ARTHUR ABRAHAM VS RAUL MARQUEZ, EUROPEAN BOXING ROUNDUP
EastsideBoxing.com
Aug 22 2008
HOLLYWOOD, FL, August 21 – He is the longest reigning champion in
the middleweight division today, a European superstar who now has his
sights set on conquering new land in America after a spectacular US
debut in June. On Saturday, October 4th, ‘King’ Arthur Abraham defends
his IBF 160-pound title for the eighth time as he takes on 1992 US
Olympian and former world junior middleweight champion Raul Marquez
in his first appearance on United States pay-per-view television..
Abraham-Marquez, a 12 round IBF World Middleweight Championship bout,
is presented by Sauerland Event, in association with Seminole Warriors
Boxing. The bout will be held at the Jako-Arena in the Bavarian town of
Bamberg in Germany and will air live in the United States at 3pm ET /
12pm PT on CABLE AND SATELLITE pay-per-view VIA IN DEMAND, TVN AND
DIRECTV. The suggested retail price is $24.95.
"Arthur Abraham is the type of fighter American fans love – he’s
aggressive, he has knockout power, and he has a champion’s heart," said
Leon Margules, Executive Director of Seminole Warriors Boxing. "He’s
going to be pushed to the limit by Raul Marquez though, and I believe
that when it comes to action and drama, this fight has the potential
to be one of the best bouts of 2008."
One of boxing’s longest reigning champions, ‘King’ Arthur Abraham
(27-0, 22 KOs) has ruled the middleweight division since 2005,
making seven title defenses over the likes of Edison Miranda,
Sebastien Demers, Khoren Gevor, and Elvin Ayala in the process. A
native of Yerevan, Armenia who now makes his home in Berlin, Germany,
this punishing puncher made his United States debut in June, stopping
his rival Miranda in just four rounds in Florida. It was the 28-year
old Abraham’s fifth straight win by knockout, and he is looking for
six in a row on October 4th.
Winner of 41 of his 46 pro fights, Raul ‘El Diamante’ Marquez (41-3-1,
1 NC, 29 KOs) is owner of perhaps the most inspirational story in
boxing today, one that has seen the former 1992 US Olympian and
world champion return from a two year layoff and go on to a seven
fight unbeaten streak. Since that return, he has been unstoppable,
going 6-0-1 with 5 knockouts. In his most recent bout, Marquez –
who has been in the ring with Shane Mosley, Fernando Vargas, Jermain
Taylor and Yory Boy Campas – earned a shot at the IBF crown with a
12 round decision win over Giovanni Lorenzo on June 21st.
European Boxing Roundup
By Per Ake Persson
Ukrainian supermiddle Vitaly Tyspko, IBF # 2, is awaiting the outcome
of IBF champ Lucan Bute´s defense against Libradro Andrade October
24. Tsypko will then be one of the participants in an eliminator to
determine the next mandatory challenger for the titleholder.
Slovenian welter Jan Zaveck is in full training for the upcoming
EBU titlefight October 10 against Belgian Jackson Osei Bonsu. There
are stories out that Zaveck will fight some kind of WBA eliminator
against Venezuelan Nelson Linares but no such fight is sanctioned by
the WBA and Zaveck himself knows nothing about it.
Italian fly Vincenzo Picardi who is in the semifinals in the Olympics
is the son of Antonio Picardi, Italian champ and challenger for the
EBU bantamweight title.
If all goes well – and it should – in Sweden September 5 for
heavyweight Robert Helenius (who fights Dane Ingvardt Jorgensen)
he will take on Swiss Nikola Vujasinovic October 4 in Bamberg on the
Abraham vs Marques bill.
Danish supermiddle Mads Larsen, a steady climber on the WBA ratings,
will not fight again until the end of the year.
Norwegian jr welter Geir Inge Jorgensen´s long awaited shot at
the vacant WBF title could go ahead early October in Poland on a
BoxingEurope promotion.
Serbian lightheavy Nikola Sjekloca takes on French veteran Pierre
Moreno October 18 in Budva, Montenegro.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress