Light middleweight Slawa Spomer has signed a contract with Florian Winter’s “Ringside Zone” promotion.
Light middleweight Slawa Spomer (22-1, 13 KOs) will now be fighting for “Ringside Zone.” The Schwetzingen-based promotion announced this in a press release. Spomer last fought last Saturday at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Ludwigshafen. In the debut event for “Primora Boxing,” the 33-year-old German scored an early victory over Faisal Abubakari of Ghana.
Spomer landed several hard punches in the sixth round, so Abubakari didn’t come out of his corner for the seventh round. The Heilbronn native also celebrated winning the WBA Intercontinental belt. RZ light heavyweight Alexander Okafor also fought at the event and defeated Daniil Iudin by disqualification in the fourth round.
“Boxed at the world’s highest level”
Slawa Spomer suffered his only professional loss on February 14, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York (USA). In a world title eliminator, he lost by T.K.O. in the ninth round to Xander Zayas, who went on to become world champion. “With Slawa, we’re bringing in someone who has already boxed at the world’s highest level,” explained Florian Winter, CEO of Ringside Zone. “You don’t have to build up boxers like him—you have to convince them. The fact that he chose us says a lot about where we stand now.”
In addition to Spomer, the fledgling promotion introduced three other new signings. Heavyweight prospects Endrit (2-0, 2 KOs) and Ismet Ademi (1-0, 1 KO) are now part of the stable, as is 22-year-old Meryem Binbir (13-9, 3 KOs). The Ademi brothers are said to have received offers from England and the U.S. as well, but decided to sign with a German promoter. Winter: “The fact that the Ademis turned down those offers—even though they could have signed anywhere—is a sign that goes beyond us: German promotions are back in the game.”
Text: Frank Schwantes