon, FRA:

8x3, w: Sebastian Allais, Fra W dq 2 Ruben Movsesian,

sl: Steven Bloyer, Fra W 6 Shavlego Tsamalaidze,

h; Franck Acho, Fra W 4 David Gegeshidze,

April 5, Bilbao, SPA:

6x3, l: Andoni Gago, Spa TKO 5 Alae Karmoun, Spa

c: Asier Lopez Molero, Spa W 4 Carlos Caicedo, Spa

sw: Denis Sukhanov, W 4 Sergio Abad,

April 5, Gijon, SPA, Gallego Prada Promociones / Tundra

sl: Juan Luiz Gonzales, Spa W 6 Jose Acero, Spa

sm: Juan Manuel Iglesias, Spa W 4 Nordin Abderrahman,

w: Alejandro Suarez, Spa W 4 Ion Micu,

4x3, lh: Jose Miguel Fandino, Spa TKO 2 Jonathan Castano, Spa

April 5, Kerkrade, NTH,

?: Somay Bilal, KO 3 Suleyman Dag,

April 5, Gizycko, POL; First Round Promotions

sm: Przemyslaw Opalach, Pol W10-U Baker Barakat, Ger

vacant WBC Baltic silver title, scored 100-87, 100-89 and 99-88 over nothing much Barakat, who was down three times during the fight.

c: Tomasz Duszak, Pol W6-U Jonathan Pasi, Ger

sm: Daniel Bocianski, Pol, debut W4-U Mustafa Dogan,

m: Wojciech Niedzielski, Pol, debut D 4 Aleksander Binkowski, debut

4x3, c: Michal Gerlecki, Pol TKO 2 Remo Arns,

April 5, Ciudad Delicias, MEX:

m: Marco A Rubio, Mex KO 10 Domenico Spada, Ita

vacant interim middleweight title, 40-36 twice and 39-37 after four for Rubio, 80-72, 79-71 and 78-72 after eight. Rubio knocked out Spada in the tenth with a left cross.

April 5, Diepoldsau, SWI:

Enes Zecirevic, 78,1, Bos/Swi KO 3 Istvan Zeller, 78,4, Hun

no medical suspension recommended for Zeller.

April 4, Saint Maur, FRA:

Karim Merroudji, Fra W 8 Lajos Munkacsy, Hun

Ala Moussa Edine, St Maur, Fra W6-S Gallus Coulon, Elancourt, Fra

l: Jean Gomis, Fra TKO 4 Virgil Degonzaga, Fra

April 4, Villenave d´Ornon, FRA:

sw: Mahmoud Khayat, Fra W 4 Sabrie Ben Boubaker, Fra

f: Joel Cazeneuve, Fra, debut W 4 Jean Noel Alvarez, Fra

April 4, Saint-Chamond, FRA:

sl: Kristian Matija, Fra W 4 Mehdi Kassimi, Fra

April 4, Torrevieja, SPA:

l: Emiliano Casal, Spa TKO 5 Andoni Alonso, Spa

Casal retained the Spanish lightweight title

April 4, Aldaia, SPA:

l: Sonni Martinez, W 6 Ryan Peleguer, Spa

April 4, Fuenlabrada, SPA:

f: Sergio Romero, Spa W10-U Kiko Amarillo,

interim WBC Latin featherweight title, 96-94 twice and 97-93.

c: Adasat Rodriguez, Spa D 6 Pablo Sosa, Spa

6x3, sl: Ruben Nieto, Spa TKO 4 Fran Gonzales, Spa

b: Eric Pambani, W4-U Franklin Varela, Spa

lh: Carlos Esteban, Spa W4-U Raul Martinez, Spa

sb: Alvaro Rodriguez, Spa W4-U David Orgaz, Spa

b: Juan Hinostroza, Spa W4-M Samuel Escobar, Spa

April 4, Parsippany, NJ:

10x3, m: Antoine Douglas, US TKO 2 Luca Messi, Ita

April 4, Phila, PA:

w: Edner Cherry, US W8-U Robert Osiobe

79-73, 78-74, 77-75

April 4, Pavia, ITA:

Gianluca Frezza, 66,5, Ita W 12 Giacomo Mazzoni, 66,2, Ita

vacant WBC Med welter title, scored 115-110, 115-111 and 114-111. Frezza lost a point in round seven while Mazzoni had points deducted in the fourth and ninth.

Anita Torti, 60,8, Ita W 10 Monica Gentili, 60,2, Ita

Inaugural Italian female lightweight title.

April 2, Riga, LAT, Rigas Ring, GENS (Vitalijs Maslennikovs),

6x3: Erik Nazaryan, 79,9, Bel/Lat TKO 1 (1.33) Renis Stutans, 77,2, Lat

Stutans was floored twice and then retired.

6x3: Janis Puksins, 63,6, Lat TKO 2 (1.43) Andrejs Potapovs, 64,0, Lat

10-9 Puksins after one, Potapovs floored twice in the second.

4x3: Jevgenijs Aleksejevs, 79,9, Lat TKO 1 (1.56) Dmitry Savenko, 81,0, Rus, debut

Savenko down twice.

4x3: Nikolajs Korpacovs, 81,1, Lat TKO 2 (1.50) Juris Kirins, 83,5, Lat

10-9 for Korpacovs. Kirins was floored in the second and then retired.

4x3: Ravil Mukhamadiarov, 61,5, Rus TKO 2 (0.49) Vladimirs Deicuks, 64,1, Lat, debut