Abass Baraou’s mandatory defense of the EBU junior middleweight title against Frenchman Milan Prat (25-1) has been postponed from February 12 to March 22 and will now go ahead in Paris, France, and not Grenoble as previously announced.
If the fight is to go ahead at all is the big question, though. The WBA No. 1 Abass Barou (16-1) is promoted by Wasserman Sports and they say that no final decision has been made on Baraou’s next fight.
Maltese light heavy Malik Zinad (22-1) is back in the ring February 28 at home in Malta in his first fight since getting stopped by the great Dmiitry Bivol June 1, 2024. Zinad takes on Dane Haris Dzindo (15-0), reports knock-out.dk.
For Dzindo, this is a big step up in class while Zinad takes a step or two down from fighting the likes of Bivol.
Promoter and fighter Altin Zogaj (15-0) meets Alexander Rigas (20-2) at the Scharrena in Stuttgart (Germany) February 22 with the vacant WBA Continental super middleweight title at stake.
Rigas beat Benjamin Blindert, who is in against Felix Sturm February 15, last time out.
Finnish cruiser Samuli Karkkainen (20-2) fights Nigerian Franklin Arinze (8-0) February 15 at home in Jarvenpaa/Finland). It is the only professional boxing fight on a mixed martial arts show.
Armand Boxing Promotion, headed by former WBO middleweight champ Armand Krajnc, stages ABP 12, May 12, at the plush Jazy’s Hotel in Gothenburg (Sweden). Krajnc promises one or two world title fights in the headliners but refuses to go into details.
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