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TENAFLY, N.J.(April 9, 2017) – Världsboxningsorganisationen (WBO) Super Middleweight title eliminator, featuring two-time world title challenger Robin Krasniqi taking on the three-time, champion två division världen “Kung” Artur Abraham, will be available to watch April 22 on pay per view in North America, börjar vid 2 p.m. OCH/ 11 a.m. a.m. PT, live from Congress Center in Ekfurt, Tyskland. The two fighters have a combined record or 91-9 med 47 knockouts.
“Krasniqi vs. Abraham”, promoted by SES Promotions, is a presentation of Integrated Sports Media and FITE.
Integrerade sportmedier kommer att distribuera “Krasniqi vs. Abraham” live in North America, börjar vid 2 p.m. OCH / 11 a.m. PT, on cable, satellite and internet pay-per-view via iN Demand, Vubiquity, och DISH i USA, as well as Rogers, Shaw and Sask Tel in Canada, also on the FITE app and website, för ett rekommenderat pris på endast $24.95.
Utanför Nordamerika, “Krasniqi vs. Abraham” is being licensed by leading boxing television rights distribution firm, Protocol Sports Marketing Ltd.
Born in Kosovo, the 29-year-old Krasniqi (46-4, 17 Kos) is a former European and WBO International Light Heavyweight Champion, who resides in Munich, Germany and packs a thunderous punch. Three fights ago, he moved down in weight from Light Heavyweight to Super Middleweight, winning all three bouts at the new weight class and looking highly impressive.
I 2013, Krasniqi lost his first world title shot by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to defending WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Nathan Skickligt (25-0), i London, by way of a hard-fought 12-round decision.
Following his first career defeat, Krasniqi went on to capture the WBO International Light Heavyweight Title with a seventh-round knockout of previously undefeated Emmanuel Danso (20-0), and has since defended that belt. Krasniqi won the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Light Heavyweight Title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Oleksandr Cherviak (14-3-1).
I 2014, Krasniqi successfully defended those two championships, taking a 12-round unanimous decision from Dariusz Sek (21-1-1), which set up his second world title shot, Mars 21, 2015 i Tyskland, against long-time defending WBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Juergan Braehmer (45-2) in a massive all-German world title showdown. Krasniqi was unable to answer the bell for the 10th round but learned that he should drop a weight class. Since moving down to Super Middleweight, Krasniqi has looked impressive but Abraham will surely be the biggest test of his career.
Betygsatt nr. 2 av WBO, Abraham (45-5, 30 Kos) has positioned himself for another world title shot as the winner of his Apr. 22nd eliminator with Krasniqi will become the mandatory challenger for reigning WBO Super Middleweight World Champion Gilberto Ramirez, av Mexiko. Abraham lost his WBO crown by way a 12-round unanimous decision to Ramirez in Las Vegas in 2016 but must win against Krasniqi to have an opportunity at regaining his title.
The 37-year-old Abraham, a native of Armenia who lives in Berlin, Tyskland, is a two-time WBO (World Boxing Organization) Super Middleweight Champion, as well as the former International Boxing Federation (IBF) Mellanvikt världsmästare. The knockout artist has a remarkable 18-4 (9 Kos) record in world championship bouts and is 7-4 (4 Kos) mot tidigare eller nuvarande världsmästare. Noted victims during his 16-½ year professional career reads like a Who’s Who of Boxing in the 160 och 168 pund divisioner, inklusive världsmästare Raul Marquez, Hector Javier Velazco, Jermain Taylor, Robert Goldfinch tre gånger, och Giovanni De Carolis. Abraham har också besegrat motståndare i världsklass som Martin Murray, Paul Smith två gånger, Lajuan Simon, Edison miranda två gånger. Khoren Gevor, Sebastian Demers, Kofi Jantuah, Kingsley Ikeke och Howard Eastman.
Fyra av Abrahams fem karriärförluster har varit världsmästare Carl Froch, Andre Ward, Robert Stieglitz och Gilberto Ramirez. Stieglitz är den enda motståndaren som stoppar Abraham, who has won nine of his last 10 slagsmål, the most recent an eighth-round technical knockout of Tim Robin Lihaug (15-1) this past July in Germany for the vacant WBO International Super Middleweight Title.
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