ARTHUR ABRAHAM: I AM LEAVING FOR ARMENIA IN A WEEK

PanARMENIAN.Net
21.10.2009 16:53 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Last week Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham made
his first steps towards victory in Super Six World Boxing Classic
tournament in Berlin. Knocking out Jermain Taylor in the 12 round,
just 12 seconds before the final gong, king Arthur held a nice victory
over his rival. Abraham says he has perfectly studied all advantages
and disadvantages of American boxer.

"I prepared long for this battle, studying all the strong and weak
points of my American rival. I knew his style better than my own, so
there was no unpleasant surprise on the ring. I am satisfied with the
outcome of single fight. To be frank, I didn’t think about knocking
out my rival in the 12th round. But I caught the chance to hit him on
the chin, pushing him to the ground. I can say I did my maximum task."

"As regards fight with Dirrel, I’m not going to look upon it through
fingers under any circumstances. Of course, I’m going to take a few
weeks’ rest and then prepare for competition with Andre. I have seen no
single combat so far. But naturally, after judges’ registering defeat,
Frocha Direll will fret and fume. This is the second consecutive
fight Fiasco deprives the American of all chances to qualify to
semi-final. All six of us are strong sportsmen. It isn’t as though
all box fans started labeling tournament as Champions’ League,"
sportsdaily.ru quotes Abraham as saying.

Sportsmen also said a couple of words about his plans to visit Armenia
after the regular fight.

"I’m leaving for Armenia in a week. I don’t want to lose touch with
my homeland. I have two passports – Armenian and German. I visit
Armenia 3-4 times a year, and every time find a warm reception there."