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PERSSON'S EURO NEWS AND RESULTS

EURO NEWS

By Per-Ake Persson

On September 26 at the Max Schmeling Hall in Berlin (pictured) Sauerland Event will stage a big show celebrating its 35th anniversary (in Germany that is). Headlining is WBA interim welter champ Jack Culcay (20-1) against an opponent to be announced. In the co-feature supermiddle Tyron Zeuge (17-0) is rumored to take on Eduard Gutknecht (28-3-1). Since Bulgarian heavyweight Kubrat Pulev (20-1) is to participate in the press conference announcing the show it´s an educated guess that he will fight on the undercard in his first fight since losing to Wladimir Klitschko.

On September 26 1980 Wilfried Sauerland, a wealthy businessman, decided to venture into professional boxing in Germany - at the time very far from the lucrative days that would come. Headlining was middleweight Frank Wissenbach (31-2-1) vs Eddie Smith (23-9-1). As it was Wissenbach was counted out in the third but Smith was dq.d as it was ruled the knockout blow was below the belt. Also on the bill was Chisanda Mutti, who would go on to fight likes of Lee Roy Murphy (the famous double knockdown fight) and Rickey Parker for the IBF title.

Sauerland continued to promote shows all through the 80’s but it wasn’t until the iron curtain fell and East German lightheavy Henry Maske turned pro in 1990 that professional boxing in Germany took off.

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Kevin Satchell (14-0) has been stripped of the EBU flyweight title as he never returned a signed contract for the oft-postponed fight against mandatory challenger Thomas Masson (13-3-1). The fight was first on for France July 18, then moved to London July 24 and it was then back to France with September 12 as date.

Masson will now face highest available contender on September 12 and don’t be too surprised if the touted Vincent Legrand (16-0) and reigning EU champ) accept the challenge.

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Lenny Daws (30-3-2) have Ruben Nieto (16-1) as co-Challenger for the vacant EBU superlight title. The EBU are now calling for purse bids that expires September 10.

The title was left vacant by Michele Di Rocco.

EURO RESULTS

By Per-Ake Persson

Aug 10, Pervomaysky, RUS: Sh Petrosyan
10x3: Ruslan Fayfer, 95,0, Rus TKO 3 (0.57-ret) Aziz Belaev, 92,7, Uzb
Vaginak Tamrazyan, 65,6, Rus W8-U Georgy Chelokhsaev, 64,3, Rus
78-74, 78-75 and 79-74.
Uktamjon Rakhmonov, 66,5, Uzb/Rus W8-U Oleg Korobko, 66,9, Ukr
78-74, 77-76 and /7-75.
Maksim Churbanov, 67,4, Rus W6-U Edgar Ghukasyan, 67,8, Arm/Rus
59-57, 59-56 and 59-56.
6x3: Petros Ananyan, 66,1, Rus Tdr 2 (1.47-inj) Lazizbek Uzokov, 66,5, Uzb/Rus
Uzokov was down earlier in the round, then got injured and it was stopped.

Aug 9, Bogota, COL:
sm: Alexander Brand, Col W12-U Bernard Donfack, Ger
Brand won the WBFed title on scores of 120-108 and 119-109 twice.

Aug 9, Riga, LAT; Rigas Ring, Golden Glory (Rolands Mikalauskas) / GENS (Vitalis Maslennikovs), lit
8x3: Jevgenijs Romanovs, 96,1, Lat TKO 1 (1.46) Deniss Rovnjagins, 92,4, Lat
Rovnjagins was floored three times. Baltic Boxing Team Latvian title (??)

Aug 8, Savonlinna, FIN,outdoors, P 3 Boxing
Niklas Räsänen, 77,0, Fin W8-U Geard Ajetovic, 76,9, Ser
79-77, 79-74 and 78-74.
Jarkko Putkonen, 64,5, Fin W8-S Nordeen Toure, 65,0, Togo/Fin
Close win after a tough, good fight. 78-76 and 77-76 for Putkonen and 77-76 Toure.
8x2: Eva Wahlstrom, 60,9, Fin W8-U Everline Odere, 61,5, Ken
80-73, 79-74 and 79-73.
Jussi Koivula, 69,6, Fin D6-S Artem Karasev, 71,7, Rus
60-55 Koivula, 57-57 and 58-57 Karasev.
6x2: Sari Kuutsa, 67,7, Fin TKO 5 (1.11) Suzana Radovanovic, 65,0, Ser
Olavi Hagert, 66,7, Fin W4-U Daniel Cosmin Minescu, 64,5, Rom
40-36 twice and 40-37.
Jesse Jouhki, 61,2, Fin W4-U Bojan Veljkovic, 61,4, Ser
40-31 on all cards.

Aug 8, Gatteo a Mare, ITA:
Matteo Signani, 71,95, Ita TKO 8 Rafael Sosa Pintos, 71,5, Uru
vacant WBA I/C middleweight title
Vittorio Parrinello, 54,7, Ita TW 5 Daniele Limone, 54,5, Ita
vacant Italian superbantam title, scored 50-45, 50-46 and 49-47.
c/lh: Nicola Ciriani, Ita W 6 Yassine Habachi, Mor/Ita
w: Michele Esposito, Ita W 6 Giuseppe Rauseo, Ita
fly: Mohammed Obbadi, Mor/Ita TKO 2 (ret) Giuseppe Lagana, Ita
4x2, f: Vissia Trovato, W 4 Elga Comastri, Ita

Aug 8, Crotone, ITA:
sw: Tobia Giuseppe Loriga, Ita W 6 Alexandru Petrica, Rom

Aug 8, St Petersburg, RUS: Pushka
8x3: Andrei Isaeu, 53,0, Rus TKO 2 (2.01) Vladislav Sagalakov, 53,5, Rus
Sagalakov was floored and retired later in the round.
6x3: Aleksey Taganyuk, 89,9, Rus KO 2 (2.38) Yuriy Sotnikov, 88,0, Ukr/Rus
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8x3: m: Igor Selivanov, TKO 2 Andrey Polyakov,

Aug 7, San Benedetto del Tronto, ITA:
Roberto Bassi, 72,8, Ita W 6 Nikola Matic, 73,0, B & H

Aug 7, La Coruna, SPA:
Eloy Iglesisas, 66,2, Spa W4-U Vitor Coimbra, 66,0, Por
Alberto Pineiro, 72,9, Spa W4-U Diogo Nieves, 72,9, Por

Aug 7, Paola, MALTA, “old prison”, mba
l: Haitem Laamouz, W 6 Markko Moisar,

Aug 2, Scoglitti, ITA:
l; Francesco Invernizio, Ita W 6 Roberto Priore, Ita

July 30, Tolyatti, RUS, A.Petrov
6x3: Mark Urvanov, 59,0, Rus TKO 6 (1.49) Sergey Sokolov, 57,0, Rus
Sokolov was down twice in the fifth and again in the sixth before he was retired.
8x3: Magomed Kurbanov, 71,0, Rus TKO 4 (not out) Maksim Potapov, 68,0, Rus
Mihail Alekseev, 59,0, Rus W4-U Roman Blokhin, 60,0, Rus
40-36 on all cards.
Grigory Fedorov, 80,0, Rus D6-U Mark Chimidov, 79,4, Rus
57-57 on all cards.
Maxim Chemezov, 72,6, Rus TKO 3,inj Takam Charlan, 72,0, Cam/Rus

July 30, Klaipeda, LIT, Amberton Hotel, Galaktika A Club (Dmitry Melnikov), LPBL (lit)
Vitalijus Degutis, 63,0, debut W 4 (39-38) Simon Volosinas, 60,9, Lit
Baltzaras Bajorunas, 72,9, W 4 (39-38) Andrej Cepur, 71,9,
Igor Sulzicki, 71,9, W 4 (40-36) Deividas Sajauka, 76,3,
Arvyds Trizno, 73,0, W 6 (59-57) Oleksiy Chukov, 72,7,
4x3: Virgilius Stapuliones, 75,0, Lit TKO 1 (1.35) Tadas Stulginskis, 73,1,
Stulginskis, floored once.
Artem Karasev, 73,5, Lit TKO 1 (1.58-1kd) Jonas Kartavicius, 75,4,
Egidjius Kakstys, 80,8, W 4 (39-37) Robertas Razinskas, 83,4,
Igoris Borucha, 89,9, W 4 (40-36) Florians Strupits, 90,1,