Boxing: Abraham defeats Wilczewski, eyes WBO title

Boxing | 01.04.12 | 10:56

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Former IBF middleweight champion and Super Six contestant Arthur
Abraham (34-3, 27 KOs) won a 12-round unanimous decision over Piotr
Wilczewski (30-3, 10 KOs) on Saturday night.

In the bout at the Sparkassen Arena in Kiel, Germany, the Armenia-born
boxer looked more aggressive than in his recent fights, but he met
some tough opposition from Wilczewski, especially in early rounds. The
German-Armenian stepped up pressure against the Pole in the eighth
round, removing all questions in the eleventh. Eventual scores were
118-109, 118-109, 119-108.

Fightnews.com quotes promoter Kalle Sauerland as saying that the win
makes Abraham the highest-ranked challenger in the WBO ratings and he
will face the winner of Stieglitz-Groves.