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02/26/2006 Archived Entry: "Euro-Beat Update: Hwt. Prospect Roman Greenburg vs. Vassilyev March 18th!"
Euro-Beat Update: Hwt. Prospect Roman Greenburg vs. Vassilyev March 18th!
By Per Ake Persson
Courtesy of Boxing Press
MONTE CARLO - The Monte Carlo Boxing Masters II goes ahead at the Salle de Etoile in Monte Carlo March 18. Itīs a joint venture between World Sporting Promotions and Fight Academy. Headlining is Israeli heavyweight Roman Greenberg taking on Russian Alex Vassilyev in a IBO I/C titlefight. Jr middle Matthew Hatton square off against Belorussian Alexander Abramenko in the chief support. Another Belorussian on the bill is rising jr light Sergei Gulyakevich, who fights Frenchman Frederic Bonifai.
German/Turkisk middle Mahir Oral a/k/a Lion Mahir faceS a tough test in Arsen Khachatrian March 11 in Hamburg on the undercard to Masoe vs Sturm.
Domenico Spada and Luciano Lombardi clash for the vacant Italian 160 lb title March 31 in Rome.
Swedish heavy Attila Levin, who used to fight out of Pembroke Pines, Florida, is since some time back home in Stockholm. "I had simply lost desire for boxing even before the Jeremy Williams fight", says the 29-year old, who lost to Nikolay Valuev last time out. "I donīt rule out a return to boxing but not as it feels now." However, Levin can fancy going back to Florida as we discussed a dear subject to all Swedes: the weather. "I just canīt handle this cold like I used to. Iīm seriosly thinking about returning to Florida but itīs not just the weather, itīs the lifestyle as a whole I miss."
Boxteam-Vienna in Austria stage a "Laszlo Papp Memorial" March 25 in Vienna. Itīs a mixed martial arts / professional boxing event sanctioned by the EBF with Hungarian jr middle Vilmos Balog on top.
Benjamin Kalinovic, from Sweden but based in Florida, stopped Larry Cunningham in two rounds of Friday night in Oklahoma City in a fight made at welter but Cunningham came in 10 lbs over the contracted weight.
Hungarian Zoltan Kallai got a difficult opponent in late sub Ivica Cukusic Friday night in Budapest but came through to win the UBC /IC supermiddleweight title.
Giorgio Marinelli and Ceri Hall clash for the vacant EU jr welter title March 25 in Rome.
