King Arthur” Abraham was born 45 years ago today. The former middle and super middleweight champion is one of the greatest ring heroes in German boxing.
Arthur Abraham was born Awetik Abrahamjan in Yerevan (Armenia) on February 20, 1980. He moved to Germany with his family in July 1995, later becoming a German citizen and adopting the stage name Arthur Abraham. After initial successes in cycling, he switched to boxing as a teenager and fought in the German national league for BC Eichstätt, among others.
Congenial duo with Ulli Wegner
In 2003, Abraham turned professional in Wilfried Sauerland’s stable. Together with head coach Ulli Wegner, the popular boxing pro formed a successful duo that became a cult and thrilled millions of viewers on television. On December 10, 2005, “King Arthur” won the IBF middleweight world title. A year later, Abraham finally became a ring hero when he defended his world championship belt against Edison Miranda with a double broken jaw.
The former Sauerland pro also won titles in the super middleweight division and became WBO World Champion. In 2021, “King Arthur” ended his career after a total of 53 fights (47-6-0, 30 knockouts). Today, Abraham is a successful businessman living with his family in Berlin and is still a welcome guest at boxing matches.
Happy 45th birthday, Champ!
Text: Frank Schwantes