The wait is almost over. Marco Huck will defend his WBO Cruiserweight title
on Saturday for the tenth time. He will take on former WBA Champion Firat
Arslan at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle/Westphalia, Germany. Ahead of the
fight, both protagonist took part in today’s public workout staged at the
Business Club of the local Football team Arminia Bielefeld.
First to show-off his skills was the challenger. Although Arslan is already
42-years of age, the former world champion himself believes that he is in
the best shape of his long lasting career. But surprisingly he was not
really willing to let the masses as well as his opponent have a sneak peak
of his tough training regime. “The fans will be able to see what I can do
come Saturday night”, promised the challenger. “I came here to win the world
championship.” His coach Dieter Wittmann was also optimistic. “Firat is
about 30 percent better than I have ever seen him.”
But in order to take the WBO Belt he will need these 30 percent. His
opponent of the night, the Champion himself, is aiming to keep his winning
streak at the Gerry Weber Stadion alive. Twice before in his career Huck
stepped into the arena in Halle/Westfalen and left it as the winner. And he
was eager to show, that he is still as good as he was back in 2009 when he
first won the WBO Crown at the very same stadium. He once again is counting
on the support of the home fans. “It is always a pleasure to travel to
Halle/Westphalia. It is here where I first became a world champion and now I
have the chance to defend my title for the tenth time. Coach Ulli Wegner,
who has been working with Huck for most of his career, is sure that his
prodigy has what it takes to be victorious against Arslan. “The development
of Marco has been immense. I am totally confident that he will leave the
ring as the WBO Super Champion.”
But before the clash between these two explosive boxers, Huck and his coach
will be attending the German Cup game between Arminia Bielefeld and Bayer
Leverkusen. After some of the Bielefeld players visited Huck at today’s
workout session, it is obvious who the champion will be rooting for.
Tickets for the fight on November 3 can be purchased on www.eventim.de and
www.gerryweber-world.de.
