CHESSBOXING COLOGNE 2008
America’s chessboxing hope David ‚Double D’ Depto vs. Konrad Rikardson. Duel of the challengers for the World Champion title in the light heavyweight division!
On 6 September 2008 the Chessboxing Tournament Germany 2008 will be continued at “Gloria” in Cologne. There the future challenger of the young Russian Nikolay Sazhin, winner of the world champion title in the light heavyweight division on 5 July in Berlin will be decided.
The tournament features an International German Championship in the middleweight division, the above-mentioned World Championship Quali-fication in the light heavyweight division and the European Championship in the heavyweight division.
Chess Boxing merges two allegedly contradicting sports, both pushing their athletes to the limit, mentally as well as physically. Six lightning rounds of speed chess alternate with five rounds of boxing. In a maxi-mum of eleven rounds, the decision will come either through K.O. or checkmate.
The evening will climax with the heat of the world championship in the light heavyweight division between the exceptionally gifted American David ‚Double D’ Depto and Konrad Rikardson from Sweden. San Francisco based David ‚Double D’ Depto is 30 years old, weights 85 kilos and has 30 boxing bouts behind him. His ELO-rating is 1850.
In 2007 Depto had lost an exceedingly dramatic fight against ‚Anti-Terror’ Frank Stoldt for the championship title. Now he competes again to finally bring the title to the US.
Also awaited with baited breath is the European Championship elimina-tion contest in which Andrew 'The Rock' Costello faces Wolfram von Stauffenberg.
Alike The International German Championship bout in the middleweight division featuring Cologne's local hero Jan Mielke and Sebastian Bau-ersfeld from the Chess Boxing Club Berlin promises punchy entertain-ment.
The event starts at 20:00. Subsequent to the fights a musical surprise guest will set the ring on fire.
Tickets start at 15 €.