Arthur Abraham

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Arthur Abraham
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Real name Avetik Abrahamyan
Nickname(s) King Arthur, Arthur Abraham
Rated at Middleweight
Height 5 ft. 10 in. (177 cm.)
Nationality Flag of Armenia Armenian
Flag of Germany German citizen
Birth date February 20, 1980 (1980-02-20) (age 28)
Birth place Flag of the Soviet Union Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 26
Wins 26
Wins by KO 21
Losses 0
Draws 0
No contests 0

"King" Arthur Abraham (born on February 20, 1980 in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian professional boxer residing in Berlin, Germany. He is the current IBF Middleweight World champion.

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[edit] 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.

His next fight on June 21st will be against former challenger Edison Miranda the bout will be at a catch weight of 166 pounds.

Abraham trains under Ulli Wegner in Berlin, Germany .

[edit] 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 seven times defended

[edit] Professional boxing record

26 Wins (21 knockouts, 5 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws [1]
Res. Opponent Type Rounds Date Location Notes
SC Flag of Colombia Edison Miranda 2008-06-21 Flag of Florida Hollywood, Florida catch weight of 166 pounds
Win Flag of the United States Elvin Ayala KO 12 (12) 2008-03-29 Flag of Germany Kiel, Germany Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win Flag of the United Kingdom Wayne Elcock TKO 5 (12) 2007-12-08 Flag of Switzerland Basel, Switzerland Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win Flag of Armenia Khoren Gevor KO 11 (12) 2007-08-18 Flag of Germany Berlin, Germany Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win Flag of Canada Sebastien Demers KO 3 (12) 2007-05-26 Flag of Germany Bamberg, Germany Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win Flag of Colombia Edison Miranda Decision (unanimous) 12 2006-09-23 Flag of Germany Wetzlar, Germany Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win Flag of Ghana Kofi Jantuah Decision (unanimous) 12 2006-05-13 Flag of Germany Zwickau, Germany Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win Flag of Australia Shannan Taylor Decision (unanimous) 12 2006-03-04 Flag of Germany Oldenburg, Germany Retained IBF Middleweight title.
Win Flag of Nigeria Kingsley Ikeke KO 5 (12) 2005-12-10 Flag of Germany Leipzig, Germany Won vacant IBF Middleweight title.
Win Flag of Argentina Luis Daniel Parada TKO 5 (8) 2005-10-01 Flag of Germany Oldenburg, Germany
Win Flag of the United Kingdom Howard Eastman Decision (unanimous) 12 2005-07-16 Flag of Germany Nuremberg, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title
Win Flag of Argentina Hector Javier Velazco KO 5 (12) 2005-04-23 Flag of Germany Dortmund, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title
Win Flag of Canada Ian Gardner Decision (unanimous) 12 2005-02-12 Flag of Germany Berlin, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title
Win Flag of Uruguay Roberto Mario Vecchio TKO 6 (8) 2004-11-20 Flag of Germany Kempten, Germany
Win Flag of Australia Nader Hamdan TKO 12 (12) 2004-09-04 Flag of Germany Essen, Germany Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title
Win Flag of Canada Dave Nash KO 2 (8) 2004-07-03 Flag of Germany Hattersheim am Main, Germany
Win Flag of Canada Mark Flynn KO 3 (8) 2004-06-05 Flag of Germany Chemnitz, Germany
Win Flag of Argentina Cristian Oscar Zanabria KO 5 (8) 2004-04-17 Flag of Germany Berlin, Germany
Win Flag of Croatia Branko Sobot TKO 2 (8) 2004-03-27 Flag of Germany Magdeburg, Germany
Win Flag of the United States Steve Walker KO 2 (8) 2004-02-28 Flag of Germany Dresden, Germany
Win Flag of the Czech Republic Gabriel Botos TKO 2 (6) 2004-01-31 Flag of Germany Berlin, Germany
Win Flag of Romania Alexandru Manea TKO 3 (6) 2004-01-17 Flag of Germany Koblenz, Germany
Win Flag of Poland Cezary Piotrowski KO 4 (6) 2003-12-13 Flag of Germany Nuremberg, Germany
Win Flag of the Czech Republic Tomas Vican TKO 2 (6) 2003-11-22 Flag of Germany Riesa, Germany
Win Flag of Germany Sladko Cizicz TKO 3 (4) 2003-10-04 Flag of Germany Zwickau, Germany
Win Flag of the Czech Republic Petr Rykala TKO 2 (4) 2003-09-06 Flag of Germany Erfurt, Germany
Win Flag of Germany Frank Kary Roth TKO 3 (4) 2003-08-16 Flag of Germany Nuremberg, Germany

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Preceded by
Jermain Taylor
Vacated
IBF Middleweight Champion
December 10, 2005present
Incumbent