Former world champions Robert Stieglitz and Dirk Dzemski joined forces and put on a pro-am show in Schoenebeck with mostly up-and-coming prospects. The most experienced pro was Patrick Rokohl (22-3) and he faced Felipe Da Silva (2-5-1) in what seemed like a meaningless mismatch. However, Da Silva had not read the script and knocked out Rokohl in the second round.
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Biaystok, Poland – Dutch super middleweight Gino Kanters (10-4-2) defeated Przemyslaw Gorgon (15-10-1) by majority decision in the headline of a show hosted by former pro Dariausz Snarski. It scored 96-94 twice and 95-95. At stake was the Polish international title.
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Wuppertal, Germany – Light heavyweight Martin Houben (14-1) stopped veteran Finn Timo Laine (30-19) in the seventh.
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Czestochowa, POL – Cruiserweight Nikodem Jezewski (22-2-1) came from behind to stop Germany’s Serge Michel (13-3), who did not come out in the seventh round due to a bad cut. Jezewski was knocked down in the second but came back strong and put pressure on Michel in the fifth and sixth.
In the don’t let the records fool you department, heavyweight Marcin Siwy (25-0-1) earned a draw against Kamil Sokolowski (11-26-3) in a tight eight round bout.
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Solin, Croatia – Super middleweight prospect Luka Plantic (3-0) floored tough South African veteran Ryno Liebenberg (22-10-1) in the first, twice more in the second and finally knocked him out in the fourth.
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News: Berlin-based Cuban Osleys Iglesias (6-0) faces Uzbek Azizbek Abdugofurov (14-1) on September 24 in Lodz, Poland, in what is billed as an IBO playoff. The winner will become the mandatory challenger to champion Lerrone Richards (16-0).
French Y12 Boxing won the bids today for the defense of WBA Super Cruiserweight Champion Arsen Goulamirian (26-0) against Russian Aleksei Egorov (11-0).
Y12 offered $364,000, reports that L’Equipe will split 75-25 in favor of the champion, and plans to stage the fight on November 19 in Paris or Cannet.
Egorov became a mandatory challenger when regular champion Ryad Merhy relinquished the title and moved up to bridgeweight.
