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The World Boxing Federation has
had an active and busy 2011, and
one would think that at least
during the Christmas holidays
things would slow down. But not
so, as the WBF is sanctioning
two international title fights
on December 24 in Belgrade,
Serbia.
On a show promoted by Zoran
Andjic, German International
Champion Uensal Arik (7-1, 7
KOs) will face his biggest test
so far when he takes on
Turkish-born veteran Turgay Uzun
(37-18-2, 24 KOs) for the vacant
WBF International Super
Middleweight title.
While this will only be the
second title fight of Arik’s
career, Uzun, a former German
International title-holder
himself, has been part of twelve
championship bouts so far.
However, all his victories so
far being by stoppage, Arik will
be looking to neutralize the
experience advantage of Uzun
with his significant
punching-power.
In the second WBF title fight on
the card, and the main event,
local hero Nenad Stankovic
(13-12-1, 9 KOs) squares off
with Germanys Jonathan Pasi
(22-23-2, 8 KOs) for the vacant
International Cruiserweight
crown.
This will be a clash of unusual
title-challengers, as both
started out as clear-cut
journeymen before turning their
careers around. Although winning
a Yugoslavian title in the
process, Stankovic went 4-12-1
in his first seventeen fights
before taking a six-year break.
Since his return in 2007 he has
won nine straight, eight of them
inside the distance.
Jonathan Pasi was 3-17-2 after
his first twenty-two
professional starts, but has
since gone 19-6 with his losses
coming against very good
opposition. His last two bouts
were at Heavyweight where he
lost to notables Alexander Kahl
and Timo Hoffmann, but back in a
more suitable weight class,
Cruiserweight, he expects to
continue his good form against
Stankovic. |
