BOXING: KING ARTHUR PLANS TO LORD IT OVER SUPER SIX RIVALS
Agence France Presse
September 3, 2009 Thursday 4:07 PM GMT
Arthur Abraham said Thursday he will not let his home-town fans down
when he takes on Jermain Taylor here in his first Super Six Boxing
Classic bout on October 17.
The 29-year-old relinquished his IBF middleweight world champion belt
to step up to the Super-Middleweight division and is one of the six
fighters to have signed up for the tournament.
Along with Abraham and Taylor of the United States, England’s WBC
champion Karl Froch has signed up for the new concept along with
Andre Dirrell, Andre Ward and WBA champion Mikkel Kessler.
"Taylor is a real champion," said Armenia-born Abraham, who lives in
the German capital.
"He has held all four world belts in the middleweight class and
I am very motivated to make sure my fans in my home town are not
disappointed."
But Abraham is not content to merely take part in the Super Six,
he wants to win the overall tournament.
"The quality of fighters in this tournament is already good.
"But I would not only like to participate, I want to win it."
The first Super Six champion will be decided on total points earned in
the series with two points for a victory, with a bonus for a knock-out,
one for a draw and none for a defeat.
The four best fighters will meet in the semi-finals with the winner
set to be decided in the spring of 2011.
In the first round of fights, Froch will face Dirrell of the United
States while Danish WBA champion Mikkel Kessler will face Ward,
also of the United States.