Euro News: Avanesyan vs. Miguez, Yvan Mendy To Face Berinchyk, More

Spanish Kamikaze Promotions won the purse bids on Tuesday for EBU welterweight champ David Avanesyan’s mandatory defense against Jon Miguez (17-0). Kamikaze thus beat both Frank Warren and Miguez’s promoter MGZ.

When and where is to be announced – and there must be a big question mark on the fight even happening – as Avanesyan (29-3-1) is in line for bigger fights.

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Newly crowned EBU lightweight champion Yvan Mendy (47-5-1) defends the title against mandatory challenger Denys Berinchyk (16-0) from Ukraine on October 22 in Pont Ste Maxence (France).

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The vacant EBU super welterweight will now be settled between Germans Jama Saidi (21-2) and Abass Baraou (12-1).

First Kerman Lejarraga relinquished the title with Dylan Charrat as the mandatory challenger and the Jama Saidi entered the picture. But then Charrat announced his retirement due to eye problems and now Barou will get the chance. 

The EBU has set July 6 as the deadline date for the purse bids.

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Former WBO middleweight champ Armand Krajnc resumes his career as a promoter and stages a show on August 20 in Ystad, Sweden.

Headlining is a six-rounder between middleweights, local fighter Simon Henriksson (7-3) and Greek boxer Panagiotis Matsagakos (6-3).