In a huge upset, previously unbeaten German heavyweight Steffen Kretschmann (13-1, 12 KOs) was unexpectedly knocked out in the opening round on Friday night at the Hermann-Neuberger-Halle in Voelklingen, Germany, by seemingly shop-worn Russian veteran Denis Bakhtov (30-5, 19 KOs), who was however ranked #14 by the WBA read more ...

World champions Arthur Abraham and Markus Beyer both retained their titles in very different ways on Saturday night at the Stadthalle in Zwickau, Germany. IBF middleweight champion Abraham (20-0, 17 KOs) won an impressive, but hard fought twelve round unanimous decision over Kofi Jantuah (30-2, 19 KOs). Abraham seemed content to let Jantuah fire away early on, blocking most of the powerful Ghanaian's punches. As the bout read more ...

Wilfried Sauerland, promoter of IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham, has made a public $1.2 million offer to the camp of newly crowned WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm, for an August 19 title unification showdown between Sturm and Abraham. "The boxing fans in Germany want to know who the true middleweight champion is," said Sauerland. "We offer this attractive fight to the fans because Arthur is ready.....we've always held read more ...