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27.12.2007:
Be sure there have been more successful years in the history of
German manager Olaf Schroeder's company Fight Production than
2007. Not surprisingly, seeing that Fight Production has in
former years produced 'world' champions Raymond Joval (WBU/IBO
middleweight), Mihaly Kotai (WBF/IBO superwelterweight), Richel
Hersisia (WBF heavyweight) and Arsen Khachatrian (WBF
middleweight). Still, its safe to assume that Fight Production,
considering the circumstances, will not look back with sorrow to
the year just running out. Read here a capture of Fight
Production 2007 highlights.
February
Fawaz Nasir suffers his first defeat against equally-unbeated
Sebastian Zbik, but comes of age nevertheless in this 12-round
battle for the WBO Intercontinental middleweight title. The loss
is disputed by manager Schroeder at the post-fight press
conference and Boxing News reporter Rinze van der Meer actually
sees Nasir four points in front. The Danish fighter announces to
step up to supermiddle from now on.
March
Dutch-based Dominican Cristian Frias has to wave good-bye to his
undefeated pro record when clearly outpointed in a disappointing
performance by Italian Fedele Bellusci in a 12-rounder for the
IBF Intercontinental lightwelterweight title.
June
After having stopped Zurab Noniashvili in March still under
trainer Torsten Schmitz, Dutchman Richel Hersisia impresses the
crowd in his first outing under coaches former 'world' champion
brothers Ralf and Graciano Rocchigiani, taking world-ranked
Taras Bidenko to the wire in a 12-rounder. Hersisia still fails
to lift the WBA Intercontinental title by a close decision, but
proves a lot - so much so that many knowledgeable ringsiders saw
him robbed.
Ex-world (WBO)-ranked Oldie - but still Austrian champion -
Gotthard Hinteregger, having just turned 40 years of age, scores
his fourth win in a row in Slovenia, outpointing cronic loser
Miroslav Kubik - but just two and a half weeks later loses all
momentum when future German champion Maurice Weber takes every
round of a scheduled eight.
July
Former WBO 'world' heavyweight title challenger Willi Fischer
starts his comeback under the Fight Production banner after two
years out, clearly outpointing Alexander Mileiko over 6 rounds.
'De Ox' is back and says "Maybe people don't take me serious,
but they don't know that I take boxing serious for the first
time."
For the first three rounds, it looks like Fawaz Nasir will run
defending and unbeaten International German supermiddleweight
champion Lukas Wilaschek out of the ring - but then inexplicably
'switches off' and goes down a deserved 10-round decision loser.
Two month earlier, Nasir had looked devastating against
journeyman Vladimir Fecko (TKO 2) in his 168 lbs debut, but on
this night only leaves his team shaking their heads in complete
disbelief...
September
Willi Fischer improves his record to 34-6-1 (22), completely
dominating iron-chinned Aleksejs Kosobokovs for an 8-round
verdict in his second successful comeback fight. "Willi is ready
to attack bigger names in 2008!", manager Schroeder boldly
proclaims.
Richel Hersisia returns after the disputed loss to Bidenko and
wins the vacant WBF Intercontinental heavyweight belt - but the
fight is a flop as Brazilian champion Marcos Celestino
unceremoniously bows out citing an ankle injury already in the
first round!
October
Having run out of luck in his more natural division, Cristian
Frias moves up to welterweight to face Slawomir Ziemlewicz for
the International Polish title. Having been outscored by Dennis
Shafikov over 8 rounds in May, Frias nevertheless suffers his
third defeat on the trot on points over 10 rounds against
Ziemlewicz. The Pole simply proved to big - but when asked to
dug deep and show guts, Frias shows he has a fighters instinct.
"Never again will Cristian fight above lightwelter," says
manager Schroeder and the bottle shown by Frias lets trainer
Joseph De Palm regain hope for better days ahead.
November
In out-of-the-ring action, Fight Production wins its courtcase
against fading Berlin promotional company Elite Boxing (as well
as the subsequent appeal by Elite shortly thereafter) for
non-payment of agreed matchmaking fees stemming from a March
2006 promotion. Elite is headed by Jan Zamboni and the dubious
Falco Behling and obviously formed for the sole purpose of
creating a cheating schem, seeing that this was not the first
such court case Elite has lost.
December
'The Cougar' Hinteregger has lost each and everyone of his teeth
- or so it was thought after the Austrian had followed up the
June disappointment against Weber with subsequent losses against
German champion Norman Schuster, former IBF title challenger
Allan Vester and current WBC/IBF Youth middleweight king
Grzegorz Proksa. But Hinteregger reminded everyone that cougars
are also cats, and those are known to have seven lifes! He
punches Slovakia's Miro Dicky silly, shuts him out over 8 rounds
- and seems to want to close out his career with one more fight
in '08.
IBO 'world' superwelterweight champion Attila 'The Viper'
Kovacs, 21-1 (14), signs with Fight Production and manager
Schroeder is announcing his company's new champion's return for
early 2008.
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