TENAFLY, N.J.(April 9, 2017) – De World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super Middleweight title eliminator, featuring two-time world title challenger Robin Krasniqi taking on the three-time, twee-divisie wereldkampioen “Koning” Artur Abraham, zal beschikbaar zijn om te bekijken April 22 on pay per view in North America, vanaf 2 p.m. EN/ 11 a.m. a.m. PT, live from Congress Center in Ekfurt, Duitsland. The two fighters have a combined record or 91-9 met 47 knock-outs.
“Krasniqi vs. Abraham”, promoted by SES Promotions, is a presentation of Integrated Sports Media and FITE.
Integrated Sports Media zal verspreiden “Krasniqi vs. Abraham” live in North America, vanaf 2 p.m. EN / 11 a.m. PT, op de kabel, satelliet en internet pay-per-view via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the United States, evenals Rogers, Shaw and Sask Tel in Canada, also on the FITE app and website, voor een adviesprijs van slechts $24.95.
Buiten Noord-Amerika, “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 KO) 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.
In 2013, Krasniqi lost his first world title shot by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to defending WBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Nathan Slim (25-0), in Londen, 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).
In 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, Maart 21, 2015 in Duitsland, 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.
Rated No. 2 van de WBO, Abraham (45-5, 30 KO) 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, van Mexico. 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, Duitsland, is a two-time WBO (World Boxing Organization) Super middengewicht kampioen, as well as the former International Boxing Federation (IBF) Middengewicht wereldkampioen. The knockout artist has a remarkable 18-4 (9 KO) record in world championship bouts and is 7-4 (4 KO) against former or current world champions. Noted victims during his 16-½ year professional career reads like a Who’s Who of Boxing in the 160 and 168-pound divisions, including world champions Raul Marquez, Hector Javier Velazco, Jermain Taylor, Robert Stieglitz thrice, en Giovanni De Carolis. Abraham has also defeated world-class opponents such as Martin Murray, Paul Smith tweemaal, Lajuan Simon, Edison Miranda tweemaal. Khoren Gevor, Sebastian Demers, Kofi Jantuah, Kingsley Ikeke en Howard Eastman.
Four of Abraham’s five career losses have been to world champions Carl Froch, Andre Ward, Robert Stieglitz en Gilberto Ramirez. Stieglitz is the only opponent to stop Abraham, who has won nine of his last 10 gevechten, 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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