Paul Smith

By Scott Gilfoid: #4 WBO Paul Smith (35-5, 20 KOs) seems to think he narrowly lost to WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (42-4, 28 KOs) in their fight last Saturday night at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany.

Smith lost the fight by a 12 round unanimous decision by the scores of 116-112, 117-111 and 117-111. However, Smith believes that the fight was level after six rounds, and that he won the 11th and 12th rounds. Smith also thinks that the 10th round was a tossup round that could have gone either way. I’m really not surprised that Smith thinks the fight was close, because he also thinks he won the first Abraham-Smith fight last year, and I saw that as another clear win for Abraham.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Paul Smith (35-5, 20 KOs) was ready to acknowledge tonight that he was beaten by the better many in WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (42-4, 28 KOs) in their fight at the O2 Arena in Berlin, Germany. Smith lost the fight by a 12 round unanimous decision, and he was ready to come to terms with his loss after the fight.

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By Scott Gilfoid: WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (42-4, 28 KOs) won an impressive 12 round unanimous decision on Saturday night against challenge Paul Smith (35-5, 20 KOs) in their rematch at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany. Abraham flurried on Smith in every round to dominate the action.

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(Photo Credit: Sebastian Heger) By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn says Paul Smith (35-4, 20 KOs) will be bringing over a large crowd of Brits tonight in Smith’s title shot against WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (41-4, 28 KOs) at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany.

The arena sets up to 17,000 fans for boxing events, and it’s estimated that between one thousand and two thousand Brits will be in attendance to cheer Smith on the victory.

It’s unknown if the adrenalin that the 32-year-old Smith will get from the potential 2,000 British fans will be enough to make up for what he lacks in the talent department, but we’ll have to see.

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By Scott Gilfoid: A ripped up and very muscular looking WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (41-4, 28 KOs) weighed in successfully on Friday for his title defense against Paul Smith (35-4, 20 KOs) this Saturday night at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany. Abraham weighed in at 167.9 pounds, and looked as good as he’s ever looked.

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(Photo Credit: Sebastian Heger) By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn is feeling quite confident that his fighter Paul Smith will beat WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham this Saturday night in their rematch to become a world champion at the O2 Arena in Berlin, Germany.

Hearn believes that the first fight between Smith and Abraham was a close affair with Abraham narrowly winning the fight by a 12 round decision. But this time, Hearn is backing his fighter Smith, 32, to top Abraham and pick up the WBO strap.

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(Photo Credit: Sebastian Heger) By Scott Gilfoid: WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (41-4, 28 KOs) is promising that challenger Paul Smith (35-4, 20 KOs) will be in for a rough night this Saturday when the two of them battle it out in a rematch at the O2 Arena in Berlin, Germany.

The 32-year-old Smith campaigned long and hard for the rematch after losing a 12 round decision to Abraham last September in Germany. Smith got his rematch, but this time he’s going to have to win if he wants to keep the rematch cycle going. In other words, Smith won’t be able to complain his way to a third fight if he gets beaten by Abraham.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Sky Sports commentator Johnny Nelson thinks that #4 WBO Paul Smith (35-4, 20 KOs) has a real chance of pulling off an upset this Saturday night against the big-hitting WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (41-4, 28 KOs) in their fight on February 21st at the O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, in Berlin, Germany.

The Abraham-Smith II fight is a rematch that was brought about by the constant bellyaching done by Smith and his fans about the outcome of the previous fight between Smith and Abraham.

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By Scott Gilfoid: #4 WBO Paul Smith (35-4, 20 KOs) sees WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (41-4, 28 KOs) as an old lion who is ready to be picked off by him in their rematch this Saturday night on February 21st at the O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany.

Smith, who is no spring chicken either at 32, thinks Abraham is starting to show his age recently in his fights, and he believes he’s just the one to take advantage of it.

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