Los Angeles, CA – November 17, 2021 – Probellum is pleased to announce its latest multi-fight, multi-year co-promotional agreement – teaming up with Pro Boxing Team Finland.
Under the leadership of promoter and former two-time Juho Tolppola, Pro Boxing Team Finland has quickly become the leading promotion in Finland, holding a large number of high-profile events over the last few years.
Pro Boxing Team Finland boasts an impressive list of fighters, which includes cruiserweight star Samuli Karkkainen, who has won 14 of his 15 bouts, with seven of those wins coming by knockout.
The new deal will see Probellum working with Pro Boxing Team Finland to hold a number of events in the country, helping to take boxing from strength to strength at both a grassroots and national level.
“Pro Boxing Team Finland is happy to join forces with Probellum,” said Juho Tolppola. “Probellum being our new international partner will be an important factor to help our promotion and boxers to step up to the next, higher, level, and we expect a long-term and successful co-operation between Probellum and Pro Boxing Team Finland.”
“The co-operation with Probellum will be a big boost for my personal career,” said Samuli Karkkainen. “Over the next year I expect to get ranked in the EBU-EU rankings, and later in the same year also into the EBU rankings, and I hope that Probellum will be a factor in helping me to achieve my target.”
“We’re happy to unveil our co-promotional agreement with Pro Boxing Team Finland,” said Richard Schaefer, President of Probellum. “They have firmly established themselves as the biggest promoter in all of Finland, and we are confident that with Probellum on board, we can now help to take boxing in the country to the next level.”
The partnership with Pro Boxing Team Finland is Probellum’s latest co-promotional agreement, having also secured deals with Wasserman Boxing, Universum in Germany, Groupe Yvon Michel in Canada, Maravillabox Promotions in Spain, Kynoch Boxing in Scotland, Mitchell Sports Promotions in England, LNK Boxing in Latvia, Titov Boxing in Russia, Glozier Boxing in New Zealand, Cuadrilatero Boxing in Colombia, PR Best Boxing in Puerto Rico, BXSTRS Promotions in Mexico, Shuan Boxing Promotions in the Dominican Republic, Bufalo Boxing in Nicaragua, Team Ellis Boxing in Australia, Moron Boxing in Venezuela, Volcano Boxing in El Salvador, Armin Tan Promotions in Indonesia, and Box Office Sports in Ghana.
Probellum has also acquired an elite roster of talent, which includes Regis Prograis, Nonito Donaire, Badou Jack, Donnie Nietes, Lee McGregor, Eimantas Stanionis, Arthur Biyarslanov, Taras Shelestyuk, Ricky Burns, Paul Butler, Lewis Ritson, Muhammad Waseem, O’Shaquie Foster, Hovhannes Bachkov, Darius Fulghum, Eduardo Hernandez, Mark Dickinson, Brandon Moore, Jack Bowen and Jason Mallia.
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