The European Boxing Union’s Annual Assembly and Boxing News Highlights
The European Boxing Union (EBU) held its annual General Assembly last weekend in Tbilisi, Georgian Republic, where several key decisions and updates were announced.
One notable change is the renaming of the EBU female title to the Enza Jacoponi title, honoring the EBU’s long-serving General Secretary who has held the position since 1990. The EBU also reaffirmed its policy of not collaborating with other boxing organizations regarding European titles.
The annual EBU award winners were revealed, with Britain’s Liam Davies named Male Fighter of the Year for his junior featherweight title reign in 2023. The Enza Jacoponi Fighter of the Year award was shared by Spain’s Sheila Martinez and Poland’s Laura Grzyb. The Fight of the Year was awarded to Agit Kabayel’s TKO3 victory over Agron Smakici for the EBU heavyweight title.
“French promoter EuroProm, headed by Gerard Teysseron, was named Promoter of the Year.”
Additionally, the EBU upheld its current policy preventing boxers from Russia and Belarus from competing for EBU titles due to the ongoing Ukraine conflict. The Turkish Professional Boxing Commission was granted full EBU membership, while the Lithuanian Boxing Federation replaced the “sleeping” Lithuanian Professional Boxing League as a new member.
Other Boxing News
- Former amateur star Muslim Gadzhiamgomedov (3-0) will challenge WBA bridgerweight champion Zhaoxin Zhang (12-2-1) on July 12 in Serpukhov, Russia, in a bout promoted by SOYUZ Promotions and the IBA. The co-feature will see Ireland’s Jono Carroll (24-2-1) face Albert Batyrgaziev (10-0) for a WBA regional junior lightweight title.
- Regarding the EBU welterweight title, champion Jordy Weiss (32-0-1) of France is now without an official challenger after David Avanesyan (30-4-1) accepted a fight against IBF titleholder Jaron Ennis on July 13. Weiss will make a voluntary defense against an opponent to be announced.
- IBF European cruiserweight titleholder Claudio Squeo (16-0) of Italy will defend his title against German challenger Juergen Uldedaj (17-1) on July 19 in Dubai, UAE.
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