23-year old French heavyweight prospect Wilfried Florentin (3-0) was shot to death in Paris on Sunday morning, reports Le Parisien. The exact circumstances around his death are still being investigated but it appears that there was a brawl and Florentin was shot twice and died in the hospital.
Florentin was a promising amateur, but his amateur career was cut short when he was suspended after assaulting a coach. He then turned pro but couldn’t fight in France and fought in Denmark, Luxembourg and Monaco during his short career – that is now over. He leaves behind two young kids.
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Former cruiserweight champ, now a heavyweight, Marco Huck (42-5-1) meets Evginios Lazarides (18-4) in his comeback on May 20 in Braunlage (Germany). This will be Huck’s first fight since beating Dennis Lewandowski in 2020.
Lazaridis hails from Greece but has been fighting in Germany for most of his career.
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Norway Box Promotion returns to Chateau Neuf in Oslo on June 9 and this time featherweight Bernard Torres (17-1) headlines and fights Tanzanian veteran Nasibu Ramadhani.
Torres is ranked # 7 by the EBU and is closing in on a shot at the currently vacant title.
In the chief support cruiserweight Kevin Melhus (8-0) continues his comeback and is in against Bosnian Ermi Avdic (13-11-1).
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Spanish super middleweight prospect Jose Luis Navarro (now 8-1. 8 KOs) is back on track after stopping Ronny Landaeta (20-5) in the ninth round in Madrid on April 29 and won the Spanish title.
Landaeta stopped the then undefeated Navarro in February in what was regarded as a major upset.