| content | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can. (December 2007) |
| Arthur Abraham | |
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Avetik Abrahamyan |
| Nickname(s) | King Arthur, Arthur Abraham |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft. 10 in. (178 cm.) |
| Nationality |  Armenian German citizen |
| Birth date | February 20, 1980 |
| Birth place | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 27 |
| Wins | 27 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| 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.
Contents |
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.
On June 21, 2008 Abraham defeated Edison Miranda by 4th round KO. Abraham is set to fight against Raul Marquez as a mandatory obligation before facing Kelly Pavlik. He is expected to fight him late January or early February.
Abraham trains under 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 seven times defended
Professional boxing record
| 27 Wins (22 knockouts, 5 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws [1] | |||||||
| Res. | Opponent | Type | Rounds | Date | Location | Notes | |
| Win |  Edison Miranda |
TKO | 4 (12) | 2008-06-21 |  Hollywood, Florida |
Catch weight of 166 pounds. | |
| Win |  Elvin Ayala |
KO | 12 (12) | 2008-03-29 | Kiel, Germany |
Retained IBF Middleweight title. | |
| Win |  Wayne Elcock |
TKO | 5 (12) | 2007-12-08 |  Basel, Switzerland |
Retained IBF Middleweight title. | |
| Win | Khoren Gevor |
KO | 11 (12) | 2007-08-18 | Berlin, Germany |
Retained IBF Middleweight title. | |
| Win |  Sebastien Demers |
KO | 3 (12) | 2007-05-26 | Bamberg, Germany |
Retained IBF Middleweight title. | |
| Win | Edison Miranda |
Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 2006-09-23 | Wetzlar, Germany |
Retained IBF Middleweight title. | |
| Win |  Kofi Jantuah |
Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 2006-05-13 | Zwickau, Germany |
Retained IBF Middleweight title. | |
| Win |  Shannan Taylor |
Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 2006-03-04 | Oldenburg, Germany |
Retained IBF Middleweight title. | |
| Win |  Kingsley Ikeke |
KO | 5 (12) | 2005-12-10 | Leipzig, Germany |
Won vacant IBF Middleweight title. | |
| Win |  Luis Daniel Parada |
TKO | 5 (8) | 2005-10-01 | Oldenburg, Germany |
||
| Win | Howard Eastman |
Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 2005-07-16 | Nuremberg, Germany |
Retained WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title | |
| Win | Hector Javier Velazco |
KO | 5 (12) | 2005-04-23 | Dortmund, Germany |
Retained WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title | |
| Win | Ian Gardner |
Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 2005-02-12 | Berlin, Germany |
Retained WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title | |
| Win |  Roberto Mario Vecchio |
TKO | 6 (8) | 2004-11-20 | Kempten, Germany |
||
| Win | Nader Hamdan |
TKO | 12 (12) | 2004-09-04 | Essen, Germany |
Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title | |
| Win | Dave Nash |
KO | 2 (8) | 2004-07-03 | Hattersheim am Main, Germany |
||
| Win | Mark Flynn |
KO | 3 (8) | 2004-06-05 | Chemnitz, Germany |
||
| Win | Cristian Oscar Zanabria |
KO | 5 (8) | 2004-04-17 | Berlin, Germany |
||
| Win |  Branko Sobot |
TKO | 2 (8) | 2004-03-27 | Magdeburg, Germany |
||
| Win | Steve Walker |
KO | 2 (8) | 2004-02-28 | Dresden, Germany |
||
| Win |  Gabriel Botos |
TKO | 2 (6) | 2004-01-31 | Berlin, Germany |
||
| Win |  Alexandru Manea |
TKO | 3 (6) | 2004-01-17 | Koblenz, Germany |
||
| Win |  Cezary Piotrowski |
KO | 4 (6) | 2003-12-13 | Nuremberg, Germany |
||
| Win | Tomas Vican |
TKO | 2 (6) | 2003-11-22 | Riesa, Germany |
||
| Win | Sladko Cizicz |
TKO | 3 (4) | 2003-10-04 | Zwickau, Germany |
||
| Win | Petr Rykala |
TKO | 2 (4) | 2003-09-06 | Erfurt, Germany |
||
| Win | Frank Kary Roth |
TKO | 3 (4) | 2003-08-16 | Nuremberg, Germany |
||
See also
External links
- Official Website
- Arthur Abraham's Boxrec Page
- Arthur Abraham's Myspace Page
- Professional boxing record for Arthur Abraham from Boxrec
- Arthur Abraham Voted Boxer Of The Year In Germany
| Preceded by Jermain Taylor Vacated |
IBF Middleweight Champion December 10, 2005 – present |
Incumbent |
