Universum Gym is bracing for a seismic night on June 7 when EBU king Labinot Xhoxhaj (20-0-1, 16 KOs) and WBC International Silver ruler Mourad Aliev (13-0, 10 KOs) put perfect records and regional belts on the line in Germany’s hottest heavyweight bout of the year. Xhoxhaj, the Kosovo-born puncher who stunned Oleksandr Zakhozhyi after climbing off the deck, arrives at 32 with a résumé built across Germany, Kosovo and Switzerland—and with the confidence that surviving early fire has only hardened his late-round grit.
Aliev, three years younger and forged in France’s Olympic program, has spent his pro apprenticeship battering the likes of Yakup Saglam and Evgenios Lazaridis before blasting out David Brito. The 6-foot-7 southpaw insists Hamburg will confirm what insiders whisper: that his amateur polish and natural size make him Europe’s most dangerous unbeaten giant.
Stylistically it’s irresistible. Xhoxhaj’s compact pressure and crippling hook to the body meet Aliev’s rangy jab and straight left, promising either a trench war at mid-range or a high-wire act in which the taller man tries to keep the champion outside. With both belts at stake and a top-15 world ranking likely to follow, the winner vaults from regional intrigue to bona-fide contender status.
Fight card:
▪️Mourad Aliev vs. Labinot Xhoxhaj, 12 rounds, for the EBU European and WBC International Silver heavyweight titles
▪️Flamur Haxha vs. Thorsten Fuchs, 10 rounds, for the BDB International cruiserweight title
▪️Jose Larduet vs. Brian Zwart, 10 rounds, heavyweight
▪️Henry Gruen vs. Falah Simoqy, 10 rounds, welterweight
▪️Ibrahim Guemues vs. Luis Enrique Romero, 8 rounds, middleweight
▪️Ante Bilic vs. Bruno Knjezevic, 8 rounds, middleweight
▪️Kacper Meyna vs. Luis Jose Marin Garcia, 6 rounds, heavyweight
▪️Mike Jaede vs. Roberto Arriaza, 6 rounds, light heavyweight
▪️Yusuf Atmis vs. Mojtaba Karimi, 6 rounds, super middleweight
▪️Damir Beljo vs. Erdogan Kadrija, 6 rounds, cruiserweight
