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Arthur Abraham
"King Arthur"

47

Wins

6

Losses

0

Draws

None

KO%
  • Birth Name: Avetik Abrahamyan
  • Birth Place: Contribute
  • Born: February 20, 1980
  • Died: Contribute
  • Age: 43
  • 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
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