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Sports: Chris Eubank Jr to fight Arthur Abraham at Wembley Arena in first defence of IBO super-middleweight title

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June 6, 2017 Tuesday 11:04 AM GMT


Chris Eubank Jr to fight Arthur Abraham at Wembley Arena in first
defence of IBO super-middleweight title

by Richard Parry


Chris Eubank Jnr will look to defend his IBO super-middleweight title
against Arthur Abraham.

The fight is expected to take place at Wembley Arena on Saturday July
15, with ITV once again set to televise the event.

The broadcaster screened Eubank Jnr's victory over Renold Quilan in
February which handed the 27-year-old the title, but the Brit now
faces a different proposition in Abraham.

Born in Armenia before moving to Germany at the age of 15, Avetik
Abrahamyan - better known as Arthur Abraham - is a former three-time,
two-weight world champion.

Holding both German and American citizenship, the 37-year-old is a
heavily experienced operator, with 51 bouts to his name compared to
Eubank's 25.

A fight against a boxer ten-years his senior is comparable to Anthony
Joshua's bout with Wladimir Klitschko in April, but Eubank is
considered a heavier favourite.

But since losing his last world championship to Gilberto Ramirez, and
deciding against retirement, the 37-year-old has seen an upturn in
form.

It will be Abraham's first fight in the UK, and though the underdog
going into this fight, Eubank cannot take anything for granted.

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