Daniel Dubois is out as co-challenger for the vacant EBU heavyweight title and Joe “Juggernaut” Joyce (15-2) is in. In the other corner is still German Granit Shala (15-0).
The EBU has set February 29 as the deadline for purse bids.
Joyce is still lined up to fight Kash Ali (21-2) March 16 in Birmingham.
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Icelandic heavyweight Gunnar Kolbeinn Kristinsson (14-0) is again side-lined with a broken hand and his fight in Tallinn (Estonia) March 9 is off. Kristinsson was just coming back from another hand injury. Gunnar is promoted by Salita Promotions but his last fight in the US was back in 2022.
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Spanish super middleweight Jose Luis Navarro (9-2) is back in action March 2 in Alcorcon in a six-rounder against Moldovan Andrei Sanjura (2-4). Navarro lost to EU Silver champ Gustave Tamba in November last year after a wild shootout and is looking for a rematch.
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Italian Federico Scarponi has passed away at the age of 92. Scarponi fought all over Europe, Australia and the Philippines in a career that lasted from 1954 through 1965 with a record of 41-21-4. He won the Italian bantamweight several times and challenged for the EBU title twice.
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German super welter Julian Vogel (13-0-1) meets Belgian Jan Helin (13-3-1) with the vacant WBO Youth title at stake in the headliner of SES and Blanko Sports show April 13 in Aschersleben.
Cruiserweight Roman Fress (19-1) is featured on the undercard.
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Reigning WBA and IBF Euro champ at super middle Simon Zachenhuber (22-0) fights Nick Morsink (14-1) in an all-German non-title fight March 16 in Stralsund.
Also on the bill is Dilar Kisikyol (9-0) who defends the WIBF lightweight title against Argentinian Marisa Gabriela Nunez (8-12-3).