PALM SPRINGS, CA – The sudden delay of his March 6 fight against Andre Dirrell on his mind didn’t dampen the spirits of Arthur Abraham as he climbed to over 8,200 feet in 10 minutes while enjoying relaxing time at the Palm Springs (CA) Aerial Tramway Thursday afternoon.
The fight has been rescheduled for March 27 but the venue is unknown. It appears the training camp in Palm Springs will continue and there is a chance the fight will remain at the Agua Caliente Casino in nearby Rancho Mirage.
Abraham came here a month early to get acclimated to the time difference and recover from jet lag. This is near the end of the second week in Palm Springs.
While reaching great heights Thursday was pretty easy, Abraham wants to scale the heights of American fame and fortune and hopes when the Dirrell fight eventually happens, it will be a step in that direction.
That will be much more difficult than simply buying a $25 lift ticket.
Armenian – born and now living in Berlin, Abraham looks like a classic boxer and his English is passable to get through an interview with Showtime’s Jim Gray.
Abraham, 30-0 (25 KO’s) is poised to cash in his unblemished record and 10 middleweight title defenses when he held the International Boxing Federation version of the crown.
Could a big win over Dirrell, coming after the knockout of Jermain Taylor in the first stage of the Super Six World Boxing Classic propel Abraham to bigger and better things?
Yes. But it’s even more difficult as the next round would find the Abraham-Dirrell winner facing the Mikkel Kessler-Carl Froch winner.
The Abraham camp has found a home at an Austrian restaurant on the Palm Springs restaurant row called Johannes. Many a wiener schnitzel has been consumed at this fine restaurant that has been most accommodating to the group.
