The UBO Notebook (March 13, 2023)

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MARCH 13, 2023 / BY UBO PRESS OFFICER

• Its always great to see when former UBO champions do well in their careers after they have held one of our titles.

One of the latest to excel is former International Super Flyweight titlist Sandeep Kumar from India, who on February 22 in Bangkok, Thailand defeated Toshihiko Era (9-1) from Japan by unanimous decision to lift the WBA Asia South Flyweight title.

Kumar, who won the UBO International title in 2021, improved his professional record to 12-1-1 (8).

• Former UBO world Heavyweight champion Alexander Frank from Germany took his record to 22-0-1 on March 4, when he stopped fellow unbeaten Rufat Hajiyev(8-0) from Azerbaijan in a non-title fight in Bochum.

• Francesco Sarcioto from Italy, the former UBO International Super Welterweight ruler, returned to winning ways on March 11 after coming up short in a challenge for the Italian national title last October.

Sarchioto stopped Maltese journeyman Dione Galea (3-5) in the first round, to improve his record to 16-2 (6).

• A couple of former UBO title-challengers have done well recently. Robert Grguric from Croatia, who lost the 2020 UBO Fight of the Year to Christian Demaj for the International Cruiserweight title, is now the World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Heavyweight champion.

Grguric (6-3, 5 KOs) stopped 8-0 Stefan Rompold in five rounds on March 11 in Switzerland, proving his worth once again.

On the same night in Luebeck, Germany, Mirko Koenig (6-1, 4 KOs) won his third straight since losing a decision to Tom Roestel for the UBO Youth world Super Middleweight title last January, as he beat journeyman Mazen Girke on points.

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