The boxing arena Hamburg Universum and its partnership partner Probellum are hosting their first joint fight night on November 20.
The main bout will be hosted by Cuban heavyweight Jose Larduet of Universum, who will defend his WBC Latino title. “Jose has all the qualities to keep up with the elite. We’re pretty sure he’ll be on the big stage in 2022,” said promoter Ismail Özen-Otto.
Additionally, Senad Gashi, who will be competing in the new Bridgerweight (up to 101.6 kg) for the first time, and middleweight Avni Yildirim, will both enter the ring. The promoter Özen-Otto also announced a surprise, when, with financial support from the media and the boxing company Probellum, a top international boxer will fight in Hamburg.
Probellum is pleased to announce its latest multi-fight, multi-year co-promotion partnership with European boxing giant Universum.
The partnership will see Probellum and Universum organize events together across Germany, providing boxing fans in the region with regular, high-quality boxing.
Universum is one of the largest and most successful boxing arenas in Europe, having produced nearly 50 world champions since it was founded in 1984, giving it almost 40 years of heritage. proud product.
They have worked with some of the biggest names in the sport, including the Klitschko brothers, and have had major broadcast deals around the world, most notably with ZDF in Germany.
After a brief hiatus that began in 2012, Universum returned with a bang in 2019 and saw a breath of fresh air in promotion, with a focus on unearthing young talent and make them future stars.
Some of the best undefeated fighters are currently working their way up the ladder, including Olympic bronze medalist Artem Harutyunyan, and heavyweight boxer Zhan Kossobutskiy.
Universum has set out to create new standards in boxing and break new ground, as they aspire to bring about a new golden age for German boxing. They were delighted to work with the competition, making them the perfect match for Probellum’s vision.
Probellum’s innovation strategy has seen them forge partnerships with promoters around the world, as they seek to provide support for grassroots boxing on a global scale, while developing a Digital platform serving millions of fans.
So far, Probellum has announced promotional partnerships with major boxing companies such as LNK Boxing in Latvia, Team Ellis Boxing in Australia and Box Office Sports in Ghana, and more to come in the near future. .
Ismail Ozen-Otto of the University said: “I am delighted for this partnership with Probellum and Universum. I’m also glad we were able to get Probellum’s attention due to the good work we’ve done over the past two years.
“My team and myself appreciate this very much, and we are sure that together with Probellum we will grow even stronger. We are looking to the future with confidence.”
“We are delighted to secure our latest co-promotion agreement by partnering with Universum,” said Richard Schaefer, President of Probellum. “Universum is a promotion with decades of experience and history, and we are delighted to be working with them.
“It’s clear from their planning that they have the same ambitions and goals as Probellum, and that means German boxing fans will get to see some of the big boxing events in the coming years.”
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