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Abraham to face Oral!

28 May 2009 22:00       hits 5930 Print version

Unbeaten IBF middleweight champion “King” Arthur Abraham will return on June 27th to defend against Mahir Oral (25-1-2, 10 KOs) at the Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin. Originally, Abraham was to defend against mandatory challenger Giovanni Lorenzo, however, since no contractual agreement was reached, the IBF approved a voluntary defense against Oral at their convention in Panama City. The deadline for the mandatory defense is now September.



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