Della Rosa will fight Real for the vacant belt

By Per-Ake Persson

Sergey Rabchenko have today relinquished the EBU superwelter title due to the impossibility to obtain visa from Belarus to Italy where he was to defend the title May 17 in Ostia near Rome against Emanuele Della Rosa.

In order to keep the date the promoter, OPI 2000, have been authorized by the EBU allow Della Rosa to go for the vacant title and Spaniard Isaac Real, # 15 in the current ratings, have accepted to step in for Rabchenko and fight the biggest fight of his career with four days to go.

Previously Michele Di Rocco's defence of the EBU superlightweight title against Alexandre Lepelley fell through when Di Rocco came down with the flu. Di Rocco is well enough though to fight a six rounder on this show.

Per-Åke Persson