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Arthur Abraham | |
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| Born | Avetik Abrahamyan February 20, 1980 |
| Nationality |  Armenian German citizen |
| Other names | King Arthur, Arthur Abraham |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 29 |
| Wins | 29 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
"King" Arthur Abraham (born on February 20, 1980 in Yerevan, Armenia) is a Armenian-German professional boxer residing in Berlin, Germany. He is the current IBF Middleweight World champion.
Biography
Sauerland-promoted Abraham bested Ian Gardner , Hector Velazco and contender Howard Eastman in the build-up and won the vacant title on December 10, 2005, in Leipzig, Germany against Kingsley Ikeke by a 5th round knock-out. On September 23, 2006, Abraham won a decision against undefeated contender Edison Miranda despite having his jaw broken in two places. Miranda was deducted five points by landing repeated low blows as well as intentionally headbutting Abraham in the 5th round. After the Miranda bout, he was praised for his ability to finish the fight despite his injury.
Abraham defeated Canadian Sébastien Demers and made the fifth defense of his title by defeating fellow Armenian Khoren Gevor by 11th round technical knockout.
On December 08, 2007, Abraham defeated Wayne Elcock to make his sixth defense of his title by TKO in the 5th round.
During two of his matches, Arthur Abraham was accompanied by live performances of the Scorpions.
On March 29, 2008, Abraham defeated American Elvin Ayala via 12th round KO after connecting with a devastating left hook which sent his opponent crashing to the canvas face first. This was Abrahams 7th successful title defence.
Abraham-Miranda 2
On June 21, 2008, the fight took place at a catchweight of 166 lbs. Abraham's IBF middleweight title was not on the line. Abraham immediately backed Miranda up with hard right jabs before backing off himself behind a high, tight guard. A Miranda right hand landed off the gloves of Abraham as he came out more measured than he had the first time around. Abraham set in to work the body but a stray shot brought a low blow warning from the referee. Miranda made the fight throughout the second round as Abraham did little in the way of punching. Thudding body shots landed on Abraham, but Miranda could get little past the gloves upstairs. A low blow landed from Miranda in the final thirty seconds that brought a brief halt to the action; Abraham calmly caught his breath before returning to his defensive posture.
Abraham waved Miranda forward after another barrage of shots bounced off his gloves before landing two body shots and a hard right hand for his best work of the bout. Miranda drew a warning for holding and hitting before another right hand from Abraham buckled his knees. Abraham stepped back rather than following up, choosing to maintain a methodical game plan. The game plan was sound. In the first minute of the fourth round, a perfectly timed right hand-left hook sent Miranda to the floor. Miranda rose, clearly hurt, and this time Abraham would not fail to press the advantage.
Another left hook would drop Miranda along the ropes and Miranda would again rise but his legs were clearly gone and the end was at hand. Abraham would land a final striking right hand for the round's third knockdown as the referee leapt in to halt the action before Miranda could attempt to rise again.
On November 8, 2008, "King Arthur" Abraham (28-0, 22 KOs), 28, defeated Raul Marquez (41-4-1, 29 KOs), 37, by a 6th round technical knockout, at the Bamberg's Jako Arena, the 8th defense of his IBF middleweight boxing title. Abraham announced he would fight next Germany's Felix Sturm for the WBA middleweight title. He retained his IBF-Title on March 14, 2009 against Lajuan Simon. [1][2]
Abraham is trained by Ulli Wegner in Berlin, Germany.
Success
as an amateur:
- 1997: International German master in the middleweight
as a professional:
- 2004: WBA Inter-Continental Middleweight Title, three successful defenses
- 2005: IBF title carrier, title so far 9 times defended
Professional boxing record
See also
External links
- Official Website
- Arthur Abraham's Boxrec Page
- Arthur Abraham's Myspace Page
- Boxing record for Arthur Abraham from BoxRec (registration required)
- Arthur Abraham voted boxer of the year in Germany