The European Boxing Union has officially announced Sinan Samil Sam (29-4-0) and Matt Skelton (21-2-0) as fighting for the vacant European heavyweight championship. Sam previously held the belt from October 2002 until February 2004 when he lost it to Luan Krasniqi. For Skelton it will be his first shot at the EBU title. The Commonwealth champion drew public attention recently with his point loss against WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev in Düsseldorf in January. The bout hasn’t been scheduled yet, “but I am sure it will take place within the next two months,” stated Arena CEO Ahmet Öner. Before that "The Bull from Bosporus" Sinan Samil Sam, who beat Egypt’s Mazur Ali in Istanbul last week, will step into the ring to defend his WBC Mediterranean championship on March 14th against Ratko Draskovic from Montenegro in Munich in a big show that also features former WBC super middleweight champion Markus Beyer and Olympic gold medallist Odlanier Solis.