Peter Kadiru: German heavyweight champion!

... an illustrious history. Since the 1990s, however, the former prestigious title in German boxing has lost much of its recognition and value - but that is now set to change change: Last Saturday evening, the 23-year-old Peter Kadiru won the German championship with a commanding points victory over the reigning title holder Roman Gorst to win the German heavyweight championship. And Kadiru, one of the most talented athletes and great hope of the local local boxing, wants to restore the dusty belt to its former glory. belt back to its former glory:

"For me, this is an honour, a very special title title with a great tradition," said Kadiru in the run-up to the fight about his personal motivation. In an interview with the Bild newspaper, the young heavyweight added: "It's a big thing for me. In the importance of the title has dwindled in recent years. I find that a pity." To be mentioned in the same sentence as legends like Schmeling, ten Hoff or Blin to be mentioned in the same sentence, that would be unbelievable," the Hamburg native.

With his success last Saturday, this dream has now become reality for Kadiru has now become a reality. The WBC junior world champion not only celebrated not only the title, but also his tenth win in his tenth professional fight: "The concept was to keep a pace and keep the pressure on the whole time. the whole time. That worked. Roman is a good boxer and tried to to counter me. I was ready for the full distance," said the new German heavyweight champion, summarising his performance. new German heavyweight champion summarised his performance.

The future for Kadiru - and the once prestigious German heavyweight title German heavyweight title - seems bright. Not for nothing, Kadiru revealed to the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper that the big names in the the scene are knocking on his door: superstar and three-time world champion Anthony Joshua wants to have Kadiru with him as he prepares for his next title defence in December. "This is of course a great honour honour for me and I will learn a lot there," says Kadiru. And who who knows? Maybe the experience he gained from sparring with with "AJ" will one day help him in a world championship fight against the champion Joshua himself.