News – Team Sauerland wins purse bid for Huck vs. Arslan; Barrera-Khan

By Boxing News - 03/09/2009 - Comments

Marco “Captain” Huck (24-1, 19 KOs) will return to the ring in May to defend his European cruiserweight title against former world champion Firat Arslan (29-4, 18 KOs). Team Sauerland won today´s purse bid in Rome with an offer of 514,000 euros. “We are delighted that Marco will defend his title on a Sauerland show,” General Manager Chris Meyer said of the mandatory defence. “The fight will be staged in May. We will announce the date and the venue within the next two weeks.”

Captain Huck, who has dusted Geoffrey Batello and Fabio Tuiach since winning the title from Jean Marc Monrose last September, is looking forward to the showdown against Arslan. “We are both under contract with German promoters,” the 24-year-old said. “That makes the fight very special. It will be very interesting for the German boxing fans. I am really looking forward to it.”

Frank Warren

Presents
KHAN vs. BARRERA
M.E.N. Arena ? Manchester, U. K. ? Sat. Mar. 14, 2009

Live on Pay Per View – 4 PM/ET 1 PM/PT

WBA INTERNATIONAL & WBO INTER-CONTINENTAL LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS

12 ROUNDS – MAIN EVENT

AMIR KHAN “Baby Faced Assassin” MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA

WBA International Champion 7-Time World Champion, 3 Divisions

2004 Olympic Silver Medalist Future Hall of Famer

Bolton, England Mexico City, Mexico

19-1 (15 KOs) 65-6 (42 KOs)

INTERIM WBO CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

12 ROUNDS – CO-FEATURE

ENZO MACCARINELLI OLA “Kryptonite” AFOLABI

Former WBO Champion NABO Champion

Rated WBO No. 1, The Ring No. 6 Rated WBO No. 2

Swansea, Wales West Hills, California, USA

29-2 (22 KOs) 13-1 (5 KOs)

WBO SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

12 ROUNDS – SPECIAL ATTRACTION

NICKY “Cookie” COOK ROMAN “Rocky” MARTINEZ

WBO Super Featherweight Contender WBO No. 1 Contender

Rated The Ring No., 6 Rated The Ring No. 9

Dagenham, England Vega Baja, Puerto Rico

29-1 (16 KOs) 21-0-1 (12 KOs)

(Highlights of the Commonwealth Light Middleweight Championship bout between defending champion Bradley Pryce (27-6, 17 KOs) and challenger Matthew Hall (21-1, 14 KOs) will also be shown on the PPV broadcast)