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Ex-West Brom youngster's European title fight given the green light

Ex-West Brom youngster Shakan Pitters will have another shot at winning a European belt after his EBU light-heavyweight bout against defending champion Daniel Dos Santos has been given the greenlight.

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The pair were originally scheduled to do battle on February 7, but it was cancelled less than 24 hours before, after Frenchman Dos Santos failed a brain scan. Pitters stayed fresh to conquer Iranian Bahadur Karami with a second round stoppage. 

In a remarkable turn of events, Dos Santos has challenged the decision and the fight is finally set to go ahead as the main event on GBM's 'Once Upon A Time In London' card at York Hall on April 4.