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In a fight between two Juergen Braehmer's victims, WBO #13 Russian light heavyweight Dmitry Sukhotsky (16-1, 11 KOs) overcame an early knockdown to score a dominant stoppage over game but outgunned Pole Aleksy Kuziemski (19-2, 4 KOs) at 1:34 of the sixth round. Kuziemski was ranked WBA #3, WBO #9 and IBF #11 at 175lbs read more ...

WBA #4 light heavyweight Chris Henry (24-2, 19 KOs) hopes to parlay his explosive win by sixth-round technical knockout of Shaun George last July into a February 27 upset of former WBA light heavyweight champion and currently #3 rated Hugo Hernan Garay (32-4, 17 KOs) in a bout for the WBA interim belt at El Polyforim Benito Juarez in Cancun, Mexico read more ...

After tedious January, Russian fight scene will definitely warm up the next month and Feb. 22 tournament in Izhevsk seems to be its apotheosis. Fresh news is coming from the undercard part of the event. Russian super middleweight champion Konstantin Piternov (8-0, 1 KOs) will most probably collide with Ghanaian veteran James Obede Toney (23-3-1, 19 KOs) in a ten-round fight read more ...

Boxing actions will return to Kiel! In the provincial capital of Schleswig-Holstein the „Universum Champions Night“ will stage an interesting boxing event which will be held at the Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel on November 21. The long-term and unbeaten WBO light heavyweight world champion Zsolt Erdei will now, in a special highlight of his boxing career, step up a weight division and challenge the reigning WBC cruiserweight world champion Giacobbe Fragomeni of Italy read more ...

WBO light heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei and newly crowned WBO super middleweight champion Karoly Balzsay have commented on their fights over the weekend. Erdei was ecstatic that his friend Balzsay won a world title and took it in stride that his fight was bumped off live TV and into a non-title matchup when opponent Yuri Barashian failed to make weight. For Balzsay, being a world champion is still sinking in read more ...

In the first “Universum Champions Night” of 2009, unbeaten long time WBO light heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei (30-0, 17 KOs) outpointed former Euro champ Yuri Barashian (25-5, 17 KOs) over twelve rounds in a non-title bout. Erdei won by scores of 116-111, 116-111, 117-110. Barashyan had some success with his hard blows, but Erdei’s speed allowed him to control the fight. Barashian was deducted a point in round nine for a low blow read more ...

WBO light heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei retained his world championship on the scale Friday when challenger Yuri Barashian stunningly was unable to make weight for their world title clash on Saturday in Magdeburg, Germany. As previously reported, Barashian initially weighed in at 176.8 pounds. read more ...

Fighters appearing on Saturday’s “Universum Champions Night” world title twinbill worked out for the public at Voets Autozentrum in South Magdeburg. Among those on hand were WBO light heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei, his challenger Yuri Barashian, WBO super middleweight champion Denis Inkin, mandatory challenger Karoly Balzsay, and world super middleweight title challengers Dimitri Sartison and Robert Stieglitz read more ...

The first "Universum Champions Night" of 2009 opens with an explosive world title doubleheader on Saturday at the Bördelandhalle in Magdeburg, Germany. In the main event, unbeaten long time WBO light heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei (29-0, 17 KOs) will defend the title against former Euro champ Yuri Barashian (25-4, 17 KOs). read more ...

Former world title challenger and European champion Yuri Barashian (25-4, 17 KOs) is set to challenge WBO light heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei (29-0, 17 KOs) at the Bordelandhalle, in Magdeburg, Germany. A few days before the fight, the Ukrainian boxer has given an exclusive interview to Fightnews.com. read more ...