Viktor Faust, heavyweight of the Hamburg stable EC Boxing, will box on the undercard of Rupprecht vs. Yamanaka on April 5. Further fights of the SES Boxing Gala in Potsdam have been confirmed.
Ukrainian heavyweight Viktor Faust (13-1, 8 knockouts) will step into the ring at the SES Boxing Gala on April 5 in Potsdam. His opponent will be 44-year-old US-American Rydell Booker (28-7-1, 15 knockouts). Faust wants to box his way up the rankings after being stopped by Lenier Pero from Cuba in 2023. Since then, the 32-year-old, who fights for Hamburg-based promotion EC Boxing, has landed two victories.
Undisputed-WM with Tina Rupprecht
The eight-round heavyweight fight is part of the ten-fight card at the MBS Arena. The main fight is for the undisputed world championship between Tina Rupprecht and Sumire Yumanaka, with the WBC, IBF, WBA and WBO atomweight belts at stake. In other title fights, SES light heavyweight Nick Hannig (WBO European Championship champ) and Julian Vogel (middleweight) will compete. WBO junior world champion Vogel will face the Czech Milos Beranek.
Michel Dobler makes his professional debut
Also scheduled for April 5 are professional fights with “Team Germany” boxer Richard Meinecke (middleweight), SES cruiserweight Amend Xhoxhaj, the two super middleweights Max Suske and Mike Jaede as well as Gol Agha Haddi in the super bantamweight division. Michel Dobler’s professional debut is also eagerly awaited. The 20-year-old heavyweight from Blankenhain impresses with his height of two meters. As a multiple German junior champion, Dobler has taken part in several European Championship and World Championship tournaments.
MDR will broadcast the SES Boxing Gala from Potsdam on the program “SPORT im Osten – Boxen live” from 10.30 pm.
Text: Frank Schwantes / PM SES Boxing