Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham was recognized as the “Best Boxer of the Year” by the German “Boxsport” magazine, and his coach Uli Wegner was named “Best Coach of the Year” for the 10th time in a row. Abraham’s press secretary Siran Grigoryan informs about this.
Arthur Abraham celebrated 4 victories this year. On January 14, at the “Baden-Arena” sports complex in Offenburg, Germany, Abraham knocked out Argentine Pablo Oscar Natalio Farias in the 5th round of the fight, winning the WBO European middleweight title.
Second, in the “Sparkassen-Arena” gymnasium in the city of Kiel, Germany, our compatriot defeated his Polish opponent Piotr Wilszewski by 9 points, regaining the title of European champion in the middleweight category according to the WBO.
Third, on August 25 at the O2 World arena in Berlin, Arthur Abraham defeated the WBO second middleweight world champion Robert Stiglitz to win the world title.
And fourthly, on December 15, in Nuremberg, Germany, in the 8th round of the fight against Mehdi Bouadla, representing France, Arthur Abraham won by a technical knockout over his opponent.
“This is a good result. Wegner is very popular in the boxing world. He trains boxers like Abraham, Juan Pablo Hernandez, Marco Hook. He does a wonderful job. Therefore, it is not a surprise for me that he was recognized as the best,” said Chris Mayer, General Director of “Sauerland Event”.
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