Last week, BoxingScene.com's Jake Donovan reported that Sauerland Event won the purse bid for the WBO super middleweight clash between champion Arthur Abraham (44-4) and Gilberto Ramirez (33-0). Sauerland Event posted $1,563,000 to edge out Ramirez's promoter Top Rank's bid of $1,500,000.
It turned out that the respective camps for Arthur Abraham and Gilberto Ramirez were on the same page in getting them in the ring for a World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight title fight. The one disagreement came down to location, prompting a purse bid hearing that was won by Sauerland Event, barely edging out Top Rank during a purse bid hearing held Wednesday afternoon via video conference.
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By Jake Donovan - The respective camps for Arthur Abraham and Gilberto Ramirez made the most of their extended negotiation period, as the two sides are close to reaching terms for a mandated super middleweight title fight showdown. Once finalized, the bout will be contested for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middle..
According to WBO world middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (44-4, 29KOs), he expects his mandatory fight with Mexico's Gilberto Ramirez (33-0, 24KOs) to be held on a date in March.
A deadline is in place for super middleweight titlist Arthur Abraham and unbeaten Gilberto Ramirez to work out terms for their mandatory title fight. The two sides are feverishly working in order to reach an agreement prior to January 8, at which point a purse bid hearing will be held at World Boxing Organization (WBO) headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Enough hope remains to where an extension could be offered in order to give both sides the necessary time to firm up details.
Negotiations have intensified for the mandatory fight between WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (44-4, 29 KOs) of Germany and mandatory challenger Gilberto Ramirez (33-0, 24 KOs) of Mexico. The World Boxing Organization has ordered both sides to reach a deal or head to a purse bid on January 8th.
With their respective victories last week, WBO super middleweight belt-holder, Arthur Abraham (44-4, 29KOs) and mandatory challenger Gilberto Ramirez (33-0, 24KOs) are now scheduled to meet in the first quarter of 2016.