Szebeledi, who captured the UBO world title last December, travelled to Germany and beat local favorite Pia Mazelanik by unanimous decision. A big accomplishment and solid proof that Szebeledi is a world class fighter despite a mediocre 12-8 record.

The 20-year-old Hungarian lost her first five professional bouts, and has gone 12-3 since with two of the defeats being in world title fights and the third in a non title fight against World Champion Nadia Hokmi in France. She is currently on a six fight winning streak.
 

• It’s well known that newly crowned UBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Champion Anthony Dirrell beat cancer in 2007. When he beat former Olympian Dante Craig for the UBO title on July 2nd in hometown Flint, on a show promoted by Team Dirrell Promotions, a share of the profits were donated to the American Cancer Society. Classy move!

Sadly former World Champions Genaro Hernandez and Billy Costello recently lost their battle with cancer, as did sportscaster Nick Charles and boxing writer George Kimball. All four were wonderful human beings who were very important to our sport, and will be greatly missed. May they rest in peace!

The Universal Boxing Organization™ supported Team Dirrell Promotions by not charging a sanctioning fee, and if any promoters reading this would like to do the same and support the American Cancer Society, or a local equivalent, please don’t hesitate to contact the UBO.

• UBO International Middleweight Champion Alexei Ribchev scored another tune-up victory when he decisioned countryman Mitko Hristov in Rasgrad, Bulgaria on June 25. Ribchev is now 10-3-1 (3), and could be making the first defense of his UBO title in September.

On the same day, on the other side of the globe, another UBO champion won a non-title fight. Inter-Continental Middleweight champion Francis Cheka improved to 22-6-1 (13) by winning a ten round decision over Kenyan Daniel Wanyoni in Morogoro, Tanzania.

• Also in Tanzania, in a clash between a former UBO World Champion and a former UBO World title-challenger, Juma Fundi and Fadhili Majia fought to a 10 round draw on July 8.

Fundi won the UBO World Flyweight title in November 2010 when he beat countryman Anthony Mathias, but never defended it as he lost a fight for another organizations title against an opponent who would not have been approved to fight for a UBO world title.

Majia lost a decision to Mudde Ntambi in Uganda for the UBO World Super Flyweight title this past February.

• In Egypt, UBO All-Africa Light Heavyweight Champion Hani Atiyo won two non-title fights inside a month. On June 12 he stopped Alaa Mustafa in five rounds, and on July 12 he got rid of Atef Ahmed in the first.

Atiyo is now 9-0 (7), and is looking to be defending his UBO title in his next outing. He won it this past March when he stopped countryman Adel Faragaly in four rounds.

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