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01/21/2006 Archived Entry: "Euro-Beat Update: Schulze Defends Title Feb. 25 & More!"
Euro-Beat Update: Schulze Defends Title Feb. 25 & More!
By Per Ake Persson
Courtesy of Boxing Press
IBF I/C jr middle champ Marco Schulze, a big local ticket seller, defends the title February 25 in Oranienburg. Co-headlining is WBO I/C 147 lb ruler Jan Zaveck.
Michele Piccirillo vs Lukas Konecny for the vacant EBU 154 lb title is postponed from February 24 to March 11 with site remaining Bergamo. Luca Messi, who will face the winner is in the chief support.
Danish media are speculating in an all-Danish showdown at supermiddle with WBA champ Mikkel Kessler taking on Mads Larsen, who settled the managerial dispute with Mogens Palle out of court the other day. The two shared gym and trainer (Ricard Olsen) for a number of years.
Swedish heavy Aldo Colliander claims to have "killed" every heavyweight in the Stockholm region in the final preparations for his showdown against Taras Bidenko Tuesday (Jan 24) night.
Hungarian promoter Felix Racz have put out a top ten "fights I want to happen" for 2006 of course topped by Jorge Barrios vs Janos Nagy for the WBO 130 lb title. As second Racz wants his female fly Viktoria Milo to fight Regina Halmich. At number six is an all Hungarian matchup at jr middle between Mihaly Kotai and Attila Kovacs.
EBU superbantam champ Michael Hunter takes on Italian Massimo Morra March 3 in Hartlepool.
