Arthur Abraham
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Arthur Abraham is an Armenian-German
Armenians in Germany
Armenians in Germany are ethnic Armenians living within the modern republic of Germany. Like much of the Armenian Diaspora, most Armenians immigrated to Germany after the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Others came later, fleeing conflicts in places like Iran, Azerbaijan and Lebanon. Another influx came...

 professional boxer HyeFighter residing in Berlin, Germany. He was IBF
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...

 world middleweight champion from 2005 to 2009, making ten successful defences of his title. As of the end of 2009, The Ring
The Ring (magazine)
The Ring is an American boxing magazine that was first published in 1922 as a boxing and wrestling magazine. As the sporting legitimacy of professional wrestling came more into question, The Ring shifted to becoming exclusively a boxing oriented publication...

has ranked Abraham as the 14th best boxer in the world.

Early career

Abraham boxed as an amateur
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...

 in Bamberg
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...

 and later in Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...

.
He was German junior welterweight champion in 1997. He fought 90 matches as an amateur, winning 81, with 6 draws and 3 defeats.

Professional career

Abraham started his professional career in 2003.
Sauerland
Wilfried Sauerland
Wilfried Sauerland is a German boxing promoter and manager.-Career:Boxing camps associated with Sauerland, have had various locations:...

-promoted Abraham bested Ian Gardner, Hector Velazco and contender Howard Eastman in the build-up and won the vacant title on December 10, 2005, in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...

, Germany against Kingsley Ikeke
Kingsley Ikeke
Kingsley Ikeke is a US based Nigerian super middleweight boxer. He lost to Anthony Hanshaw on points, KOd Antwun Echols but was KOd by Armenia's Arthur Abraham in the fifth round for the vacant IBF middleweight title. Later he lost to Jean Pascal.- External links :***...

 by a 5th round knock-out.
On September 23, 2006, Abraham won a decision against undefeated contender Edison Miranda despite having his jaw broken in two places. Miranda was deducted five points by landing repeated low blows as well as intentionally headbutting Abraham in the 5th round. After the Miranda bout, he was praised for his ability to finish the fight despite his injury.

Abraham defeated Canadian Sébastien Demers
Sebastien Demers
Sébastien Demers is a Canadian professional boxer, known as "Double Trouble", who fights in the super middleweight division....

 and made the fifth defense of his title by defeating fellow Armenian Khoren Gevor
Khoren Gevor
Khoren Gevor, born Khoren Gevorgyan is an Armenian-German middleweight boxer and former EBU Middleweight champion.-Biography:He was born on March 16, 1979, in Etchmiadzin, Armenia. Standing at 5'8 and fighting out of Hamburg, Germany. Khoren fought in 2007 against compatriot Athur Abraham and lost...

 by 11th round technical knockout.

On December 8, 2007, Abraham defeated Wayne Elcock
Wayne Elcock
Wayne Elcock is an English boxer. He is the current British Middleweight champion, having won the title from Howard Eastman in September 2007. Elcock has also held the lightly regarded WBU middleweight title. As of December 2007, he has had 21 professional fights, with 18 wins and three losses...

 to make his sixth defense of his title by TKO in the 5th round.

During two of his matches, Arthur Abraham was accompanied by live performances of the Scorpions
Scorpions (band)
Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...

 and is currently accompanied by the track "Ready For The Fight" by The Young Punx
The Young Punx
The Young Punx are an English based electronic dance music act whose eclectic and energetic style encompasses french house, breakbeat and drum and bass, mashed up with elements as diverse as 1980s pop music, hard rock, disco and glam rock.-Personnel:...

.

On March 29, 2008, Abraham defeated American Elvin Ayala via 12th round KO after connecting with a devastating left hook which sent his opponent crashing to the canvas face first. This was Abraham's 7th successful title defence.

Abraham-Miranda 2

On June 21, 2008, the fight took place at a catchweight of 166 lbs. Abraham's IBF middleweight title was not on the line. Abraham immediately backed Miranda up with hard right jabs before backing off himself behind a high, tight guard. A Miranda right hand landed off the gloves of Abraham as he came out more measured than he had the first time around. Abraham set in to work the body but a stray shot brought a low blow warning from the referee. Miranda made the fight throughout the second round as Abraham did little in the way of punching. Thudding body shots landed on Abraham, but Miranda could get little past the gloves upstairs. A low blow landed from Miranda in the final thirty seconds that brought a brief halt to the action; Abraham calmly caught his breath before returning to his defensive posture.

Abraham waved Miranda forward after another barrage of shots bounced off his gloves before landing two body shots and a hard right hand for his best work of the bout. Miranda drew a warning for holding and hitting before another right hand from Abraham buckled his knees. Abraham stepped back rather than following up, choosing to maintain a methodical game plan. The game plan was sound. In the first minute of the fourth round, a perfectly timed right hand-left hook sent Miranda to the floor. Miranda rose, clearly hurt, and this time Abraham would not fail to press the advantage.

Another left hook would drop Miranda along the ropes and Miranda would again rise but his legs were clearly gone and the end was at hand. Abraham would land a final striking right hand for the round's third knockdown as the referee leapt in to halt the action before Miranda could attempt to rise again.

On November 8, 2008, "King Arthur" Abraham (28-0, 22 KOs), 28, defeated Raúl Márquez
Raul Marquez
Raúl Márquez is a former American professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division and is the former IBF Light Middleweight Champion. Márquez also represented the U.S...

 (41-4-1, 29 KOs), 37, by a 6th round technical knockout, at the Bamberg
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...

's Jako
Jako
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 Arena, the 8th defense of his IBF middleweight boxing title. He retained his IBF-Title on March 14, 2009 against Lajuan Simon, his first fight over 12 rounds since his legendary battle against Edison Miranda. The 10th and last defense of his middlweight title took place in Berlin against Turkish-German boxer Mahir Oral, Abraham won this fight by a 10th round technical knockout.

Super Six

After failing to secure a match-up with WBO/WBC champion Kelly Pavlik
Kelly Pavlik
Kelly Pavlik is an American professional boxer. He was The Ring, WBC, & WBO middleweight champion from when he beat Jermain Taylor on September 29, 2007 until he lost his titles to Sergio Martinez on April 17, 2010....

 he announced that he would change his weight class to compete at super middleweight. Abraham then participated in the Super Six World Boxing Classic
Super Six World Boxing Classic
The Super Six World Boxing Classic is a boxing super middleweight tournament organized by Showtime in co-operation with Sauerland Event. The winner of the tournament will hold the Ring, WBA, and WBC super middleweight titles....

 tournament for the WBA
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...

 and WBC
World Boxing Council
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 super middleweight title. In his first match of the tournament he faced Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy...

 in October 2009 and defeated him via a devastating knockout in the 12th round. He lost his next fight by disqualification due to hitting Andre Dirrell while he was down in the 11th round. At the point of the disqualification, the scores were 97-92, 98-91, and 97-92 all in favor of Dirrell. He then lost to Carl Froch
Carl Froch
Carl Froch is an English professional boxer and is a two-time and reigning WBC super middleweight champion. He previously held the British, Commonwealth, & English titles at super middleweight.-Amateur:...

 in his third fight of the tournament which was also for the vacant WBC super-middleweight title. Abraham was dominated from start to finish, losing by a unanimous decision. The scores given by the judges were 119-109, 120-108 and 120-108, which reflected the one-sided nature of the bout.

Success

As an amateur:
  • 1997: International German master in the middleweight


As a professional:
  • 2004: WBA Inter-Continental Middleweight Title, three successful defenses
  • 2005: IBF title carrier, title so far 10 times defended

Professional boxing record

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|32–3
|align=left|  Andre Ward
Andre Ward
Andre Ward is an American professional boxer and the current WBA super middleweight champion.Currently, Ward is rated among the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world. He is rated #6, #7 and #10 by Yahoo! Sports, Sports Illustrated, and The Ring...


|UD
Andre Ward vs. Arthur Abraham
Andre Ward vs. Arthur Abraham is an upcoming Super Middleweight championship fight for the WBA Middleweight championship. The Super Six World Boxing Classic Semifinals are set to begin. Andre Ward, Arthur Abraham, Carl Froch and Glen Johnson are all one victory from the tournament final en route to...


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|14/05/2011
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The Home Depot Center
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, Carson
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, United States
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|32–2
|align=left|  Stjepan Božić
Stjepan Božić
Stjepan Božić is a Croatian super middleweight boxer.He won the title of WBF world champion on June 6, 2005 fighting against Australian Nader Hamdan. He successfully defended the title on December 2 in the same year versus Argentinian Julio Vasquez.He won the WBA intercontinental title versus ...


|TKO
|2
|12/02/2011
|align=left|  RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Muelheim, North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
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, Germany
Germany
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|31–2
|align=left| Carl Froch
Carl Froch
Carl Froch is an English professional boxer and is a two-time and reigning WBC super middleweight champion. He previously held the British, Commonwealth, & English titles at super middleweight.-Amateur:...


|UD
|12
|27/11/2010
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Helsinki
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, Finland
Finland
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|31–1
|align=left|  Andre Dirrell
Andre Dirrell
Andre Dirrell is an American boxer, who won the middleweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...


|DQ
|11
|27/03/2010
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Joe Louis Arena
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, Detroit, Michigan
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, United States
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|31–0
|align=left|  Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy...


|KO
|12
|17/10/2009
|align=left|  O2 World, Friedrichshain
Friedrichshain
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, Berlin, Germany
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|30–0
|align=left|  Mahir Oral
|TKO
|10
|27/06/2009
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Prenzlauer Berg
Prenzlauer Berg is a locality of Berlin, in the borough of Pankow.Until 2001, Prenzlauer Berg was a borough of Berlin; in that year it was included in the borough of Pankow....

, Berlin
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, Germany
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|29–0
|align=left|  Lajuan Simon
|UD
|12
|14/03/2009
|align=left|  Ostseehalle
Ostseehalle
The Sparkassen-Arena is an indoor arena, in Kiel, Germany.It is primarily used by THW Kiel and as a concert venue and holds up to 13,500 people.-History:...

, Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
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, Kiel, Germany
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|align=left|  Raúl Márquez
Raul Marquez
Raúl Márquez is a former American professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division and is the former IBF Light Middleweight Champion. Márquez also represented the U.S...


|RTD
|6
|08/11/2008
|align=left|  Jako Arena
Jako Arena
Jako Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Bamberg, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 6,900 people. It is currently home to the Brose Baskets basketball team....

, Bayern, Bamberg
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|27–0
|align=left|  Edison Miranda
|TKO
|4
|21/06/2008
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Hollywood, Florida
-Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...

, United States
United States
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|26–0
|align=left|  Elvin Ayala
|KO
|12
|29/03/2008
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Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...

, Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|align=left|  Wayne Elcock
Wayne Elcock
Wayne Elcock is an English boxer. He is the current British Middleweight champion, having won the title from Howard Eastman in September 2007. Elcock has also held the lightly regarded WBU middleweight title. As of December 2007, he has had 21 professional fights, with 18 wins and three losses...


|TKO
|5
|08/12/2007
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Basel
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, Switzerland
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|24–0
|align=left|  Khoren Gevor
Khoren Gevor
Khoren Gevor, born Khoren Gevorgyan is an Armenian-German middleweight boxer and former EBU Middleweight champion.-Biography:He was born on March 16, 1979, in Etchmiadzin, Armenia. Standing at 5'8 and fighting out of Hamburg, Germany. Khoren fought in 2007 against compatriot Athur Abraham and lost...


|KO
|11
|18/08/2007
|align=left|  Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg
Prenzlauer Berg
Prenzlauer Berg is a locality of Berlin, in the borough of Pankow.Until 2001, Prenzlauer Berg was a borough of Berlin; in that year it was included in the borough of Pankow....

, Berlin
Berlin
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, Germany
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Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|23–0
|align=left|  Sébastien Demers
Sebastien Demers
Sébastien Demers is a Canadian professional boxer, known as "Double Trouble", who fights in the super middleweight division....


|KO
|3
|26/05/2007
|align=left|  Jako Arena
Jako Arena
Jako Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Bamberg, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 6,900 people. It is currently home to the Brose Baskets basketball team....

, Bamberg
Bamberg
Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...

, Bayern, Germany
Germany
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|22–0
|align=left|  Edison Miranda
|UD
|12
|23/09/2006
|align=left|  Rittal Arena, Wetzlar
Wetzlar
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, Hessen, Germany
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|21–0
|align=left|  Kofi Jantuah
|UD
|12
|13/05/2006
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Wiener Stadthalle
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, Zwickau
Zwickau
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, Sachsen, Germany
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|20–0
|align=left|  Shannan Taylor
|UD
|12
|04/03/2006
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EWE Arena
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, Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Oldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...

, Niedersachsen
Lower Saxony
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, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|19–0
|align=left|  Kingsley Ikeke
Kingsley Ikeke
Kingsley Ikeke is a US based Nigerian super middleweight boxer. He lost to Anthony Hanshaw on points, KOd Antwun Echols but was KOd by Armenia's Arthur Abraham in the fifth round for the vacant IBF middleweight title. Later he lost to Jean Pascal.- External links :***...


|KO
|5
|10/12/2005
|align=left|  Arena Leipzig, Leipzig
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, Sachsen
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, Germany
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|18–0
|align=left|  Luis Daniel Parada
|TKO
|5
|01/10/2005
|align=left|  EWE Arena
EWE Arena
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, Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Oldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...

, Niedersachsen
Lower Saxony
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, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|Win
|17–0
|align=left|  Howard Eastman
|UD
|12
|16/07/2005
|align=left|  Nuremberg Arena
Nuremberg Arena
Nuremberg Arena is an arena in Nuremberg, Germany. Nuremberg Arena opened in 2001 and holds up to 6,500 people.It is used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts.Since 2005, it is also called Arena Nürnberger Versicherung....

, Nuremberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...

, Bayern, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|Win
|16–0
|align=left|  Hector Javier Velazco
|KO
|5
|23/04/2005
|align=left|  Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund
Dortmund
Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....

, Nordrhein-Westfalen
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|-align=center
|Win
|15–0
|align=left|  Ian Gardner
|UD
|12
|12/02/2005
|align=left|  Max Schmeling Halle
Max-Schmeling-Halle
Max-Schmeling-Halle is a multi-purpose arena, in Berlin, Germany, named after the famous German boxer Max Schmeling. Apart from the Velodrom, it's one of Berlin's biggest sport places and holds from 8,861 people, up to 10,050 people....

, Prenzlauer Berg
Prenzlauer Berg
Prenzlauer Berg is a locality of Berlin, in the borough of Pankow.Until 2001, Prenzlauer Berg was a borough of Berlin; in that year it was included in the borough of Pankow....

, Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|Win
|14–0
|align=left|  Roberto Mario Vecchio
|TKO
|6
|20/11/2004
|align=left|  BigBox, Kempten
Kempten
Kempten can refer to:* Kempten im Allgäu, a town in Bavaria, Germany* Kempten ZH, a district of the town of Wetzikon in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland* Kempton Park, Gauteng, a city in South Africa which was named after Kempten in Bavaria...

, Bayern, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|Win
|13–0
|align=left|  Nader Hamdan
|TKO
|12
|04/09/2004
|align=left|  Grugahalle
Grugahalle
Grugahalle is an indoor sports arena, located in Essen, Germany. Opened in 1958, the seating capacity of the arena is 5,309 people, for sporting events and 7,800, for concerts.It is currently home to the TUSEM Essen handball team....

, Essen
Essen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...

, Nordrhein-Westfalen
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|Win
|12–0
|align=left|  Dave Nash
|KO
|2
|03/07/2004
|align=left|  Stadthalle
Wiener Stadthalle
Wiener Stadthalle is an indoor arena, located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. It was designed by Austrian architect Roland Rainer and built from 1953–1958...

, Hattersheim am Main
Hattersheim am Main
Hattersheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse .-Neighbouring towns:Hattersheim borders the city of Frankfurt in the northeast, in the southeast with Kelsterbach, in the southwest with Raunheim...

, Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...

n, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|Win
|11–0
|align=left|  Mark Flynn
|KO
|3
|05/06/2004
|align=left|  Chemnitz Arena
Eissportzentrum Chemnitz
Eissportzentrum Chemnitz is an arena in Chemnitz, Germany. It is primarily used for ice hockey. Eissportzentrum Chemnitz opened in 1958 and holds 3,978 people....

, Chemnitz
Chemnitz
Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. Chemnitz is an independent city which is not part of any county and seat of the government region Direktionsbezirk Chemnitz. Located in the northern foothills of the Ore Mountains, it is a part of the Saxon triangle...

, Sachsen
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|Win
|10–0
|align=left|  Cristian Oscar Zanabria
|KO
|5
|17/04/2004
|align=left|  Max Schmeling Halle
Max-Schmeling-Halle
Max-Schmeling-Halle is a multi-purpose arena, in Berlin, Germany, named after the famous German boxer Max Schmeling. Apart from the Velodrom, it's one of Berlin's biggest sport places and holds from 8,861 people, up to 10,050 people....

, Prenzlauer Berg
Prenzlauer Berg
Prenzlauer Berg is a locality of Berlin, in the borough of Pankow.Until 2001, Prenzlauer Berg was a borough of Berlin; in that year it was included in the borough of Pankow....

, Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|Win
|9–0
|align=left|  Branko Sobot
|TKO
|2
|27/03/2004
|align=left|  Bördelandhalle
Bördelandhalle
Bördelandhalle is an indoor sporting arena located in Magdeburg, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people. It is currently home to the SC Magdeburg handball team.- External links :*...

, Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....

, Sachsen-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|Win
|8–0
|align=left|  Steve Walker
|KO
|2
|28/02/2004
|align=left|  Mehrzweckhalle, Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....

, Sachsen
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|-align=center
|Win
|7–0
|align=left|  Gabriel Botos
|TKO
|2
|31/01/2004
|align=left|  Sportcenter Jumps, Weissensee, Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|-align=center
|Win
|6–0
|align=left|  Alexandru Manea
|TKO
|3
|17/01/2004
|align=left|  Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz
Koblenz
Koblenz is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck and its monument are situated.As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the...

, Rheinland-Pfalz
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|-align=center
|Win
|5–0
|align=left|  Cezary Piotrowski
|KO
|4
|13/12/2003
|align=left|  Nuernberg Arena, Nürnberg
Nuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...

, Bayern, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|-align=center
|Win
|4–0
|align=left|  Tomas Vican
|TKO
|2
|22/11/2003
|align=left|  Erdgas Arena
Erdgas Arena
Erdgas Arena is an arena in Riesa, Germany. It is primarily used for ice hockey. Erdgas Arena opened in 2004 and holds 5,500 people. It is also used for many world level dance competitions called the World Dance Championships run by the International Dance Organization...

, Riesa
Riesa
Riesa is a town in the district of Meißen in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is located at the river Elbe, approx. 40 km northwest of Dresden.The world's first 110 kV power line was inaugurated between Riesa and Lauchhammer in 1912....

, Sachsen
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|-align=center
|Win
|3–0
|align=left|  Sladko Cizicz
|TKO
|3
|04/10/2003
|align=left|  Stadthalle
Wiener Stadthalle
Wiener Stadthalle is an indoor arena, located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. It was designed by Austrian architect Roland Rainer and built from 1953–1958...

, Zwickau
Zwickau
Zwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau...

, Sachsen
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|-align=center
|Win
|2–0
|align=left|  Petr Rykala
|TKO
|2
|06/09/2003
|align=left|  Messehalle
Messehalle
The Messehalle is an indoor arena, in Erfurt, Germany. Its seating capacity is roughly 12,000 people.The arena has hosted concerts by many famous artists, spanning many different genres.-External links:...

, Erfurt
Erfurt
Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...

, Thüringen
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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|-align=center
|Win
|1–0
|align=left|  Frank Kary Roth
|TKO
|3
|16/08/2003
|align=left|  Nuerburgring race track, Nuerburg, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...


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