Luan Krasniqi

Luan on training

At his own request, Luan Krasniqi was removed from his position as mandatory challenger for EBU (Europian Boxing Union) champ Paolo Vidoz (IT). Stablemate Sinan Samil Sam have taken over his position. The change is coming out of WBA (World Boxing Association) executive meeting held in Hamburg this past weekend (during fight Masoe vs Sturm) where representatives from most of Europe's main promoters and from Don King Productions took part.

It is now well known that Brewster is on Krasniqi's mind all the time and that he wants to shoot directly for a world title. To pave the way to a rematch with Brewster, he must achieve a good result at the forthcoming fight on 29th April 2006:

"This is obvious. The better I perform in Stuttgart, the better chances for a rematch with Lamon", says Luan.

He hopes to recieve same support from the public as he did in Hamburg. But some think that he might not consider the next match as serious as the one before, since his main objective is the world title: "Surely not. After all I owe this to my fans in Stuttgart and to myself, to prove that I can produce a good fight. Of course, I want a rematch with Lamon who is at the top of my personal list. Therefore, in April, I cannot afford to make mistakes, regardless who the opponent is going to be."

And it looks as if these words, Luan is directing more to his next opponent, promising nothing short of a very tough fight. Luan is unshaken in his aims and seems as if nothing can stop him. Whether he wants it or not, he must win the next fight.