Sauerland: Abraham to face Stieglitz-Grove winner

Image: Sauerland: Abraham to face Stieglitz-Grove winner(Photo: Alexander Kock) By Sean McDaniel: Kallie Sauerland, the promoter for super middleweight contender Arthur Abraham (33-3, 27 KO’s), seems to be looking past Abraham’s opponent Piotr Wilczewski (30-2, 10 KO’s) for this Saturday in Germany and sees Abraham being next in line to face the winner of the proposed May fight between WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz and challenger George Groves.

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Groves says he’ll be fighting Stieglitz next

Image: Groves says he'll be fighting Stieglitz nextBy William Mackay: It looks like British super middleweight champion George Groves’ injured back is going to be healing up extra fast, as he’s already saying he plans on fighting WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (41-2, 23 KO’s) next. Groves, 23, pulled out of his fight scheduled this Friday against challenger Kenny Anderson, saying that he had medical problems that prevented him from taking the fight.

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Stieglitz vs. Groves on 4/28

Image: Stieglitz vs. Groves on 4/28By William Mackay: Dan Rafael is reporting that WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz’s promoters has won the purse big with #3 WBO George Groves’ promoter with a winning bid of $792, meaning the Groves-Stieglitz fight will now be taking place in the 30-year-old Stieglitz’s adopted country of Germany on April 28th rather than in the UK.

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Stieglitz targeting unbeaten Groves for next fight

Image: Stieglitz targeting unbeaten Groves for next fightBy Jim Dower: Unbeaten British super middleweight champion George Groves (14-0, 11 KO’s) pulled out of his scheduled fight against Kenny Anderson, which was supposed to be taking place this Friday, due to a back injury the 23-year-old Groves suffered while sparring. However, there’s talk Groves will now be facing WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (41-2, 23 KO’s) next after Stieglitz’s April 14th challenger Mikkel Kessler pulled out of their fight due to a lingering right hand injury.

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Groves could get title shot against the WBO champion soon

Image: Groves could get title shot against the WBO champion soonBy William Mackay: According to ESPN, British super middleweight champion George Groves (14-0, 11 KO’s) could be getting a world title shot against the WBO super middleweight champion very soon. The World Boxing Organization is reportedly ordering a purse bid on March 12th in Hungary for a bout between Groves, #3 WBO, and the current WBO champion Robert Stieglitz.

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Stieglitz is catching Kessler at the perfect time

Image: Stieglitz is catching Kessler at the perfect timeBy Scott Gilfoid: WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (41-2, 23 KO’s) is catching former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KO’s) at the perfect time in the Dane’s career just when he’s starting to show some serious wear and tear from the combinations of a lot of hard fights and then natural aging process. Stieglitz and Kessler will be meeting on April 14th at the Parken, Copenhagen.

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Abraham likely to get Kessler-Stieglitz winner

Image: Abraham likely to get Kessler-Stieglitz winnerBy Scott Gilfoid: If you were one of the many boxing fans that were hoping to see American talents WBC/WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward or Andre Dirrell get the first crack at the April 14th winner of the Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KO’s) vs. Robert Stieglitz (41-2, 23 KO’s), you can pretty much forget all about that happening because it’s not going to go down.

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Kessler may not get past Stieglitz

Image: Kessler may not get past StieglitzBy Scott Gilfoid: 32-year-old former WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (44-2, 33 KO’s) finds himself as a much in demand fighter by the top super middleweights in the division – Carl Froch, Andre Ward, Lucian Bute, Andre Dirrell, Anthony Dirrell – who all can’t wait to get a crack at him to add his scalp to their resume.

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