Firat Arslan

Huck defends WBO cruiserweight title against Arslan on 11/3

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Image: Huck defends WBO cruiserweight title against Arslan on 11/3By Jason Kim: WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (34-2, 25 KO’s) will be making his 10th title defense of his World Boxing Organization belt on November 3rd against #8 WBO Firat Arslan (32-5-2, 21 KO’s) at the Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

This defense should be a lot easier one than Huck’s last fight against interim WBO cruiserweight champion Ola Afolabi, who Huck had to rally to earn a 12 round draw against last May. Huck appeared to lose that fight, but like in his bout with Denis Lebedev, he was able to dodge a bullet and was saved from defeat somehow.

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Marco Huck vs. 41-year-old Firat Arslan on November 3rd

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Image: Marco Huck vs. 41-year-old Firat Arslan on November 3rd(Picture: Photo Wende) By Jason Kim: WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (34-2-1, 25 KO’s) will be trying for a change of luck when he defends his title against 41-year-old former WBA World cruiserweight champion Firat Arslan (32-5-2, 21 KO’s) on November 3rd at the Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

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Alekseev gets gift draw against Arslan

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Image: Alekseev gets gift draw against ArslanBy Sean McDaniel: EBU cruiserweight champion Alexander Alekseev (23-2-1, 20 KO’s) got a gift 12 round majority draw against 41-year-old former WBA World cruiserweight champion Firat Arslan (32-5-2, 21 KO’s) on Friday night at the EWS Arena in Goeppingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. The final judges’ scores were 114-114, 114-114 and 116-113 for the 31-year-old Alekseev. I had the fight scored 116-112 for Arslan.

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Alekseev defends EBU title against Arslan on 5/11

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Image: Alekseev defends EBU title against Arslan on 5/11By Jim Dower: Russian EBU cruiserweight champion Alexander Alekseev (23-2, 20 KO’s) is making his first defense of his title against 41-year-old former WBA World cruiserweight champion Firat Arslan (32-5-1, 21 KO’s) in what Alekseev is hoping will be an easy fight for him at the EWS Arnea in Goeppingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

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Brähmer stops Guerrero, Boytsov destroys Wilson, Chakhkiev, Chagaev, Arslan and Menzer also win

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By Scott Gilfoid: Tonight’s card in Hamburg, Germany was a rather disappointing one due to the lack of competitive fights from the top to the very bottom of the card. In the main event, former WBO light heavyweight champion Jurgen Brahmer (37-2, 30 KO’s) came back from 21 long months out of the ring to defeat a fighter named Jose Maria Guerrero (29-3-1, 11 Ko’s) by a 4th round TKO at the Grand Elysee.

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Arslan took a real pounding from Herelius – Should he retire?

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Image: Arslan took a real pounding from Herelius – Should he retire?By Erik Schmidt: For those who said that former WBA cruiserweight champion Firat Arslan (29-5-1, 18 KO’s) was doing well in his fight against France’s Steve Herelius (20-1-1, 12 KO’s) on Saturday night, I think they need to watch the fight again. Arslan, 39, looked old and unable to pull the trigger for most of the fight. He took a real pounding, especially in the 11th round when he was hurt by a big right hand from Herelius. Arslan didn’t go down, to his credit, but he may have wished he did because the 33-year-old Herelius was able to tee off on Arslan at will for well over a minute before the round ended.

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News: Jones Jr. vs. Sheika on Saturday; Huck-Arslan on May 9th

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jones4346By Dave Lahr: 40-year-old Roy Jones Jr. (52-5, 38 KOs) is looking to get back on the winning track this Saturday night against former super middleweight contender Omar Sheika (27-8, 18 KOs) in a 12-round bout at the Civic Center, in Pensacola, Florida. Jones, ranked an incredible #5 in the WBA and WBO light heavyweight division rankings, despite having lost four out of his last seven fights against credible opponents.

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

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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.”

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