14.12.06 – By Per Ake Persson: WBC lightheavy titleholder Tomasz Adamek defends against Chad Dawson February 3 in Miami, FL. Dawson is thus out of an eliminator against against Interbox´s Romanian Adrian Diaconu, who now will fight the highest available contender for the mandatory challenger spot. WBA jr welter champ Souleyman M´Baye could reportedly be facing Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik in February of next year..
Both WBO I/C lightweight champ Martin Kristjansen and his challenger, Italian veteran Stefano Zoff, weighed in at 61,1 kg / 134,75 lbs at today´s weighin in Copenhagen. The vacant EU title is also at stake tomorrow in Slagelse and the winner is very likely to be mandatory challenger for EBU champ Yuri Romanov.
Slovenian welter Jan Zaveck is now signed with Don King Productions and make his debut for DKP in Florida January 7. Zaveck, 21-0, have previously fought for SES in Germany and won the WBO I/C title last year.
Cruisers Ismail Abdoul and Jean Claude Bikoi headline this year´s December 25 show in Izegem, Belgium, in a non-title fight scheduled for eight. Jr middle veterans Douglas Bellini and Abdelhedi Mehidi clash in another eight-rounder in the chief support.
Michele Di Rocco and Giorgio Marinelli meet again December 26 in Grosseto in an all-Italian matchup for the vacant EU 140 lb title. Di Rocco and Marinelli drew over ten in June for the very same belt.
French welter Frederik Klose, who just relinquished the EBU title to concentrate on a possible world title shot, have received the annual Golden Glove award from respected paper l´Equipe.
Venezuelan bantam prospect Nehomar Cermeno will make his European debut on the undercard to WBO lightheavy champ Zsolt Erdei´s defence in Duesseldorf January 27.
LA-based Swedish lightweight Shadi Hamsho is currently sidelined with a managerial dispute but expects to have it solved within a few weeks.
Heavyweight Konstantin Airich, who was to make his prodebut tomorrow in Hamburg on Arena Box Promotion´s show at the Sporthalle, have been diagnosed with Hepatitis B and is off the bill.