By Luke Furman

Heavyweight contender Denis Boytsov (35-1, 26 KOs) will continue to build on his recent wins with a return on February 21 in Berlin, where he will face an opponent to be determined on the undercard to the Arthur Abraham vs. Paul Smith middleweight rematch. Since losing a shocking upset decision to Alex Leapai in November 2013, and overcoming hand injuries, Boytsov came back in August to win a ten round decision over Timur Musafarov and then came back in December to win an eight round decision over George Arias.

Sauerland Event still has a lot of faith in Boytsov and believes he is capable of winning a world title.

Luke Furman covers boxing for bokser.org