The super middleweight Giovanni De Carolis has announced his retirement at the age of 40.

Italy’s De Carolis (33-11-1) turned professional in 2007. In 2015 he lost a close, controversial decision to Vincent Feigenbutz, then the WBA interim champion, but he beat him in a rematch and then drew with Tyron Zeuge to retain the title – before losing their rematch. De Carolis also lost to Lerrone Richards and Kevin Lele Sadjo in European title fights.

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The heavyweight Daniel Dietz (13-0) fights fellow German Granit Shala (15-1) on December 14 in Karlsruhe, Germany. On the undercard Sarah Bormann (18-1) will fight at minimumweight against an opponent to be confirmed.

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French super welterweight Bakary Samake (16-0) will fight Wade Ryan (22-11-1) of Australia on November 23 at the Westfield Forum des Halles in Paris, France.

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Polish Knockout Promotion will promote the fight for the vacant EBU cruiserweight title between Michal Cieslak (26-2) and Leonardo Mosquera (15-0). A date and site is to be confirmed.

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Elite Boxing in Finland promotes Scandinavian Showdown, a bill on November 16 in Espoo. There will be 10 fights also involving fighters from Sweden and Norway, who are yet to be revealed.

The Finnish side is represented by super middleweight Ilari Kujala (8-0), heavyweight Keni Aliu (6-0), and welterweight Elias Okkonen (8-0-1).