EBU cruiserweight king Michal Cieslak (24-2) defends the title against ex-champ Tommy McCarthy (20-4) onNovember 4 in Zakopane (Poland) on a show stage by Knockout Promotions.
In the chief support former WBC cruiser champ 42-year old Krzysztof Wlodarczyk (63-4-1) continues his career against an opponent to be announced.
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New York-based Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin (26-1-0-1) is back home in Sundsvall where it all started.
Wallin is, after the win against Murat Gassiev earlier this month, ranked # 2 by the IBF and told public service SVT that he feels that the best part of his career is coming. He is now managed by Fighters First where Jolene Mazzone is president. Wallin departed from advisor David Berlin and promoter Dmitri Salita. What is next is an open question though. Otto wants to fight the best and feels he deserves his chance.
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Former Spanish middleweight champ Xavier Moya was killed in a motorcycle accident this past Saturday, reports Espabox.
Moya fought professionally from 1992 through 2003 with a record of 29-5-2. Outside of the national title he also won the IBF I-C and TWBA titles.
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French coach and former amateur boxer Aldo Cosentino has passed away at the age of 76, reports L’Equipe. Cosentino won the European amateur championships at bantamweight in 1973 and became French champ seven times. After retiring he became a trainer for the French amateur teams and at one or another helped most of the French stars on their way to the top.
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Danish cruiserweight Jeppe Moller Christensen (7-1) is in against Swedish champ Samo Jangirov (8-5-3) on October 28 in Ryomsgard (Denmark) on a TK Promotion show. The fight is scheduled for eight and this is an exciting matchup between two fighters who are not known for their defensive skills.
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German Fides Sports promotes a show in Berlin on November 25 headlined by heavyweight Tom Schwarz (28-1) and former WBA super middleweight champ Tyron Zeuge (27-1-1).
The undercard features the likes of super welterweight Araik Marutjan (14-1), cruiser Enrico Koelling (29-5) and Nick Hannig (12-1-1).