In what may be his last fight at middleweight, IBF champ Arthur Abraham clashed with tough challenger Mahir Oral last night in front of 7,000 fans at Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin, Germany.

Oral, a former sparring partner of Abraham's, showed that he was well acquainted with the style of the champion in the early going, peppering Abraham with jabs and combinations that didn't seem to have much effect other than winning the rounds for Oral.

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Abraham is so frustrating to watch..the knock downs in the 4th and 5th should have been followed up as he had Oral where he wanted him..If he moves up he's gotta up the workrate as he won't be able to rely on his strength against the likes of Pavlik! That fight shoulda been over much earlier!