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By Al Bernstein July 8th, 2009 All Boxing Articles
 A week and a half ago, I finally got a chance to see "King" Arthur Abraham fight in front of his loyal subjects in Germany.
It was a fun and exhilarating experience, but I realized while watching King Arthur beat a better than advertised Mahir Oral that the venue is not the deciding factor in Abraham’s success.
He might be unbeatable at this point in his career, and it’s not because of the “friendly” officiating by both judges and referees when working an Abraham fight in Germany.
Now, I fully understand that friendly officiating may have had a lot to do with his win over Edison Miranda a few years back in Germany. But, really, he fashioned that win because of his iron chin and iron will. Abraham’s jaw was broken early in the fight and round after round, the power punching Miranda was teeing off on Abraham’s jaw.
It was a grotesque sight. Somehow Abraham survived and won a decision primarily because a bucket of points were deducted from Miranda for low blows. Some deductions were warranted some not.
But, I also saw Abraham come to Florida to fight Miranda in Edison's home arena at the Hard Rock Casino, and watched him dismantle Miranda. He did it the same way he beat Oral a week and a half ago.
And this unique game plan he has is what makes him a potentially impossible opponent for…well, for everybody. More...
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By Hermann Helmut June 28th, 2009 All Boxing Results
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.
Abraham was slower than usual in warming up, perhaps conserving whatever energy he had left following his efforts to continue making 160 pounds.
But "King Arthur" awoke at the end of the fourth stanza to blitz the challenger to the floor with heavy artillery but he couldn't finish off Oral. More...
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By Boxing Press June 26th, 2009 All Press Releases
IBF champion “King’’ Arthur Abraham will put his undefeated record and middleweight title on the line against world-ranked Mahir “Lion” Oral this Saturday in a special primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, on June 27, 2009, on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, same day, tape delay.
With just two days to go until the world championship fight, Abraham and Mahir caught up with Showtime to discuss the fight, their opponents and their plans for the future.
The site of the scheduled 12-round world championship fight is Abraham’s hometown of Berlin , Germany , and will take place at the Max-Schmeling Halle. More...
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By Boxing Press October 21st, 2008 All Press Releases
Click for larger image © Vedat Alyaz
On November 18, 2008 Arena CEO Ahmet Öner will once more present world class boxing in Turkey. The bill referred to as “Battle at the Bosporus” at Istanbul’s Ahmet Cömert Spor Salonu will feature WBC international welterweight champion Selcuk Aydin, middleweight contender Mahir “Lion” Oral and Geman heavyweight prospects Steffen Kretschmann and Konstantin Airich.
“I’m glad that we finally hold a big show in Istanbul after we’ve already been to Ankara and Trabzon, ” states Öner. “We will present a great night of boxing with a very exciting main event.”
“Mini-Tyson” Selcuk Aydin, 16-0 (13), is set to defend his WBC international crown against tough contender Said Ouali, 24-2 (16). 29-year-old Ouali, born in Morroco and fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, is currently rated on #9 in the WBC world rankings while Aydin is rated on #5. More...
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