Abraham needs a knockout
Ramirez boxed well in the eighth, and has at least six of these rounds in the can. Abraham needs a knockout – 36 year old champ against ambitious 24-year-old southpaw. Time for Abraham, who lost to Carl Froch, to get to work with his heavy hands.
Abraham being urged on by veteran trainer
Ulli Wegner, Abraham’s trainer, is urging his man on between rounds. Wegner has been in the corner for literally over a hundred title fights in a very long career in the corner… Success, finally, for Abraham in the sixth…
Ramirez / Abraham undercard update
Arthur Abraham defending the WBO super middleweight title now against Gilberto Ramirez, the precursor to Pac Man vs Timothy Bradley.
Abraham is a tough man, and has been in many hard fights. He’s up against a young stud tonight in Ramirez, and is having a bad time right now.
Low blows coming in from Ramirez in the fifth round… but Abraham knows how to go the distance in spite of winning very little in the first five stanzas…
