Erdei is a joke

[jaffay]

DeAndrey Abron?WTF???

It is common that some champions are ducking fighters from TOP5, but Erdei is ducking EVERYONE from the TOP25!!!Or even first forty, he is a joke. Maybe he wants to break Joe Louis record in consecutive title defences

[sean]

erdei is a good fighter, kohl his matchmaker is simply not willing it seems to give him any high profile fighters at all.

but erdei does not sell as well as most of kohl top of the bill fighters and kohl is bleeding every last penny from his fights from the tv company`s.

erdei actually was booed for a time v mendoza, very rare outside of hoffman fights in germany.

[BigReg]

DeAndrey Abron?WTF???

It is common that some champions are ducking fighters from TOP5, but Erdei is ducking EVERYONE from the TOP25!!!Or even first forty, he is a joke. Maybe he wants to break Joe Louis record in consecutive title defences

This is why the more credible sanctioning bodies strip fighters, and why I don't hold the linear title to such high regard.

[teetop]

No one will dispute that. Erdei is the poster child for paper champ.

[PolishPummler]

You can blame his promoter but Erdei does have a say also.We have been discussing this same thing for a few years now.If he truly wanted to fight an A level fighter he could have kicked and screamed to get the fight but you dont see that from him.And at worst you leave your promoter like some fighters do.

He doesnt have the desire to push himself.

[PolishPummler]

This is why the more credible sanctioning bodies strip fighters, and why I don't hold the linear title to such high regard.

His linear status is null and void.

[HOF]

This match-up shouldn't come as a surprise, coming as it does from the land that gave the "world" unbeaten legends like Sven Ottke.

[Lampley]

Erdei is a joke and truly a classic example of why the lineal belt isn't the end-all for evaluating the best fighter in a division. As far as I'm concerned, the WBO belt doesn't even exist in this division.

[The Tuaman]

Im not justifying DeAndrey as an opponent for Zsolt but he is the WBO NABO Champion which gives him a Top 15 ranking within the WBO which is how he probably got this title shot. He could be ranked 100 in the world but if he gets himself ranked with the WBO he can earn a title shot!

Still Zsolt's team shouild be trying to fight better guys. Why not offer Roy Jones Jnr a shot, would make more sense $$ wise and Zsolt has a half decent chance of at least winning it, win that fight then hes a much more known name thus can fight bigger fights for more $$. Jones would probably take the fight also as he'll no doubt see it as the easiest title fight out there for him

[ApatheticLeader]

I rather like Erdei, but this is NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

[brooklyn1550]

Erdei is actually a pretty decent fighter. He doesn't do anything that stands out, but does a variety of things well. His jab is one of the better ones in his weight class. Unfortunately, his promoter isn't willing to match him up with real threats. So is he a paper champion? Absolutely

[FROST]

You can blame his promoter but Erdei does have a say also.We have been discussing this same thing for a few years now.If he truly wanted to fight an A level fighter he could have kicked and screamed to get the fight but you dont see that from him.And at worst you leave your promoter like some fighters do.

He doesnt have the desire to push himself.

I totally agree with you.

Erdei is a joke, and it's not even funny...
the worst thing is that he's actually a good fighter and could be competitive against fighters like Clinton Woods or Danny Green, but no... he's content fighting C-class opponents. What a waste of talent...

[andyZOR]

This division is kinda poor. I still follow it tho.

Look at the WBO rankings.

1. Bernard Hopkins (fighting Joe Cal)
2. Roy Jones, Jr. (Jones won't fight in Germany)
3. Thomas Ulrich (he just got owned recently, plus Erdei beat him b4.)
4. Antonio Tarver (fighting Woods)
5. Adrian Diaconu (fighting Henry)

So it has to be one of these guys:

6. DeAndrey Abron
7. Hugo Garay
8. Aleksy Kuziemski
9. Tavoris Cloud
10. Paul Briggs (pretty much is done with boxing)

[BigBone]

Well... Jones actually will fight in Germany but for good money in a low-risk fight against Markus Beyer...

I don't see Universum putting down half as much as Öner offered for Jones and Erdei in 2008 is at least 2 times more dangerous than Beyer... so it's easy... Jones wanted a tune-up before the Taylor (Calzaghe) fight, and instead of worrying about the USA PPV sales (whether it's 8 or 12.000 buys), he's gonna get a load of money...

[andyZOR]

Well... Jones actually will fight in Germany but for good money in a low-risk fight against Markus Beyer..



He should fight Dariusz Michalczewski!

Better late than never. :good

[1lehudson]

Erdei=DM Jr:lol:

[BigBone]

He should fight Dariusz Michalczewski!

Better late than never. :good
That's what I though! Someone please KO Mr. Ottke in the traning camp and make Jones-Tiger! :happy

[tays001]

This is why the more credible sanctioning bodies strip fighters, and why I don't hold the linear title to such high regard.

a credible sanctioning body:shock: :shock: :shock: :scaredas: :scaredas: :scaredas: i didn't think there was such a thing:yep

[Kegsy]

This division is kinda poor. I still follow it tho.

Look at the WBO rankings.

1. Bernard Hopkins (fighting Joe Cal)
2. Roy Jones, Jr. (Jones won't fight in Germany)
3. Thomas Ulrich (he just got owned recently, plus Erdei beat him b4.)
4. Antonio Tarver (fighting Woods)
5. Adrian Diaconu (fighting Henry)

So it has to be one of these guys:

6. DeAndrey Abron
7. Hugo Garay
8. Aleksy Kuziemski
9. Tavoris Cloud
10. Paul Briggs (pretty much is done with boxing)It wont be Cloud too much unknown risk.
Cloud has power & has impressed me at this stage.

[andyZOR]

It wont be Cloud too much unknown risk.
Cloud has power & has impressed me at this stage.

Hmm. I can't say i've seen him. Looking at his boxrec. Not bad.

Ima try and find some fights on him to see what hes like. :D

[JETSKI]

Darien's not gonna like all this negative chatter. I've never seen Erdei fight, so I can't criticize.

One thing is sure, THIS IS NO JOKE!
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:bbb

[SAS2]

eriedi is a joke. he has fought no one, and has not even shown the slightest interest in fighting a live body.

[Alec900]

This division is kinda poor. I still follow it tho.

Look at the WBO rankings.

1. Bernard Hopkins (fighting Joe Cal)
2. Roy Jones, Jr. (Jones won't fight in Germany)
3. Thomas Ulrich (he just got owned recently, plus Erdei beat him b4.)
4. Antonio Tarver (fighting Woods)
5. Adrian Diaconu (fighting Henry)

So it has to be one of these guys:

6. DeAndrey Abron
7. Hugo Garay
8. Aleksy Kuziemski
9. Tavoris Cloud
10. Paul Briggs (pretty much is done with boxing)
Garay is fighting Danny Green.so it leaves abron,fellow universum fighter kuziemski and cloud.

[pioterbezkitu]

Darien's not gonna like all this negative chatter. I've never seen Erdei fight, so I can't criticize.

One thing is sure, THIS IS NO JOKE!
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:bbb

Great GIF Jets! Never seen it before. Proksa is the man :bbb

[kg0208]

Erdei can fight.....he just won't fight anyone to prove it.

[pioterbezkitu]

Who is that? That is a great uppercut.


Grzegorz Proksa. There are some videos on utube if you're interested. He's a good prospect, he should step up the competition tho. I'm really looking foward to see how he develops.:good

[1lehudson]

Darien's not gonna like all this negative chatter. I've never seen Erdei fight, so I can't criticize.

One thing is sure, THIS IS NO JOKE!
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:bbbDude any good fighter would have knocked his head off with a left hook right there. It took him two click to get out of that crouch. I could tell he was going to throw that uppercut as soon as the video cued.

[Darien]

Darien's not gonna like all this negative chatter. I've never seen Erdei fight, so I can't criticize.

One thing is sure, THIS IS NO JOKE!
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:bbb

It doesn't matter if I like it or not, fact is I can't really argue with it. He's a top fighter with awful resume. This Abron guy is the worst choice his management could come up with. Totally unknown and he may very well prove tougher than we think. He's much taller than Erdei, has a huge reach advantage and has some pop. He throws the widest haymaker I've ever seen too... :)

BTW nice gif of Proksa!

[boxeo#1]

Yes he is and so is his management:-( His managament more then him though. motherfuckers

[Odo]

It doesn't matter if I like it or not, fact is I can't really argue with it. He's a top fighter with awful resume. This Abron guy is the worst choice his management could come up with. Totally unknown and he may very well prove tougher than we think. He's much taller than Erdei, has a huge reach advantage and has some pop. He throws the widest haymaker I've ever seen too... :)

BTW nice gif of Proksa!


Good post,darien! You are absolutely right in saying that that totally unknown American no-hoper with a padded record and a loss against another unknown American no-hoper is the worst kind of opponent his management could come up.Erdei cant win this fight by no means.If he wins big,people will call Abron a bum,if he loses people will call Erdei a bum.A no win situation for the talented and skilled Hungarian.
Shame on him for accepting such a meaningless fight! More shame on his promoter and his matchmaker! They are the ones to blame for such a mismatch!

[JETSKI]

Dude any good fighter would have knocked his head off with a left hook right there. It took him two click to get out of that crouch. I could tell he was going to throw that uppercut as soon as the video cued.

I don't care if you've fought for the Middleweight Title, if you can't tell excellence when you see it, you don't know what your talking about. Yeah, he's right there for a left hook, but he would have slipped that punch, just like he slipped the jab.

:deal

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[JETSKI]

Good post,darien! You are absolutely right in saying that that totally unknown American no-hoper with a padded record and a loss against another unknown American no-hoper is the worst kind of opponent his management could come up.Erdei cant win this fight by no means.If he wins big,people will call Abron a bum,if he loses people will call Erdei a bum.A no win situation for the talented and skilled Hungarian.
Shame on him for accepting such a meaningless fight! More shame on his promoter and his matchmaker! They are the ones to blame for such a mismatch!

Maybe its time for Erdei to look for new management, unless he's content with riding out his carreer & never becoming a mainstream fighter in his division.

[marting]

From what I've seen of Erdei he is a decent fighter but beyond that I don't consider him a champion of anything. He has a padded record full of no-names and his lone significant accomplishment was a decision over a faded Michalczewski conqueror Gonzalez.

If he is a joke, his management is the punchline.

[Darien]

Maybe its time for Erdei to look for new management, unless he's content with riding out his carreer & never becoming a mainstream fighter in his division.
I think it's too late for him for such a move. He's got only a few fights left he'll most likely retire sooner than later - not a big draw for any management. He's not a crowd pleaser either and virtually unknown outside of Hungary and Germany. But I still think he'll get a bigger fight most likely against Green if the Aussie gets past Garay who's no pushover at all. That fight could sell quite well in Australia unless Green's camp wants another "megafight" with Mundine. It's the way Universum usually promotes their fighters: pad their records against cheap unknown fighters, collect some nice cash eachtime, keep the belt at all cost, and when the fighter's getting older they send him somewhere abroad for a nice final paycheck. It happened to Grigorian, Drews, Sturm (although different circumstances - he was still young but they got loads of cash for feeding him to ODLH) and they'll probably do that with Erdei, too. The only difference is that Erdei is still near his prime so he might very well beat Green even in Australia.

[1lehudson]

I don't care if you've fought for the Middleweight Title, if you can't tell excellence when you see it, you don't know what your talking about. Yeah, he's right there for a left hook, but he would have slipped that punch, just like he slipped the jab.

:deal

[Only registered and activated users can see links] jab wouldnt have hit him if he didnt move.That guy he is fighting in this clip is horrible. Yeah he is open for the left hook and the right and anyother shot. He lead that uppercut chin first. This guy is flawed and there is lays the reason that he hasnt fought anyone of note. As I said Erdei =DM.

[Vantage_West]

Erdei is actually a pretty decent fighter. He doesn't do anything that stands out, but does a variety of things well. His jab is one of the better ones in his weight class. Unfortunately, his promoter isn't willing to match him up with real threats. So is he a paper champion? Absolutely

there was an interview online somwhere about him.

in it he said 3 main things

1) i want to remain undefeated when i retire
2) i want to defend my belt as much as possible
3) i am content with what i have achieved



these are signs of a man who knows where he is in the world but isnt sure in himself. im not saying he wont knok fools out he just isnt ballsy enough or have the self belif that he is the best in the world.

it's a shame becuase he is gonna lose one day. and the chance he losses to these less that 20 win fighters is goign to destroy his credability.

[PolishPummler]

That jab wouldnt have hit him if he didnt move.That guy he is fighting in this clip is horrible. Yeah he is open for the left hook and the right and anyother shot. He lead that uppercut chin first. This guy is flawed and there is lays the reason that he hasnt fought anyone of note. As I said Erdei =DM.

That's not Erdei smart guy:patsch

[Lampley]

it's a shame becuase he is gonna lose one day. and the chance he losses to these less that 20 win fighters is goign to destroy his credability.

Honestly, I don't think he has any credibility to lose. He may not have the Ottke/Reid-type fight as a black mark on his resume, but basically he's shaping to be remembered as a nothing fighter on the world scene.

And that's a shame, because there is opportunity for him at 175.

[11player]

Look at the WBO rankings.

1. Bernard Hopkins (fighting Joe Cal)
2. Roy Jones, Jr. (Jones won't fight in Germany)
3. Thomas Ulrich (he just got owned recently, plus Erdei beat him b4.)
4. Antonio Tarver (fighting Woods)
5. Adrian Diaconu (fighting Henry)

So it has to be one of these guys:

6. DeAndrey Abron
7. Hugo Garay
8. Aleksy Kuziemski
9. Tavoris Cloud
10. Paul Briggs (pretty much is done with boxing)

The WBO ranking is really the problem. None of the top fighters are interested in fighting for Erdei's belt, they are all close to retirement and looking for big money fights.

Ulrich just blew his chance whe he lost his last fight, and Diaconu is interested in fighting Dawson.

[andyZOR]

Ulrich just blew his chance whe he lost his last fight

Yes.

and Diaconu is interested in fighting Dawson.

Hes a mandatory. Well, after he beats Henry that is, cause he pulled from injury last time.

[Odo]

The WBO ranking is really the problem. None of the top fighters are interested in fighting for Erdei's belt, they are all close to retirement and looking for big money fights.

Ulrich just blew his chance whe he lost his last fight, and Diaconu is interested in fighting Dawson.

Kuziemski would have been a much better foe than that American no-hoper with a padded record and a loss against another American no-hoper.

[pioterbezkitu]

Kuziemski would have been a much better foe than that American no-hoper with a padded record and a loss against another American no-hoper.

Odo, I've never seen Kuziemski in the ring. Would he give a good fight against Erdei? He's a feather fistet boxer with good amateur background. Is his defence good? What's your opinion on him?

P.S. Wilczewski - a SMW fighter from Poland beat him four times in the amatours. Just a curiosity.

[Galileo Galilei]

The funny thing about Erdei being a joke, and he is a huge fucking one at that, is he doesn't have to be.

He looks to be a pretty decent fighter and the lightheavyweights have not been that great during his run.

The division is old and Erdei could have probably done well on the world stage.

Oh well, some people like stinking like ass and Erdei is one of them.

[*BOX_FAN*]

Erdei is not a joke. His opponents are.

[richie leon]

Erdei is pissing me of, because he really is a good fighter. Someone on this thread said he has one of the best jabs in his division. I honestly think he has one of the very best jabs in the whole sport. And what does he do with it? Knock a bunch of club fighters silly. And here i was seriously believing he was about to fight a unification bout with Danny Green. Silly me.
BTW i don't put all of the blame on his promoter either, because it looks to me like he's VEEEEERY comfortable staying at home, fighting bums and making some nice money. He doesn't seem to mind it one bit.

[Lampley]

BTW i don't put all of the blame on his promoter either, because it looks to me like he's VEEEEERY comfortable staying at home, fighting bums and making some nice money. He doesn't seem to mind it one bit.

Agreed. I might buy that excuse early in a guy's title run, but this has been going on far too long with Erdei. At some point, you have to look at the fighter and his aspirations.

Erdei has chosen comfort over a shot at greatness. And I'm not saying he would be a great, necessarily, but most fighters at least like to find out.

[Darien]

Erdei is pissing me of, because he really is a good fighter. Someone on this thread said he has one of the best jabs in his division. I honestly think he has one of the very best jabs in the whole sport. And what does he do with it? Knock a bunch of club fighters silly. And here i was seriously believing he was about to fight a unification bout with Danny Green. Silly me.
BTW i don't put all of the blame on his promoter either, because it looks to me like he's VEEEEERY comfortable staying at home, fighting bums and making some nice money. He doesn't seem to mind it one bit.
Very good post mate! Just one addition: I don't know how serious the Danny Green talks were but in the end it was because of the WBA that this fight didn't come through as they demanded Green to fight his mandatory Hugo Garay.

[boxeo#1]

Erdei is pissing me of, because he really is a good fighter. Someone on this thread said he has one of the best jabs in his division. I honestly think he has one of the very best jabs in the whole sport. And what does he do with it? Knock a bunch of club fighters silly. And here i was seriously believing he was about to fight a unification bout with Danny Green. Silly me.
BTW i don't put all of the blame on his promoter either, because it looks to me like he's VEEEEERY comfortable staying at home, fighting bums and making some nice money. He doesn't seem to mind it one bit.

A lot of times I see Erdei struggle and/or have troubles, even against the lame opponents he faces.
However I also kind of agree with this. He is a solid fighter who is a tough customer to anyone and his jab a very good.

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Dresden is looking forward to a second "Universum Champions Night" after a successful premiere in November 2007. On April 28 the Freiberger Arena will be in the center of attention for another world championship twinbill and other title fights.

WBO world champion Zsolt "Firebird" Erdei (28-0-0 (17)) will defend his WBO belt in Dresden once again. The opponent of the Hungarian "Firebird," who lives in Hamburg and fights for Universum Box-Promotion, was officially announced Wednesday at a press conference at the Grand Café & restaurant Coselpalais in Dresden. DeAndrey Abron (15-1-0 (10)) from Youngstown, Ohio is with his height of 6'3 again taller than the champion Erdei and comes to Dresden with only one defeat. In his last fight, at the "Universum Champions Night" in November 2007 against Tito Mendoza of Panama, the world champion Erdei thrilled the audience in Dresden with a spectacular fight. Many of the fans made the way from Erdei's homeland of Hungary and supported him throughout the fight. In nine successful title defences he has demonstrated his strengths and his excellent boxing skills.

"I'm glad to be back in Dresden, I had a great experience here last November. We like it here and as we are superstitious. It's good to be back at the place where I've been successful. Abron is once again a taller challenger and I'm hoping that he will be attacking much more than Mendoza. If that occurs, I haven't got any problems with taller fighters. I'm the fastest one in my weight division and when it comes to the point when the better fighter wins, that will certainly be me," the motivated world champion Erdei states.

Also his coach Fritz Sdunek was in a positive mood: "In traditional fashion we had our preparation in Zinnowitz and went to the Sauna and swimming in the very cold Baltic Sea. Zsolt has already great results and he is in great shape when he starts the sparring phase in two weeks."

In Dresden you will also see the Universum world champion Sergiy Dzinziruk, who will jeopardize his WBO belt at super welterweight. His opponent Lukas Konecny fights for the SES Boxing stable in Magdeburg and is currently at #2 of the WBO rankings. This fight has been rescheduled twice due to injuries of both boxers.

For the unbeaten and in Hamburg based Ukrainian Sergiy Dzinziruk (34-0-0 (22)) this fight is not only another title defence but also to underline his excellent skills in oder to fulfil his plans to invade the American market.

"I'm for the first time here in Dresden and I have a very positive impression. Dresden is a nice place. Although the fight against Lukas Konecny had been postponed twice I have prepared myself very well for this challenge. I know him for a long time and know about his previous fights. I have studied his fights with my coach Michael Timm and I'm sure that I will win," a very relaxed Sergej Dzinziruk at today's press conference in Dresden.

The Czech Lukas Konecny (36-2-0 (18)), who trains and lives in Magdeburg, returns from an rib injury and is now looking forward to his first shot at a world title belt at super welterweight. In the fight record of the WBO-Interconti title holder you will find victories over Khoren Gevor, Ante Bilic and Roman Dzuman.

"The good thing about the postponement is that I live close to Dresden so that many of my fans can come. To me Sergiy Dzinziruk has the best boxing skills and is the best fighter in my weight division. It will be the biggest fight of my career and when I want to win I have to surprise him," a realistic and respectfully challenger Lukas Konecny said.

Alongside of these two world title fights, the 22 year old heavyweight prospect Denis Boytsov (20-0-0 (18)), will also be in action at the Freiberger Arena. After a short fight of the KO-king Boytsov at the "Universum Champion Night" in January of this year in Düsseldorf against the American Tommy Connelly, he will now face Robert Hawkins (23-10-0 (7)) from Philadelphia. The experienced Hawkins, who has been in the ring with known fighters such as Eddie Chambers, Samuel Peter, Oleg Maskaev or Vladimir Virchis, will be a tough challenge for talented heavyweight Denis Boytsov.

Heavyweight Denis Boytsov only said a few words: "I will come here to Dresden to fight. I don't really like the expression KO-king as I want to impress with my boxing talent and my punching power!"

His coach Fritz Sdunek: "Denis is an exceptional talent and has the body and height similar to Mike Tyson!"

Boytsov on that: "I'm not Tyson – I'm Boytsov!"

"We have to limit the training sometimes as Denis left hook is already better then the one of both Klitschkos. He can get to the top," an euphoric and confident Fritz Sdunek states.

In additional title bouts the WBO-Inter-Continental champions Karoly Balzay (17-0-0 (12)), # 8 of the WBO rankings at super middleweight and jr.-welterweight Willy Blain (18-0-0 (3)), # 1 der WBO, will defend their belts and will make a step closer to a world title bout in the near future. Their opponent and other match-ups will be announced in the next weeks.



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[richie leon]

Very good post mate! Just one addition: I don't know how serious the Danny Green talks were but in the end it was because of the WBA that this fight didn't come through as they demanded Green to fight his mandatory Hugo Garay.

Thanks, i knew that but i'd forgotten.
Anyway, i guess it's not all bad. The offer for the Erdei-Green fight did in fact come from Erdei's camp, i believe, so maybe if Green beats Garay we'll still see that fight. On the other hand, if Garay wins, he'll have a lot more leverage to get revenge on Erdei who has 2 razor-thin decisions over him.
So maybe we finally will see Erdei doing something more meaningful soon.

[Odo]

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Dresden is looking forward to a second "Universum Champions Night" after a successful premiere in November 2007. On April 28 the Freiberger Arena will be in the center of attention for another world championship twinbill and other title fights.

WBO world champion Zsolt "Firebird" Erdei (28-0-0 (17)) will defend his WBO belt in Dresden once again. The opponent of the Hungarian "Firebird," who lives in Hamburg and fights for Universum Box-Promotion, was officially announced Wednesday at a press conference at the Grand Café & restaurant Coselpalais in Dresden. DeAndrey Abron (15-1-0 (10)) from Youngstown, Ohio is with his height of 6'3 again taller than the champion Erdei and comes to Dresden with only one defeat. In his last fight, at the "Universum Champions Night" in November 2007 against Tito Mendoza of Panama, the world champion Erdei thrilled the audience in Dresden with a spectacular fight. Many of the fans made the way from Erdei's homeland of Hungary and supported him throughout the fight. In nine successful title defences he has demonstrated his strengths and his excellent boxing skills.

"I'm glad to be back in Dresden, I had a great experience here last November. We like it here and as we are superstitious. It's good to be back at the place where I've been successful. Abron is once again a taller challenger and I'm hoping that he will be attacking much more than Mendoza. If that occurs, I haven't got any problems with taller fighters. I'm the fastest one in my weight division and when it comes to the point when the better fighter wins, that will certainly be me," the motivated world champion Erdei states.

Also his coach Fritz Sdunek was in a positive mood: "In traditional fashion we had our preparation in Zinnowitz and went to the Sauna and swimming in the very cold Baltic Sea. Zsolt has already great results and he is in great shape when he starts the sparring phase in two weeks."

In Dresden you will also see the Universum world champion Sergiy Dzinziruk, who will jeopardize his WBO belt at super welterweight. His opponent Lukas Konecny fights for the SES Boxing stable in Magdeburg and is currently at #2 of the WBO rankings. This fight has been rescheduled twice due to injuries of both boxers.

For the unbeaten and in Hamburg based Ukrainian Sergiy Dzinziruk (34-0-0 (22)) this fight is not only another title defence but also to underline his excellent skills in oder to fulfil his plans to invade the American market.

"I'm for the first time here in Dresden and I have a very positive impression. Dresden is a nice place. Although the fight against Lukas Konecny had been postponed twice I have prepared myself very well for this challenge. I know him for a long time and know about his previous fights. I have studied his fights with my coach Michael Timm and I'm sure that I will win," a very relaxed Sergej Dzinziruk at today's press conference in Dresden.

The Czech Lukas Konecny (36-2-0 (18)), who trains and lives in Magdeburg, returns from an rib injury and is now looking forward to his first shot at a world title belt at super welterweight. In the fight record of the WBO-Interconti title holder you will find victories over Khoren Gevor, Ante Bilic and Roman Dzuman.

"The good thing about the postponement is that I live close to Dresden so that many of my fans can come. To me Sergiy Dzinziruk has the best boxing skills and is the best fighter in my weight division. It will be the biggest fight of my career and when I want to win I have to surprise him," a realistic and respectfully challenger Lukas Konecny said.

Alongside of these two world title fights, the 22 year old heavyweight prospect Denis Boytsov (20-0-0 (18)), will also be in action at the Freiberger Arena. After a short fight of the KO-king Boytsov at the "Universum Champion Night" in January of this year in Düsseldorf against the American Tommy Connelly, he will now face Robert Hawkins (23-10-0 (7)) from Philadelphia. The experienced Hawkins, who has been in the ring with known fighters such as Eddie Chambers, Samuel Peter, Oleg Maskaev or Vladimir Virchis, will be a tough challenge for talented heavyweight Denis Boytsov.

Heavyweight Denis Boytsov only said a few words: "I will come here to Dresden to fight. I don't really like the expression KO-king as I want to impress with my boxing talent and my punching power!"

His coach Fritz Sdunek: "Denis is an exceptional talent and has the body and height similar to Mike Tyson!"

Boytsov on that: "I'm not Tyson – I'm Boytsov!"

"We have to limit the training sometimes as Denis left hook is already better then the one of both Klitschkos. He can get to the top," an euphoric and confident Fritz Sdunek states.

In additional title bouts the WBO-Inter-Continental champions Karoly Balzay (17-0-0 (12)), # 8 of the WBO rankings at super middleweight and jr.-welterweight Willy Blain (18-0-0 (3)), # 1 der WBO, will defend their belts and will make a step closer to a world title bout in the near future. Their opponent and other match-ups will be announced in the next weeks.



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Boytsov looks quite small standing next to Erdei.


Officially Erdei vs that American no-hoper is the main event in Dresden.However,I for my part am more interested in Dzindziruk vs Konecny and Boytsov vs Hawkins.

Hawkins has gone the full route with David Tua,Sam Peter,and Eddy Chambers.Boytsov would make a telling statement by stopping the durable American.

Konecny is a teak tough cookie.Dzindziruk will be on enemy turf.Thousands of Czech fans will travel to Dresden to support their boy.I am looking forward to this fight.
Dzinziruk is one of the most underrated fighters of all weight divisions.
The classy Ukranian is always fun to watch and a true feast for the eyes of any box aficionado's eyes.Nevertheless, Konecny will make the water quite hot for the Ukranian within the first few rounds.
Great matchmaking!

[Darien]

Thanks, i knew that but i'd forgotten.
Anyway, i guess it's not all bad. The offer for the Erdei-Green fight did in fact come from Erdei's camp, i believe, so maybe if Green beats Garay we'll still see that fight. On the other hand, if Garay wins, he'll have a lot more leverage to get revenge on Erdei who has 2 razor-thin decisions over him.
So maybe we finally will see Erdei doing something more meaningful soon.
That's what I'm hoping for, too. On the other hand I wouldn't write this Abron guy off just yet. He has a nice amateur background, ha can bang and he's way bigger than Erdei is. He may very well prove tougher than most people think. This is a once-in-a-lifetime type of chance for him while just another unknown guy for Erdei. No question who's gonna be more motivated.

[Axe]

Erdei is a joke and truly a classic example of why the lineal belt isn't the end-all for evaluating the best fighter in a division. As far as I'm concerned, the WBO belt doesn't even exist in this division.

He has disgraced the linear title.