By Per Ake Persson

EBU lightweight champ Edis Tatli (26-1) is now all set to defend the title against Kevin Mitchell (39-4) on March 18 at the Metro Arena in Espoo (Finland). It´s the first defence by Tatli since winning it in April of last year. Mitchell comes in with back to back losses against Jorge Linares and Ismael Barroso in World title shots.

Mitchell took a lot of punishment in his two recent fights. Against Linares, the WBC lightweight champion, he was badly cut over his left eye, knocked down and eventually stopped when the referee felt his physical damage was too severe. Barroso, who owns the WBA interim-title, wiped him out in five rounds. He dropped Mitchell three times before the fight was stopped.

In the co-feature, WBC female super featherweight champion Eva Wahlstroem (16-0-1) defends the title against Dahiana Santana (35-7).

The show is promoted by Maeki Boxing headed by Pekka Maeki.