Four Scandinavian's to fight in Magdeburg; Hasan Al in trouble with his promoter?

By Teddy Stenmark

24.04 - Former European amateur champion (1996) Hasan Al seems to be close to being fired by his promoter Team Palle. Mogens Palle told news bureau Ritzau that he is tired off Al's behaviour: "Once you talk to him, he agrees to everything but when you turn your back to him he does something else and balloons up in weight. All of a sudden he weighs 90 kilos, if he doesn't show some initiative soon we just might drop him" said Palle. Hasan Al looks at it in a different way though, "Ever since I turned pro there haven't been anything but trouble, I have been 100% focused ever since I switched to the Palle's. He also claims that it's false that he has weighed 90 kilos; according to himself he tips the scale at around 75 kilos which is about what he normally weighs in between fights when not in training. Hasan Al has been cleared medically after an injury that required surgery, an operation that was paid for by Mogens Palle but the promoter isn't satisfied with the brawling fighter's efforts to resume training following the surgery. "He can't get any fights if he doesn't train properly "What happens remains to bee seen but the Hasan Al-Mogens Palle relationship is a strained one!

Four Scandinavian's to fight in Magdeburg April 25th.

Former WBO middleweight champion, Armand Krajnc (26-2-0) will now finally make his long awaited debut at super middleweight in Magdeburg on the 25th of April. The 29 year old Swede, who hasn't boxed since he lost to Russian puncher Sergey Tatevosyan in Braunschweig on the 14th of September last year, will face Eliseo Nogueira (10-31-3) of Portugal.

Armand was supposed to have met the Portuguese fighter on March 1st on another German card, but got a serious cold and was forced to pull out. The technical Swedish boxer appeared in good shape for Friday's fight when talking to Swedish TV Sunday night (SVT).

Joining Krajnc on the card: IBF Intercontinental junior welterweight champion Allan Vester (22-3-1) who faces Estonian trial horse, Leonti Vorunchuk (12-13-1) and undefeated (11-0) Vester promoted female star Anita Christensen that takes on Renata Vesecka (2-2-0) of the Czech Republic. Cruserweight Lasse Johansen is the Fourth Scandinavian who has an unbeaten record of 5-0 is in with yet another boxer from the Czech Republic, Pavel Zima (4-5-0).