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dec 16 2012
Abraham defends world title with technical knock-out
AFP - World super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham defended his
WBO belt on Saturday with an eighth round technical knock-out win over
France's Mehdi Bouadla in Nuremberg.
Abraham, 32, defended his World Boxing Organisation belt for the first
time since his unanimous victory over compatriot Robert Stieglitz in
August which crowned him world champion for the second time.
The win over Bouadla was the 36th of his career and the 28th knock-out
in his 39th fight as the bout was stopped after two minutes 11 seconds
of the eighth round by referee Mark Nelson.
"I am really pleased to have fought in Nuremberg, I started my career
here," said Abraham.
"You can't have a better feeling than to fight here in front of 10,000
fans. He fought hard until the end."
Having previously defended his IBF middleweight title 10 times between
2005 and 2009, Abraham had few problems against the 30-year-old
Frenchman.
"Abraham was as strong as I expected, he deserves to be champion," said Bouadla.
This was his fifth defeat in 30 professional fights against 26 wins,
11 by knock-out.
The champion opened by putting together some good combinations in the
first two rounds.
After catching Boudla with a strong right in the fourth, Abraham
finished the round by pinning the challenger to the ropes and the
Frenchman was left with a bloody nose.
Berlin-based Abraham kept up the pressure and landed several
right-left combinations towards the end of the fifth.
Abraham dropped the tempo in the sixth round and Bouadla made a bright
start to the seventh round, but Abraham launched a fierce assault with
90 seconds left, landing a huge right hand.
The referee called the ring doctor to look at a cut over the
Frenchman's right eye at the end of the round, but Bouadla was allowed
to box on.
But with blood streaming down his face, Abraham rocked him repeatedly
with a rain of blows before Nelson stepped in towards the end of the
eighth round to stop the fight.
http://www.france24.com/en/20121216-abraham-defends-world-title-with-technical-knock-out
From: A. Papazian
dec 16 2012
Abraham defends world title with technical knock-out
AFP - World super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham defended his
WBO belt on Saturday with an eighth round technical knock-out win over
France's Mehdi Bouadla in Nuremberg.
Abraham, 32, defended his World Boxing Organisation belt for the first
time since his unanimous victory over compatriot Robert Stieglitz in
August which crowned him world champion for the second time.
The win over Bouadla was the 36th of his career and the 28th knock-out
in his 39th fight as the bout was stopped after two minutes 11 seconds
of the eighth round by referee Mark Nelson.
"I am really pleased to have fought in Nuremberg, I started my career
here," said Abraham.
"You can't have a better feeling than to fight here in front of 10,000
fans. He fought hard until the end."
Having previously defended his IBF middleweight title 10 times between
2005 and 2009, Abraham had few problems against the 30-year-old
Frenchman.
"Abraham was as strong as I expected, he deserves to be champion," said Bouadla.
This was his fifth defeat in 30 professional fights against 26 wins,
11 by knock-out.
The champion opened by putting together some good combinations in the
first two rounds.
After catching Boudla with a strong right in the fourth, Abraham
finished the round by pinning the challenger to the ropes and the
Frenchman was left with a bloody nose.
Berlin-based Abraham kept up the pressure and landed several
right-left combinations towards the end of the fifth.
Abraham dropped the tempo in the sixth round and Bouadla made a bright
start to the seventh round, but Abraham launched a fierce assault with
90 seconds left, landing a huge right hand.
The referee called the ring doctor to look at a cut over the
Frenchman's right eye at the end of the round, but Bouadla was allowed
to box on.
But with blood streaming down his face, Abraham rocked him repeatedly
with a rain of blows before Nelson stepped in towards the end of the
eighth round to stop the fight.
http://www.france24.com/en/20121216-abraham-defends-world-title-with-technical-knock-out
From: A. Papazian