Ulf Steinforth's SES will promote the fight for the vacant EBU heavyweight title between Agit Kabayel (21-0 or 23-2) and Marco Huck (42-5-1). When and where will be announced later.

There were purse bids scheduled today at noon (October 4) at the EBU office in Rome but the parties reached an agreement before that.

This all-German matchup is a crossroads fight for both fighters but especially so for the former cruiserweight champ Huck who's been struggling to make it as a heavyweight.

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Danish Fight Night Promotion headed by Mogens Palle won the purse bids for the fight for the vacant EBU super lightweight title between Enock Poulsen (11-0) and Massi Tachour (16-4). The DFN bid was for 40,444 Euro while Fontenay Boxe finished second best with a bid for 35,000 Euro.

When and where is to be announced.

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There was to have been purse bids today for Chris Billam-Smith's defense of the EBU cruiserweight title against Fabio Turchi. However, no one bid and no agreement was announced either which means the EBU calls for another round of purse bids and the deadline is now October 20.

Billam-Smith (13-1) is promoted by Matchroom while Turchi (19-1) is with Matchroom's Italian partners OPI since 82, so expect an announcement soon.

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French Club de Noble Art will promote the fight for the vacant EU super lightweight title between Franck Petitjean (23-5-3) and Patrick Balesta (17-5) - an all-French matchup. The Club won purse bids with an offer for 16 510 Euro.

Date and site will be announced

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IBO and WBC Interim female super welterweight champ Patricia Berghult (14-0) will finally get to defend her title on November 27 in Jonkoping, Sweden. Opponent will be Olivia Belkacem (10-2)  from Switzerland.

Berghult won her titles in November of 2019 and has been waiting since then to make her first defense.

In the chief support, cruisers Edin Puhalo (20-1) from Bosnia and Samuli Karkkainen (14-1) from Finland clash for the vacant IBO International title.