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Ulli Wegner: Abraham-Simon fight won’t be easy
12.03.2009 19:12 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The city of Kiel is preparing for a spectacular
Sauerland Event fight night on Saturday. In the main event, undefeated
IBF middleweight champion King Arthur Abraham is looking to make a
successful ninth defense of his title. `Even though it is my ninth
defense, I am still hungry and highly-motivated,’ the 29-year-old
(28-0, 23 KOs) said at today´s press conference. `Lajuan Simon
has no chance to win.’ Naturally, the American challenger (21-0, 12
KOs) holds a different view. `I have worked and trained very hard for
this fight,’ Simon said. `I will beat Abraham to win the title.’

He lost the first duel, though, leaving the face-to-face photo shoot
after just a few seconds.

Nevertheless, Abraham coach Ulli Wegner has warned his star fighter
not to underestimate his opponent. `Everybody considers Arthur the
favorite, but it will not be easy. Everything can be over really
quick,’ fightnews.com cited the coaching legend as saying. `I will
make sure Arthur will be mentally and physically prepared.’

Manager Wilfried Sauerland added: `It was not easy to find an opponent
for Arthur. A lot of people are avoiding him. We were left with four
opponents and we picked the strongest one.’ Asked about a potential
unification against Kelly Pavlik, Sauerland stated: `First Arthur
needs to get past Simon. Everybody wants to see him fighting Pavlik `
the fans, the TV stations and of course everybody at Sauerland
Event. Now it´s time for Pavlik’s promoter Top Rank to move.’