Euro News

By Per-Ake Persson

Italian great Carmelo Bossi has passed away at the age of 74 in Milano after a long battle with penumonia. Bossi won a silver in the 1959 European championships and 1960 Olympics fighting at welter and then turned pro in 1961. He won the national title at welter in 1965, then the EBU crown in 1967 and became world champion in 1970 losing the title in 1971 and went out with a record of 40-8-3.

Carmelo Bossi against Freddie Little

Bossi was around in what was an exellent era for Italian and European boxing fighting the likes of Jean Josselin, Johann Orsolics, Angel Robinson Garcia, Fighting Mack, Fred Little and Koichi Wajima. RIP champ.

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Swedish heavyweight prospect Adrian Granat (1-0) have a busy month ahead of him. He´s currently in Germany sparring with the likes of Christian Hammer, who prepares for his showdown against Konstantin Airich April 11. Granat is booked to fight on that show as well and take on unbeaten Aziz Baran (4-0). But first he´s lined up to fight in Stockholm March 27 where face Italian Gianluca Sirco (4-2). In the headliner on that show Mikaela Lauren defends the WBPF and UBO titles at superwelter against South African Esther Mashiya. The interim WIBA crown is also at stake. If all goes well for Granat he will then fight an opponent to be announced April 26 in Malmo (Sweden) on a show staged by Armand Boxing Promotion headed by former WBO middleweight king Armand Krajnc.

Per-Åke Persson