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BOXING: 'KING ARTHUR' ON REST IN ARMENIA AFTER ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL BOUT
By Gohar Abrahamyan
ArmeniaNow
17.04.12 | 15:50
Armenia-born boxer Arthur Abraham says he is in Armenia on a
"well-earned" rest after another victory scored in the professional
ring late last month.
On March 31, Germany-based former IBF middleweight champion and Super
Six contestant Abraham (34-3, 27 KOs) won a 12-round unanimous decision
over Piotr Wilczewski (30-3, 10 KOs) from Poland.
Meeting with Armenian media in Yerevan on Tuesday Abraham said that he
would not break the tradition of coming to Armenia after each victory
"to get some rest and inspiration" in his homeland.
"I love Armenia very much, and I do everything to be able to spend
at least a few weeks here," said the Berlin-based 32-year-old
prizefighter, who made his first steps in sport in Yerevan. Abraham
stressed that he particularly needed some rest now after a grueling
fight against the Pole.
"It was a tough fight, but it qualified me as the highest-ranked
challenger in the WBO ratings, and now I am to face the world champion
in this division," said Abraham.
Boxing, according to the athlete, is a sport full of surprises. "If
you lose concentration for a moment, you get into harm's way,"
said Abraham.
The experienced prizefighter acknowledged experiencing certain
difficulties in the 76-kg (super middleweight) division as compared
to the 72.5-kg (middleweight) category where he had stayed unbeaten
for years before giving up his IBF belt in 2009. He said, though,
he is trying to use new tactics in his fights this year.
Abraham also said in a few years' time when he calls it a career in
professional boxing he plans to open a sports and language training
school for children in his native Nerkin Charbakh district in Yerevan.
Sports.Yahoo.com has recently ranked Abraham among the top ten boxers
coming from former Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries. The top fighter
on this list is Ukrainian heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
At the peak of his career in 2009 Abraham was voted Berlin sportsman
of the year and was ranked as the 14th best boxer in the world.
By Gohar Abrahamyan
ArmeniaNow
17.04.12 | 15:50
Armenia-born boxer Arthur Abraham says he is in Armenia on a
"well-earned" rest after another victory scored in the professional
ring late last month.
On March 31, Germany-based former IBF middleweight champion and Super
Six contestant Abraham (34-3, 27 KOs) won a 12-round unanimous decision
over Piotr Wilczewski (30-3, 10 KOs) from Poland.
Meeting with Armenian media in Yerevan on Tuesday Abraham said that he
would not break the tradition of coming to Armenia after each victory
"to get some rest and inspiration" in his homeland.
"I love Armenia very much, and I do everything to be able to spend
at least a few weeks here," said the Berlin-based 32-year-old
prizefighter, who made his first steps in sport in Yerevan. Abraham
stressed that he particularly needed some rest now after a grueling
fight against the Pole.
"It was a tough fight, but it qualified me as the highest-ranked
challenger in the WBO ratings, and now I am to face the world champion
in this division," said Abraham.
Boxing, according to the athlete, is a sport full of surprises. "If
you lose concentration for a moment, you get into harm's way,"
said Abraham.
The experienced prizefighter acknowledged experiencing certain
difficulties in the 76-kg (super middleweight) division as compared
to the 72.5-kg (middleweight) category where he had stayed unbeaten
for years before giving up his IBF belt in 2009. He said, though,
he is trying to use new tactics in his fights this year.
Abraham also said in a few years' time when he calls it a career in
professional boxing he plans to open a sports and language training
school for children in his native Nerkin Charbakh district in Yerevan.
Sports.Yahoo.com has recently ranked Abraham among the top ten boxers
coming from former Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries. The top fighter
on this list is Ukrainian heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
At the peak of his career in 2009 Abraham was voted Berlin sportsman
of the year and was ranked as the 14th best boxer in the world.