CHESSBOXING: last phase of the countdown.
Chessboxing World Champion 'Anti Terror' Frank Stoldt and challenger Nikolay 'The Chairman' Sazhin are in final preparations for 5 July title showdown. Both are performing their last sparrings. In only 2 days the title of the chessboxing crown will either be defended by Frank Stoldt or conquered by the young Russian.

British battle machine Andrew 'The Rock' Costello and Italy's Gianluca 'Il Dottore' Sirci meet in a thrilling heavyweight contest.
At 1,87m tall Gianluca 'Il Dottore' Sirci weighs 120Kg but is in a class of its own when it comes to ecotoxicology. As director of a biochemical laboratory he knows how to deal with dangerous matters. He finished third at the Kung Fu World Cup in 2001, is a triple Italian university-boxing champion and became a pro-boxer in 2005. Furthermore 'Il Dottore' is a master of the Chinese chess variant Xiangqi.
Exeter's Andrew 'The Rock' Costello can look back on past encounters in various disciplines including wrestling, Muay Thai, kickboxing and free-fighting. In his younger days he was considered a future chess champion before quitting the sport prematurely at the age of 14. With the inauguration of the London ChessBoxing Club this year he rediscovered the 'game of the kings'. He is 1,88m tall, weights 95Kg and has an ELO-Rating of 2010.

In the evenings first undercard fight Piotr Pukos faces Sascha Wandkowsky.
Piotr Pukos has just completed his degree in mathematics in Lublin, Poland. He is 1,74m tall and weights 73Kg. His ELO is 2000.
Sascha Wandkowsky from Berlin, is 1,81m tall, weights 1,75Kg. His ELO rating is 1760.

After-Fight-Party will set the ring on fire.
Before the main fight Berlin's hottest property in the underground music scene Warren Suicide will set the ring on fire. After the fights DJ DSL from Austria will rock the after fight party. This exciting music and show programm is supported by Motor FM.

Only few tickets are available.
you better hurry if you want to get one!!!

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UPDATE

here a CNN report from the fight: