Tidigare publicerad i Ring Magazine augusti 1987

DENMARK

COPENHAGEN – Sweden’ s Anders Eklund regained the European heavyweight title when he knocked out veteran champion Alfredo Evangelista of Spain.

The towering 239-pound Eklund won five of the first six rounds when Evangelista, 228, tried to rally in round seven. But Evangelista´s attack also meant the end for him as Eklund suddenly stopped him in his tracks with a terrific right hand.

Evangelista, who challenged Muhammad Ali for the world title in 1977, was caught on the ropes and taking a beating when referee Henk Meyers of Holland got in between the two and started to count. The delayed effect of the punches got to Evangelist, who fell heavily and was unable to rise for two minutes.

The 29-year-old Eklund improved his record to 16-3-1

European lightweight champion Gert Bo Jacobsen of Denmark won the newly established WBC junior lightweight title for boxers not ranked among the top ten, stopping Colombia´s Felipe Julio in 5. Julio, based in Florida, was a substitute for Canadian champion Remo DiCarlo.

Jacobsen, 135, methodically outboxed Julio 132 ½, flooring him in round 4 and cutting him in the next session. The cut provided a good excuse for Italian referee Giuseppe Ferrari to take Julio out of the fight.

Jacobsen remained perfect at 21 – 0.

An eight-rounder saw Danish based Turk Eyup Can win a close but unanimous decision over French Flyweight champion Alain Limarola. Each weighed 118.

Denmark´s Racheed Lawal, 134 ½, dominated most of his fight against French lightweight champion Jose Maillot, 136, to win unaniomous eight-round decision.

Norway´s Magne Havnaa, 195, stopped England´s Stewart Lithgow, 187 ½, in 5, three standing counts in the final round forcing the invention.

Denmark´s Lars Lund Jensen, 128 ½, took a close but unanimous six-round decision over France´s Farid Benderjeb, 129.

Promotor: Mogens Palle

Attendence: 4000

3-28-87

ROGER SODERBERG