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By Jake Donovan - Undefeated middleweight Arthur Abraham made the eighth successful defense of his alphabet title with a fifth round stoppage of Raul Marquez, Saturday in Bamburg, Germany.
The bout was originally slated for October 4, but was called off the morning of the fight after Abraham suffered flu-like symptoms, forcing a five-week postponement. The extra time clearly benefitted the transplanted Armenian, whose overall aggression proved to be too much for the 37-year old Marquez.
There were no knockdowns in the bout, but Marquez was taking a lot of punishment in the all-too brief affair. The 1992 US Olympian had his share of moments, enjoying his best round of the fight in the second and also had success early in the fourth before drawing a warning for a low blow.
The time out seemed to take the air out of Marquez’ attack while rejuvenating Abraham, who went on the offensive for the remainder of the bout before Marquez was forced to retire on his stool prior to the start of the sixth round. [details]
The bout was originally slated for October 4, but was called off the morning of the fight after Abraham suffered flu-like symptoms, forcing a five-week postponement. The extra time clearly benefitted the transplanted Armenian, whose overall aggression proved to be too much for the 37-year old Marquez.
There were no knockdowns in the bout, but Marquez was taking a lot of punishment in the all-too brief affair. The 1992 US Olympian had his share of moments, enjoying his best round of the fight in the second and also had success early in the fourth before drawing a warning for a low blow.
The time out seemed to take the air out of Marquez’ attack while rejuvenating Abraham, who went on the offensive for the remainder of the bout before Marquez was forced to retire on his stool prior to the start of the sixth round. [details]
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