YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS: Germany’s Armenian-born Arthur Abraham who overcame a broken jaw Saturday to retain his IBF middleweight title against Colombia’s Edison Miranda, will keep away from the ring for six months, a time period which doctors say is necessary to heal his broken jaw.
Abraham was awarded the winner after fighting from the fifth round on spitting blood and unable to close his mouth. Abraham, 22-0 with 17 knockouts, pounded Miranda through the first four rounds, and won with scores of 114-109, 115-109 and 116-109 from the three judges.
Miranda, 26-1 with 23 knockouts, apparently broke the Armenian-born German’s jaw with a right late in the fourth round. The ring doctor said he faced an operation. In the fifth round, Miranda intentionally headbutted him and Abraham went over to the edge of the ring to let blood pour out of his mouth.
After that his coach Ulli Wegner kept telling the 26-year-old Abraham he had to hold out the whole 12 rounds or his title would be gone.
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