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  • Women's Boxing: Kentikian and Alvarez meet in World Title fight

    WBAN
    Jan 21 2007

    Kentikian and Alvarez meet in World Title fight

    By Torben L. of Denmark
    January 20, 2007


    (JAN 20) Thursday PRO7 released the news of a new boxing show
    "ProSieben Fight Nights" in co-operation with Spotlight Boxing. The
    launch of the new show will take place on 16th February at 8.15 pm
    CET, where one of the main events will be a fight for the WBA
    Flyweight Title between Susi Kentikian (14-0-0) and Carolina Alvarez
    (8-0-1) of Venezuela.

    The show will also include a WBO Intercontinental Middleweight fight
    between Spotlight's Sebastian Zbik vs. Alfonso Mosquera of Panama.

    Two other Spotlight fighters, heavyweight Sebastian Köber and
    featherweight Vitali Tajbert, will also climb through the ropes;
    opponents yet to be revealed.

    According to the press release, the four young German talents
    Kentikian, Zbik, Köber and Tajbert will be the new "boxing" faces of
    ProSieben with three shows planned from February to May so far.

    The opportunity to appear live on prime time nationwide TV in a World
    Title Fight, is no doubt a tremendous encouragement - and well
    deserved - for young Kentikian. So far she has been overshadowed by
    Halmich, Menzer, Graf and Sahin as far as TV exposure is concerned.
    Her TV appearances has been limited to a couple of undercard fights
    on the German DSF sport channel and a Intercontinental title fight
    against Maya Frenzel shown EUROSPORT.

    Despite the lack of TV exposure, the young Armenian has proved her
    huge popularity among the German boxing fans recently. She caused an
    upset, when overtook both Ina Menzer and Alesia Graf in the 2006
    Female Boxer of the Year poll run by the only German hardcopy boxing
    magazine "BOXSPORT" and came second only to Regina Halmich, who won
    the award for the 5th year running.

    A current internet poll on the ZDF website shows a similar picture to
    the question "Who will be the successor to Regina Halmich". Kentikian
    leads this poll "neck by neck" with Ina Menzer.

    Another recent acknowledgement has been the 2006 WBAN "Most
    Inspirational Boxer Award", shared with Ann Marie Saccurato.

    Regina Halmich will be a further attraction to the premiere of
    "ProSieben Fight Night". She will appear as an expert commentator.
    Halmich is certainly no newcomer to ProSieben. Her famous show fight
    against Stefan Raab was broadcast by ProSieben, and achieved the
    highest ever viewer rating of the Station.

    Spotlight Boxing's contract with EUROSPORT will continue, although
    with a reduced number of shows in 2007.

    http://www.womenboxing.com/NEWS2007/news012007ken tikian.htm

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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