For heavyweight Granit Shala (15-0, 5 KOs), the search for an opponent for the European heavyweight championship will start all over again. After Daniel Dubois, Joe Joyce has also withdrawn on the last day before the fight would have gone to purse bid. The Euro title has been vacant since the beginning of the year after Agit Kabayel vacated it. The EBU will now appoint the next challenger for Shala.
“It’s really annoying that this fight doesn’t happen either. I would also have loved to bring him to Germany and have him as the second main fight on April 6th in Falkensee before Jack [Culcay’s] world championship fight,” says promoter Ingo Volckmann. “We are currently exploring the possibilities with our matchmaker Hagen Döring and are also talking to Granit’s team.”
Granit Shala is a C rated Heavyweight. Take the fight, get it over with, and fight someone else. Stay active. Gee, I could have had a V-8.
Who wants that belt? This European belt is like the Pacific Ocean belt, a worthless bunch of cheap metal attache to a plastic strap
Give him the belt…then defend from there, obviously he defeated some men before getting there.
Tony Yoka should takw this fight to try to rebound from there, after three losses in a row
That’s actually a pretty good idea. Surely he can beat this guy.
Yoka is already committed to fighting me. I am the Emeritus Heavyweight Champion at Recess. His puny skills are no match. I am impeccable, impossible and impetuous. ( I am also full of it.)
Not surprised Joe Joyce ducked Granit Shala since Zhang destroyed his heart not once but twice.
Archie Moore gained so much experience in moments like this. Integrity, battle tested resilience and longevity. Not to mention has UNbroken records unto this hour.
One of the very best-for anybody who hasn’t seen it look up the fight between him and Yvon Durelle.
Joy Joyce will always be a nobody. Dudes WAAAYYY to slow to beat any of the top guys and his defense is atrocious. He’s just about too old to make a name for himself now. Never saw the appeal. Guys claimed he was the next big thing and I never saw what they saw. C fighter at best.