Berlin, Germany (Weltexpress). On Friday, 12 September 2025, boxing began in the evening and continued into the night. Although the high-ceilinged event hall, advertised as a music hall, seemed rather empty compared to the even taller and larger multi-purpose hall on the Spree, the bright spotlights were focused on the raised, angular boxing ring, and that’s where the action was. Who wants to see the audience anyway?
The fact that the bigwigs were sitting exclusively in the red corner is just the way it is, and no surprise when you know that the promoter is Ingo Volckmann and the so-called matchmakers, who ‘arrange’ or organise the fights, are Hagen Doering and Flavio Oleaga.
After all, these gentlemen are the ones who arrange and organise the fights, without whom there would be even less going on in professional boxing in this city and in this country. Spectators should not miss the preliminary fights, known as the undercard. Arnold Khegai, who is said to have been born in Odessa, put in a remarkable performance in the eight-round featherweight bout against Liborio Solisis, who is said to have been born in Maracay.
This was followed by three World Boxing Association (WBA) bouts, all scheduled for ten rounds. The fight between Arien Lopez (from Guantanamo, Cuba) and Jairo Delgado (from Barranquilla, Colombia) in the light heavyweight division as WBA Continental Americas and the fight between Hamsat Shadalov (who is considered a Berliner, although he was not born in Berlin but came to Berlin with his parents as a small child) and Alex de la Rosa (from Madrid) in the super flyweight division as WBA Mediterranean. The WBA is a world association, one of more than a handful of world associations. That’s how it is in professional boxing.
In addition, Paul Wall (from Berlin) fought Antonio Fechner (from Hamburg) in the super welterweight division. This fight was designated a BDB German Championship, i.e. one of the German Professional Boxers Association (BDB). This boxing match was also entertaining. It was over in the third round, with Wall the expected and deserved winner.
Hamsat Shadalov, known as the Chechen Wolf, who has been boxing since the age of eight, attended a sports school and also made a name for himself at the Olympics, proudly held up his belt in the high hall after the main fight over ten rounds. Alex de la Rosa, previously considered undefeated, put up a good fight, but was hopeless. He won clearly on points after two knockdowns.
