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PERSSON'S EURO NEWS AND RESULTS

EBU jr welter champ Dennis "Djingis Khan" Shafikov will defend the title against Lee McAllister February 11 on a Tommy Gilmoure promotion. Site is to be announced but it looks like somewhere close to Aberdeen is likely. McAllister have been around for a long time now and have over the years been world champ twice and currently holds the Commonwealth title.

Photo: Ville Vuorinen/digitalsport.org

Shafikov is from Russia but is promoted by P 3 Boxing in Finland. There has been some rumors that P 3 Boxing was looking to sell Shafikov´s contract to Russian investors but for now is he still with P 3.

The German Oak, durable heavyweight veteran Timo Hoffmann is still around and will headline his own promotion December 3 in Dessau. Hoffmann square off against Jonathan Pasi for the vacant EPBA title, EPBA? The European Professional Boxing Association, an organision created by the GBA and serves as their European title.

German heavyweight Edmund Gerber take on British veteran Michael Sprott December 3 in Helsinki. The hardpunching Gerber has been called the best German heavyweight prospect around and that may well be true but Edmund still looks a bit one-paced and one-dimensional to this reporter.

Swedish welter Patrick Bogere take on Romanian Ionut Trandafir Ilie in the sole professional boxing match on the big K 1 / MMA show billed as Rumble of the Kings on Saturday in Stockholm. Bogere vs Ilie is scheduled for six three minute rounds.

By Per-Åke Persson

EURO RESULTS

Nov 19, Elzach, GER, gba

jw: Gabor Veto, Hun TKO 5 Thomas Hengstberger, Aus

GBU jr welter title, German Int´l GBA title. Veto not that good but still a mismatch with Hengstberger down three times in the fifth

Nov 19, Neuwied, GER, gba

c: Hizni Altunkaya, Ger W12-U Daniel Knieps (a/k/a Salvatore Aiello)

Interim WBFed cruiser title, 119-109 twice, 117-111)

Nov 19, Kharkov, UKR, Palace of Sport, K 2 Ukraine

jw: Sergey Fedchenko, Ukr W12-U Willy Blain, Fra

116-112 twice and 115-112. Close as Blain injured his arm in the tenth and Fedchenko came on for a strong finish.

8x3, lh: Vyacheslav Uzelkov, Ukr KO 4 Dmitry Adamovich, Blr

w: Valery Brazhnik, Ukr W8-U David Makaradze, Geo

79-74 twice and 78-74.

8x3, l: Valentin Golovko, Ukr TKO 3,c Kakhaber Avetisyan, Blr

8x3, sm: Alauddin Murtazaliev, Ukr tko 3 (not out) Mindia Nosadze, Geo

Nosadze retired with a hand injury.

8x3, l: Rustan Memetov, Ukr KO 4 Alexander Vakhtangashvili, Geo

bodyshot, Memetov was down in the third as well.

w: Viktor Plotnikov, Ukr W8-U George Ungiadze, Geo

w: Dmitriy Semernin, ??? Aleksandre Benidze,

Nov 19, Au, SWI:

8x2: Aniya Seki, 54,6, Jap/Swi W 8 Polina Pencheva, 54,3, Bul

Enes Zecirevic, 78,3, Bos/Swi TKO 4 Zdravko Nikolov, 77,5, Bul

Nov 18, Sant´ Angelo in Vado, ITA:

jm: Emanuele Della Rosa, Ita W12-U Joszef Matolcsi, Hun

Della Rosa retained the WBC Int´l superwelter title on scores of 119-109 on all cards.

c: Mirko Larghetti, Ita TKO 6 Laszlo Hubert, Hun

Larghetti won the vacant WBC Int´l Silver title.

m: Domenico Spada, Ita TKO 1 Joszef Molnar, Hun

w: Alessandro Caccia, Ita W 6 Joszef Gerebecz, Hun

Nov 18, Sarroch, ITA:

sm: Alessandro Murgia, Ita KO 6 Adam Csipak, Hun

jm: Valentino Sanna, Ita W 4 Zoltan Janus Horvath,

Nov 18, Cuxhaven, GER, Kugelbackehalle, EC Box Promotion, bdb

Aleksander Alekseev, 90,7, Rus TKO 8 (1.36) Daniel Bruwer, 90,3, RSA

Alekseev took apart the brave Bruwer one punch at the time and the South African finally sat down in the eighth with a cut lip and a badly busted face. He had soaked up a bad beating and could well have been retired earlier. WBC Int´l title at stake.

Manuel Charr, 108,4, Ger TKO 9 (not out) Marcelo Luis Nascimento, 101,8, Bra

Nascimento was dangerous early with a wild right hand but faded quickly as Charr pressured him. Charr was too one-paced though and the fight dragged on with Nascimento finally retiring after the eighth. WBC Int´l Silver title at stake.

Ante Bilic, 73,2, Cro W8-M Geard Ajetovic, 73,2, Ser

78-74, 78-77 and 77-77. Close, tense with Ajetovic´s pressure vs Bilic´s sharper punches.

m: Gökalp Özekler, Ger TKO 9 (not out) Gogi Knezevic,

Özekler wears down Knezevic for a retirement win. vacant WBC Med title

8x3, h: Christian Hammer, Ger TKO 2 Pavol Polakovic, Cze

6x3, h: Michael Wallisch, Ger KO 1 Dariusz Balla, Pol

4x2, jw: Klara Svensson. KO 3 Alexandra Ordog,

a mismatch as Svensson superior to her inept opponent.

4x3, sm-m: Michal Nieroba, TKO 2 Adnan Salihu, Swe/Bel

w: Denis Krieger, Ger W 4 Rafal Piatrowski, Pol

c: Spas Genov, TKO 3 Patryk Kowoll,

Nov 18, Tielt, BEL: