“After the summer break, we’re eagerly anticipating a busy autumn – and Aschersleben, with its double Junior World Championships, is the perfect place to kick things off. With the fantastic facilities here, the vibrant atmosphere of the Ballhaus Arena, local hero Julian Vogel and his amazing home crowd, as well as the other top-class boxing matches, I’m really looking forward to October 10th. Aschersleben is always worth a visit for boxing fans!”
Mayor Steffen Amme: “For the fourth time, we are hosting the SES Boxing Gala with Julian Vogel, our boxing hero. Aschersleben will once again be rocking, and the Junior World Championship titles will of course remain here – where they belong!”
“Every year again” – in his fourth home match, WBO Junior World Champion Julian Vogel will now also box for the IBF Youth World Title against Frenchman Bakari Diallo!
Julian Vogel (19-0-2 (10)), 23, from Aschersleben, the undefeated WBO Junior World Champion in the super welterweight division, will return to his hometown for his fifth title defense. This defense has a special twist – he will also be fighting for the vacant IBF Youth World Title in a double junior world championship bout against 22-year-old Frenchman Bakari Diallo (13-2-0 (8)). Diallo won this title in the welterweight division last year, in April 2025.
Julian Vogel is therefore facing a great opportunity to become a double world champion in his weight class. With this fourth “home game” for the Aschersleben junior world champion, Julian Vogel can once again count on the unwavering support of the boxing fans from Aschersleben and throughout Saxony-Anhalt – true to the motto “Every year again!”
The following are the original sound bites from the first press conference in the “White Villa” in Aschersleben:
Julian Vogel: “What a huge opportunity! Now I can even box for two Junior World Championship belts. I’m taking the much-discussed home advantage in stride – I box anywhere, every opponent is taken very seriously, and that applies to every fight, whether it’s a title fight or not!”
Dirk Dzemski: “I am very satisfied with Julian’s development. The training camp in England brought out even more in him, and we now have a clearer understanding of how to approach the upcoming match against Diallo and all future challenges!”
Bakari Diallo (via video message): “My respect goes to Julian. My mission is clear: I’m coming to Aschersleben to become a double junior champion. Julian, you’ll find out, I will be the toughest opponent of your career!”
SES fighter Artur Reis: “Back To Roots” – the WBO champion returns to his original weight class, super middleweight!
Following his title fight in Chemnitz last year and the injury-related cancellation of his light heavyweight title defense, Wolfsburg’s SES boxer and WBO champion Artur Reis will now return to his original weight class, super middleweight . Aware of his considerable skills, qualifications, and successes in the super middleweight division, he will face the challenges of a title fight in Aschersleben.
Heavyweight Michel Dobler from “Team Germany” is about to have his first 8-round fight!
With his eighth professional fight, the 23-year-old SES heavyweight Michel Dobler aims to clear the next hurdle in his boxing development with his first eight-round bout . With seven clear victories, six of them by knockout, the Magdeburg-based “Team Germany” boxer is considered by many boxing experts to be one of Germany’s greatest hopes for the future in the heavyweight division.
Arminius Rolle from Berlin, the youngest German professional boxer, is about to have his first title fight with the fight for the International German Championship!
At just 16 years old , Berlin’s Arminius Rolle (6-0-0 (5)) before his first title fight as a professional boxer. The currently youngest German professional fighter will, of course, also become the youngest titleholder in German professional boxing when he fights for the International German Super Lightweight Championship . His opponent for this extraordinary and special duel will be announced shortly.
Further information about the program, all upcoming title fights, the opponents yet to be named, and the presentation of other fights at the SES boxing gala will be announced shortly!
MDR will broadcast this SES boxing gala from Aschersleben as part of their program “SPORT im Osten – Boxen live” .
Tickets for the SES boxing gala on October 10, 2026 at the Ballhaus Arena Aschersleben are now available at www.eventim.de , at all advance ticket sales points and via the SES ticket hotline 0391/7273720.
