By Per Ake Persson & Alexey Sukachev

Oldenburg, Germany - Shadowed by all-mighty, stellar performers in the light heavyweight division - like crunching Sergey Kovalev, one-punch knockout bomber Adonis Stevenson or seemingly ageless Bernard Hopkins - is "regular" WBA 175lb champion and former WBO beltholder Juergen Braehmer. But if someone has forgotten about him, one of the German's finest in Braehmer issued a striking reminder of his place in elite with the first-round blowout of voluntary challenger Pawel Glazewski of Poland.

It took TBRB #5 rated light heavyweight Braehmer less than a minute to get the job done. Feeling the same hunger and poise he was fueled with earlier in his 15-year long career, Braehmer jumped on the Pole almost immediately, pinned him to the corner, landed several punches to scare Glazewski, then connected with a rib-crushing left hook to the body, dropping Glazewski in pain for a count. Official time was 0:55 in possibly the fastest title defense of 2014.

Braehmer improves his record to solid 45-2, with 33 KOs. His last loss is dated back to November 2008, and he is 14-0, 8 KOs since then, including an almost two-year long break from the sport in 2010-2012. Braehmer also defended his belt for the third time. At 36, he doesn't have too much time left but with his jarring power and experience can serve as a viable opponent for both recognized champions of this weight class. The fight against WBA super champion Kovalev can also be a huge event in Europe.  As for Glazewski, 32, he comes down to 23-3, with 5 KOs and very little chance for another shot at the title.

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Retaining his WBA I/C and European light middleweight titles (WBA I/C - for the fourth time, and EBU - for the first) former amateur star and 2009 Milano world champion Jack Culcay-Keth (19-1, 10 KOs) once again failed to impress his supporters. Culcay-Keth outpointed very limited Frenchman Karim Merroudj (both 29 years of age) over twelve with a unanimous decision in a wokmanlike fashion.

All of the rounds were pretty much similar. Golden Jack moved very well and he was elusive. He landed numerous pitty-pat punches, jabs and fast but not very powerful combos on Merroudj. The latter moved forward in robotic manner and even had some mild success with his punches. But he was unable to land repeatedly, and his shots lacked real power and he was taking punches on his way in. Culcay-Keth, sensing he had some real trouble finding the target with one damaging blow, was content to win a wide decision on the judges' scorecards.

Scores were: 119-109, 118-110 and 116-113 - for the WBA #4, WBO #5 and IBF #13 rated 154lber. Merroudj is now 13-4-2, with a single kayo.

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Faded Croatian veteran Stjepan Bozic (29-9, 19 KOs) did a quit job once again, this time - after the fifth round crowning previously undefeated WBO #6 rated super middleweight Tyron Zeuge (16-0, 10 KOs) with the first defense of his IBF International title.

Bozic, 40, started very actively, landing jabs and right hands to the head of Zeuge. It took the German a couple of rounds to fully adjust to his unorthodox opponent, but once that was done - there was no salvation for the Croatian. Zeuge, 22, had a huge round three, hurting his foe several times at the end of the round and continued to pound Bozic with mild-to-serious success for the next two rounds, before the wounded Croatian had quit in his corner after the fifth.

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Well-known Russian heavyweight Denis Boytsov (35-1, 26 KOs) scored his second win since a career-breaking defeat to Alex Leapai in November 2013. Boytsov, 28, used his ring generalship and overall precision to outpoint veteran Brazilian journeyman George Arias (55-12, 41 KOs) over eight rounds.

Arias was very active and tried to stalk Boytsov but he had huge problems landing punches over the beltline. Yet, he was aggressive and determined. The Russian fighter countered him with stinging left hooks to the jaw, although the Brazilian took them well. Boytsov was down at least four times after Arias landed illegal shots below the beltline, and the referee finally deducted a point from him in round seven. After eight complete rounds, judges had it: 78-73 and 79-72 - for Boytsov, while BoxingScene had it 77-74 - also for the Russian.

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2012 London Olympian Stefan Haertel (3-0) has still to score a knockout as a pro but other than that looks solid - albeit against limited opposition. His other victim was Hungarian Zoltan Surman (15-12-1, 7 KOs), who was easily defeated over six rounds with a unanimous decision. No scores were announced but 60-54 seems to be the most adequate card. Haertel, 26, pressed for a knockout later in the fight but got none.

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Coming back after more than a year of inactivity, British cruiserweight prospect Deion Jumah improved his record to 4-0, 2 KOs, easily annihilating overmatched Czech import Josef Krivka (6-9, 6 KOs) in two rounds. Krivka was down once in the first and twice in the second rounds, the last time being the final one - produced by a rare left uppercut to the heart. Time of stoppage was 1:23 of the stanza.

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In the TV opener, Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin (9-0, 7 KOs) stopped Croatian veteran Ivica Perkovic (20-26, 15 KOs) in five rounds of one-sided action. Perkovic was deducted one point for holding in round four, then quitted in the fifth claiming an injury.