By Eric Thomas: Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham’s career looked to be dead in the water after he suffered three defeats in the Super Six tournament against Andre Dirrell, Carl Froch and Andre Ward.
Abraham vs. Stieglitz
Abraham gets a title shot against Stieglitz despite having done little to earn it
By Allan Fox: Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (34-3, 27 Ko’s) has lost three out of his last six fights, and yet here he is scheduled to fight for the WBO title against World Boxing Organization champion Robert Stieglitz (42-2, 23 KO’s) on August 25th at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany.
Abraham now mandatory for Stieglitz; Groves loses his chance
By Scott Gilfoid: You know the old saying “When you snooze you lose.” This has never been more true than with poor #3 WBO super middleweight contender George Groves (14-0, 11 KO’s), who was supposed to be fighting for a world title next month against WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz (41-2, 23 KO’s) on May 5th at the Messehalle, in Erfurt, Thüringen, Germany. Unfortunately for Groves, he suffered an injury to his nose and can’t make the fight.