07.02.07 – By Per Ake Persson: Cuban heavy Juan Carlos Gomez, back in Germany, will now face Brazilian Adenilson Rodriguez on Saturday night in Hamburg. According to Arena Box Promotion they weren´t even notified that Daniel Bispo had pulled out but found out that neither he or his trainer had checked in at the airport in Sao Paulo. When they got a hold of Bispo´s management they were told he was out due to an injury..
Gomez vs Rodriguez is for the vacant WBC Latin title and headlines Arena´s dinner show at the Grand Elysee Hotel. Lightheavy Kai Kurzawa and Russian jr welter Sergey Sorokin are also on the bill
EBU fly champ Andrea Sarritzu defends the title June 1 in Ajaccio against localite Bernard Inom.
WBO # 1 middleweight contender Khoren Gevor headlines Spotlight Boxing´s show in Cuxhaven February 27. Also on the bill are supermiddle Denis Inkin and middleweight prospect Gennadyi Golovkin. The mainbouts are televised live on EuroSport.
Hardpunching German heavy Sebastian Kober squares off against Hungarian veteran Zoltan Beres in Stuttgart February 15 on the undercard to Kentikian vs Alvarez and Zbik vs Nasir..
Bantams Karim Quibir and Jean Marie Codet clash for the vacant EU title March 3 in Biarritz.
Belgian middle Alex Polizzi takes on Brit Paul Smith for the WBU Int´l title March 15 in Liverpool. Polizzi is also booked for a show in Yernaux, Belgium, April 15.
Russian heavy Daniel Peret, fresh off a disputed loss to Johan Thorbjornsson in Gothenburg January 27, fights again February 10 in St Petersburg and have a fight against German Dieter Roth lined up for later in February.
Markus Aslani, a steady fixture at Universum shows as cornerman and translator for visiting boxers, have been appointed representative for international affairs for the German Federation, the BDB. Aslani have previously managed heavyweight Adnan Serin but have dropped all other engagements in boxing to concentrate on his new job.
German heavy Francesco Pianeta, Norwegian jr middle Nikita Dubunin and his stablemate from Stonehand Promotions jr light Andreas Evensen will all be on EuroBoxe´s show in Evere, Belgium, February 17. Pianeta will face Russian Alexei Osokin.
Innuendo Promotions of Solna, Sweden, plan to do a mixed thaiboxing / proboxing (light) show May 19 at the Globen Arena in Stockholm.