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Abraham Eyes America, Taylor!
August 19, 2007
Unbeaten IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (24-0, 19 KOs) may be headed to the United States for his next fight after his spectacular knockout of mandatory challenger Khoren Gevor on Saturday in Berlin.
"Weīll speak about the next fight once he is back from his well-deserved vacation," manager Wilfried Sauerland said. "It can well be that he will make a few appearances in America soon. HBO has been monitoring him ever since he had fought on the Klitschko undercard in Dortmund back in April 2005."
No matter where heīll fight next, the 27-year-old Abraham has set the bar high. "I want to be super-champion in the middleweight division and beat Taylor [who currently holds the WBC/WBO belts]. Whenever I have a goal, I canīt put my mind at rest before I have accomplished it."
"It was a tough fight," Abraham said in regard to the war with Gevor, but whoever wants to take my belt away from me must be punished....He is a tough guy with a big heart, however, I canīt cope with defeats - I always want to win. Itīs a question of honor."
Abraham's trainer Ulli Wegner stated "It was a great fight and both really showed their big hearts. I was impressed how many shots Gevor could take. Arthur is the strongest puncher in the middleweight division and he landed some very powerful shots."
After the bout, Gevor was taken directlty to the hospital for observation. "Congratulations to Abraham,"
Gevor's trainer Fritz Sdunek said. "He is a strong champion. Everything went according to plan for us but only until the sixth round when Khoren stopped moving. It was not very healthy for him to take so many shots. I thought of stopping the fight after the eighth and during the tenth but he wanted to continue."
Abraham will now enjoy a two-week break on the Cote D'Azur (French Riviera).
(copied from http://www.*********.com/sauerland27.htm)
August 19, 2007
Unbeaten IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (24-0, 19 KOs) may be headed to the United States for his next fight after his spectacular knockout of mandatory challenger Khoren Gevor on Saturday in Berlin.
"Weīll speak about the next fight once he is back from his well-deserved vacation," manager Wilfried Sauerland said. "It can well be that he will make a few appearances in America soon. HBO has been monitoring him ever since he had fought on the Klitschko undercard in Dortmund back in April 2005."
No matter where heīll fight next, the 27-year-old Abraham has set the bar high. "I want to be super-champion in the middleweight division and beat Taylor [who currently holds the WBC/WBO belts]. Whenever I have a goal, I canīt put my mind at rest before I have accomplished it."
"It was a tough fight," Abraham said in regard to the war with Gevor, but whoever wants to take my belt away from me must be punished....He is a tough guy with a big heart, however, I canīt cope with defeats - I always want to win. Itīs a question of honor."
Abraham's trainer Ulli Wegner stated "It was a great fight and both really showed their big hearts. I was impressed how many shots Gevor could take. Arthur is the strongest puncher in the middleweight division and he landed some very powerful shots."
After the bout, Gevor was taken directlty to the hospital for observation. "Congratulations to Abraham,"
Gevor's trainer Fritz Sdunek said. "He is a strong champion. Everything went according to plan for us but only until the sixth round when Khoren stopped moving. It was not very healthy for him to take so many shots. I thought of stopping the fight after the eighth and during the tenth but he wanted to continue."
Abraham will now enjoy a two-week break on the Cote D'Azur (French Riviera).
(copied from http://www.*********.com/sauerland27.htm)
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