A decision has been made! Sauerland Event has been awarded the right to host
the hotly anticipated fight Marco Huck vs. Ola Afolabi III. Originally Don
King won the purse bid for the WBO Cruiserweight World Championship on
February 26 by offering 1.5 Million US-Dollars. However, the 81-year-old
wasn’t able to clear the necessary details within a set period of time and
couldn’t find a TV-Partner to broadcast the fight. Therefore, the World
Boxing Organization handed the right to the second highest bidder, Sauerland
Event, who made a bid of 914.000 US-Dollars. “We always said that the bid
was a bit over the top. It was a fantasy bid, wishful thinking. Now that
everybody else has come to the same realization we can start the planning
process,” said Sauerland Event Managing Director Chris Meyer. “We have just
extended the deal with WBO Champion Marco Huck. Over the coming days we will
sit down with Tom Loeffler (K2 Promotions), who is looking after Ola
Afolabi, and will talk about a date and possible venues. We want Huck vs.
Afolabi III to take place before the summer break.”
