Arthur Abraham

[MrHyeSev]

I dont know if anyone has posted about him already.

ARMENIAN ABRAHAM CAPTURES VACANT IBF MIDDLEWEIGHT CROWN

Chester Observer Tribune, NJ Dec. 12, 2005

Leipzig, Germany (Sports Network) - Armenian Arthur Abraham captured the vacant IBF middleweight title Saturday with a fifth-round technical knockout of Nigerian Kingsley Ikeke.

Jermain Taylor vacated the IBF belt, and Abraham capitalized on his first attempt at the title to move his record to 19-0 with 17 KOs. Referee Samuel Viruet stopped the action at the 1:36 mark of the fifth round in the scheduled 12-round fight. The 25-year-old Abraham, whose hometown is Berlin, has finished three of his last four fights in the fifth round. The 22-year-old Ikeke fell to 23-2. He was coming off a 10th-round TKO of Antwun Echols in an IBF middleweight eliminator bout in April.

[D3ADSY]

Re: Arthur Abraham

Was it back in 06 he went a few rounds with a broken jaw? He is a machine.

[MrHyeSev]

Re: Arthur Abraham

Was it back in 06 he went a few rounds with a broken jaw? He is a machine.

I wouldn't know brother, I was searching on Armenian Fighters/Boxers & I came accross his name

[D3ADSY]

Re: Arthur Abraham

Yeah. It was September 2006.

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.

http://www.boxinginfo.co.uk/images/boxers/a9edd09de79d56fe30d56f25db68a850.bmp

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/05Lc9EY0FOe8z/610x.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXjnydboXo4

I think everyone in Germany knows his name because of this fight. His coach actually copped some flack for not stopping it, but Abraham said he would never have forgiven him if he had.

My opponent had behaved undignified in the run-up to the fight . He had affronted me and my crowd in the hall by running his finger over his throat – he could never go home with the belt. During the break my coach told me: “You´re clever – he´s not.” That´s been exactly the way it went: I have been too clever for Miranda and I knew about it. He couldn´t even beat me with a fractured jaw.

[crusader1492]

Re: Arthur Abraham

That was an awesome video!

[Federate]

Re: Arthur Abraham

Might I suggest the 'Killer Queen' Susianna Kentikian for you, Mr. Abraham?
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Boxing Bachelor: King Arthur comes home to Armenia; maybe looking for a queen?

An Armenia-born boxing king is back in town, possibly looking for his one and only Armenian soul mate for marriage.

“I’ve got a lot of fans in Germany. If I wanted to marry a German girl I would have done so a long time ago. But I’ve made up my mind to marry only an Armenian girl from Armenia, that’s why I am not married yet,” said the 29-year-old bachelor, who has stayed unbeaten throughout his professional boxing career.

Arthur Abraham, who moved to Germany in the early 2000s, captured the International Boxing Federation middleweight champion’s title in 2005 and has completed ten title defenses since then. His professional boxing career record stands at a staggering 30-0, 24 KOs.

Abraham, who goes by the boxing alias of “King Arthur”, has given up his IBF middleweight title earlier this month to move up from the division where he has effectively run out of no-nonsense opponents. His “abdication” will be formalized on July 28.

While traditionally visiting his homeland Armenia at every milestone in his career, Abraham has not changed his custom this time around either.

He said in Yerevan he is going to open a boxing school in a capital suburb where he was born and lived before turning professional and moving abroad.

At a press conference on Wednesday he said he is already negotiating with the prefect of the Shengavit district of Yerevan for the school to be opened in his native Charbakh.

Abraham said the school would train amateur boxers as “it is dangerous to train as professionals at a young age.”

Abraham defended his title for the tenth and last time against a Turkish challenger, also representing Germany, last month.

Abraham said in Yerevan his latest victory over Mahir Oral was of particular significance to him.

“I would have had a heavy feeling had I been defeated by the Turkish athlete, because our forefathers suffered greatly at the hands of the Turks. I had been particularly preparing for this bout. I would have torn my opponent into pieces hadn’t his coaches thrown in the towel, which meant they wanted the fight to stop. Generally, in every fight I try not to delay and literally destroy my opponents,” said Abraham.

Abraham, who holds German citizenship, lives and trains in Germany and performs under its flag, said the Armenian tricolor always has a special place in his heart.

The power-punching pugilist also explained his decision to move from the 72.5 kg division up to the 76.2 kg division.

“I had to lose up to 10 kilograms before every fight, which exhausted me very much. After moving to a higher division I will perform much better,” he said.

In the new division Abraham will participate in a tournament that will last two years and in which the world’s five strongest boxers will also take part. In these fights the absolute champion will be revealed.

http://armenianow.com/?action=viewArticle&AID=3962&CID=3756&IID=1245&lng=eng

[KanadaHye]

Re: Arthur Abraham

Best of luck on your search for that special Armenian woman. Asvadz heddid ellah

I wouldn't know brother, I was searching on Armenian Fighters/Boxers & I came accross his name

We've been posting about his fights in the Sports section of the forum if you haven't noticed....

[MrHyeSev]

Re: Arthur Abraham

Best of luck on your search for that special Armenian woman. Asvadz heddid ellah



We've been posting about his fights in the Sports section of the forum if you haven't noticed....

You apparently didin't read what Iwrote before the thread

I dont know if anyone has posted about him already. (that's what I said)

[Kiffer]

Re: Arthur Abraham

Arthur Abraham né Avédik Abrahamian à Erevan le 20 février 1980
Il avait promis d'aller à Erevan le 17 juillet s'il remportait une victoire. IL y est allé puisqu'il a gagné !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjILgfy_Wog