Arthur Abraham
"King Arthur"
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- Birth Name: Avetik Abrahamyan
- Birth Place: Contribute
- Born: February 20, 1980
- Died: Contribute
- Age: 44
- Height: 5′ 9″
- Weight: 168 lb
- Reach: 72″
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro Debut: August 16, 2003
- Nationality: Armenia
- Status: Inactive
- Manager: Contribute
- Promoter: Contribute
- Total Bouts: 53
- Total Rounds: 42
Arthur Abraham is a world-renowned professional boxer. He had a total of 53 fights throughout his professional career, out of which he won 47 and lost six. He didn't have any draws or no-contests in his boxing career. Out of his 47 wins, 30 of them came by a knockout. Abraham won three world titles at two weight classes and successfully defended his titles 16 times. He won nine of his title fights by a knockout.
Arthur Abraham's professional boxing debut was against Frank Kary Roth on August 16, 2003, at the age of 23. He won that fight via a 3rd round TKO. Abraham then went on to win 30 more consecutive fights, including 24 wins via stoppage.
In December 2005, Arthur Abraham had his first world title fight against Kingsley Ikeke for the middleweight IBF (vacant) title at the age of 25. He defeated Ikeke via a 5th round KO and became the middleweight champion of the world. It was his first world title win.
Arthur Abraham has won three world titles at two weight classes. His first world title win was against Kingsley Ikeke on December 10, 2005. In May 2008, he won the IBF Middleweight title for the second time after defeating Raul Marquez. In August 2012, he won the WBO Super Middleweight title for the first time by defeating Robert Stieglitz.
During his professional boxing career, Arthur Abraham fought with some of the best opponents in the world. Some of his notable victories came against Sébastien Demers, Raúl Márquez, Jermain Taylor, Martin Murray, Edison Miranda, and Lajuan Simon.
However, Arthur Abraham also suffered six losses in his professional boxing career. Four of those losses came in title fights, and two were in non-title fights. He suffered his first loss against Andre Dirrell via 11 round DQ on March 27, 2010. This loss ended his 31-fight win streak. Arthur Abraham was stopped only once, and he lost five times via decision. For more details about these defeats, refer to "All of Arthur Abraham's losses."
Arthur Abraham's last fight was against Patrick Nielsen on April 28, 2018. It was a non-title bout, and Abraham won the fight via a 12 round split-decision. It has already been close to five years since his last fight.
In summary, Arthur Abraham was a remarkable professional boxer who won three titles at two weight classes. He had a record of 47-6 during his boxing career, with 30 knockouts. His career highlights include his win over Kingsley Ikeke in December 2005, his successful defense of the IBF middleweight title against Sébastien Demers, his win over Raúl Márquez which was also a successful defense of his IBF middleweight title, and his knockout victory over Jermain Taylor.
Arthur Abraham Fight Record
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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53 | Apr 28, 2018 | 38 | Patrick Nielsen | Win | SD |
52 | Jul 15, 2017 | 37 | Chris Eubank Jr. | Loss | UD |
51 | Apr 22, 2017 | 37 | Robin Krasniqi | Win | UD |
50 | Jul 16, 2016 | 36 | Tim-Robin Lihaug | Win | TKO8 |
49 | Apr 9, 2016 | 36 | Gilberto Ramírez | Loss | UD |
48 | Nov 21, 2015 | 35 | Martin Murray | Win | SD |
47 | Jul 18, 2015 | 35 | Robert Stieglitz | Win | TKO6 |
46 | Feb 21, 2015 | 35 | Paul Smith | Win | UD |
45 | Sep 27, 2014 | 34 | Paul Smith | Win | UD |
44 | May 3, 2014 | 34 | Nikola Sjekloća | Win | UD |
43 | Mar 21, 2014 | 34 | Robert Stieglitz | Win | SD |
42 | Oct 26, 2013 | 33 | Giovanni De Carolis | Win | UD |
41 | Aug 24, 2013 | 33 | Willbeforce Shihepo | Win | UD |
40 | Mar 23, 2013 | 33 | Robert Stieglitz | Loss | TKO4 |
39 | Dec 15, 2012 | 32 | Mehdi Bouadla | Win | TKO8 |
38 | Aug 25, 2012 | 32 | Robert Stieglitz | Win | UD |
37 | Mar 31, 2012 | 32 | Piotr Wilczewski | Win | UD |
36 | Jan 14, 2012 | 31 | Pablo Farias | Win | KO5 |
35 | May 14, 2011 | 31 | Andre Ward | Loss | UD |
34 | Feb 12, 2011 | 30 | Stjepan Božić | Win | TKO2 |
33 | Nov 27, 2010 | 30 | Carl Froch | Loss | UD |
32 | Mar 27, 2010 | 30 | Andre Dirrell | Loss | DQ |
31 | Oct 17, 2009 | 29 | Jermain Taylor | Win | KO12 |
30 | Jun 27, 2009 | 29 | Mahir Oral | Win | TKO10 |
29 | Mar 14, 2009 | 29 | Lajuan Simon | Win | UD |
28 | Nov 8, 2008 | 28 | Raúl Márquez | Win | RTD6 |
27 | Jun 21, 2008 | 28 | Edison Miranda | Win | TKO4 |
26 | Mar 29, 2008 | 28 | Elvin Ayala | Win | KO12 |
25 | Dec 8, 2007 | 27 | Wayne Elcock | Win | TKO5 |
24 | Aug 18, 2007 | 27 | Khoren Gevor | Win | KO11 |
23 | May 26, 2007 | 27 | Sébastien Demers | Win | KO3 |
22 | Sep 23, 2006 | 26 | Edison Miranda | Win | UD |
21 | May 13, 2006 | 26 | Kofi Jantuah | Win | UD |
20 | Mar 4, 2006 | 26 | Shannan Taylor | Win | UD |
19 | Dec 10, 2005 | 25 | Kingsley Ikeke | Win | KO5 |
18 | Oct 1, 2005 | 25 | Luis Daniel Parada | Win | TKO5 |
17 | Jul 16, 2005 | 25 | Howard Eastman | Win | UD |
16 | Apr 23, 2005 | 25 | Héctor Javier Velazco | Win | KO5 |
15 | Feb 12, 2005 | 24 | Ian Gardner | Win | UD |
14 | Nov 20, 2004 | 24 | Roberto Mario Vecchio | Win | TKO6 |
13 | Sep 4, 2004 | 24 | Nader Hamdan | Win | TKO12 |
12 | Jul 3, 2004 | 24 | Dave Nash | Win | KO2 |
11 | Jun 5, 2004 | 24 | Mark Flynn | Win | KO3 |
10 | Apr 17, 2004 | 24 | Cristian Oscar Zanabria | Win | KO5 |
9 | Mar 27, 2004 | 24 | Branko Sobot | Win | TKO2 |
8 | Feb 28, 2004 | 24 | Steve Walker | Win | KO2 |
7 | Jan 21, 2004 | 23 | Gabriel Botos | Win | TKO2 |
6 | Jan 17, 2004 | 23 | Alexandru Manea | Win | TKO3 |
5 | Dec 13, 2003 | 23 | Cezary Piotrowski | Win | KO4 |
4 | Nov 22, 2003 | 23 | Tomas Vican | Win | TKO2 |
3 | Oct 4, 2003 | 23 | Sladko Cizicz | Win | TKO3 |
2 | Sep 6, 2003 | 23 | Petr Rykala | Win | TKO2 |
1 | Aug 16, 2003 | 23 | Frank Kary Roth | Win | TKO3 |