News - Paolo Vidoz

"I have seen tapes of him boxing and regard him as an unpleasant opponent," said Beyer. "I looked bad in the first battle against the then-unknown Danny Green. I will never again allow that to happen to myself again. He will not be able to use his reach advantage (Colajanni is four inches taller than Beyer). Larger opponents are my specialty. They can be hit more easily." read more ...

Heavyweight Cengiz Koc challenges European heavyweight champion Paolo Vidoz on Saturday in Berlin. In his fight against Nikolai Valuev, Vidoz suffered a broken lower jaw. Two titanium plates were inserted to hold the jaw and the new combat-name of Vidoz is "Titanium Jaw." Today Valuev, now the WBA heavyweight champion, showed his training colleague and friend Koc how to break a jaw. Koc's hopes Valuev's experience will help him seize the Euro read more ...

In a stunning upset, late sub Paolo Vidoz of Italy outscored German hero Timo Hoffmann moments ago in Kempten, Germany, and secured the vacant European heavyweight crown by split decision. Scores were 115-113 Hoffmann and 115-112; 114-113 Vidoz. Vidoz dropped Hoffmann in round six. In other action, WBC #3 heavyweight Sinan Samil Sam was knocked down... read more ...

German heavyweight contender Timo Hoffmann (32-3-1; 18KOs) will find a different opponent than scheduled in the opposite corner on June 11, in Kempten, Germany. The current IBF I/C champ Hoffmann was supposed to duke it out versus former British king Michael Sprott, with the vacant Euro crown at stake, but Sprott pulled out yesterday due to a sudden illness. After a frantic research, Sauerland Event... read more ...

German heavyweight contender Timo Hoffmann (32-3-1; 18KOs) will fight for the vacant European title in his next outing, after the European Boxing Union stripped former champ Luan Krasniqi. Krasniqi had been ordered to fight a rematch versus Hoffmann (the pair battled to a twelve-round draw five months ago) but asked for a delay. When the delay was not granted Krasniqi ignored the deadline - and the European governing body eventually vacated the title. Now Hoffmann will be matched versus former British ruler Michael Sprott (27-7; 14KOs) and Sauerland Event's CEO Chris Meyer told FightNews that he is currently negotiating in order to stage the fight on June 11 in Kempten, Germany. read more ...