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Ulrich and Samil Sam to defend European crowns

10.01 - Berlin – The first title defenses of two newly crowned European champions are heading Universum Box-Promotion's second show in 2003 on February 8. At Estrel Convention Center in Berlin German Thomas Ulrich will defend his light heavyweight title against Italian Silvio Branco whereas Turkish Sinan Samil will put his heavyweight belt on the line against British Danny Williams.

For both champions it will be their first defense after they captured their belts on October 12 in Schwerin, Germany.

Silvio Branco has a strong motivation to bring the EBU 175 lb. crown back to Italy after Ulrich snatched the title from Branco’s country man Yawe Davis. The 36 year old Italian won 46 of his 53 professional fights, 27 by knockout. In September 2000 he lost a world title shot to IBF super middleweight champion Sven Ottke.

In the second showdown of the evening for a European crown Turkish Sinan Samil Sam will put his heavyweight title on the line against British and Commonwealth champion Danny Williams.

Williams who was also in the talks as challenger for WBO heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko must be considered by far the strong test for the “Bull from Bosporus”.

28 year old Samil Sam, an amateur world champion in 1999, is undefeated in 16 professional fights. Williams, one year older than Sam, won 27 of his 28 fights, 22 inside the distance. It will be the Englishman’s first European title challenge.

In two other attractive heavyweight fights former WBC cruiserweight world champion Juan Carlos Gomez and former European heavyweight champion Luan Krasniqi will step into the ring. Gomez, ranked #8 by the WBC, wants to continue his move to a world title shot at heavyweight whereas it’s Krasniqi’s current aim to reclaim the EBU belt that he lost to Polish Przemyslaw Saleta last year who was conquered later by Samil Sam.

Also in action: Light heavyweight Zsolt Erdei and cruiserweight contender Alexander Petkovic


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The next events of Universum Box-Promotion

January 18
Grugahalle, Essen
Artur Grigorian vs. Matt Zegan
for Grigorian's WBO lightweight title
Michel Trabant vs. Frederic Klose
for Trabant's European welterweight title
PLUS world title fights of Regina Halmich and Daisy Lang

February 8
Estrel Hotel & Convention Center, Berlin
Thomas Ulrich vs. Silvio Branco
for Ulrich's European light heavyweight title
Sinan Samil Sam vs. Danny Williams
for Samil Sam's European heavyweight title
PLUS heayvweight contests with Juan Carlos Gomez and Luan Krasniqi

Universum Ticket-Hotline: +49 40 69 65 59 59

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