Alexander Abraham (boxer)

Alexander Abraham (born 14 July 1981 in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union) is a former boxer in the Light Middleweight Armenian origin. His older brother Arthur Abraham.

Amateur

Alexander Abraham boxed as an amateur for the Boxabteilung of the 1st FC Nuremberg and won at this time in the semi- welter and welterweight several regional titles. His biggest success was the International German Junior Championships Welterweight 1997.

Professional

In 2003 he was taken along with his brother Wilfried Sauerland under contract. His first professional fight, he won on November 22, 2003 against Czechs Petr Rykala by Ko in the second round. Against the Senegalese Sylvain Gomis in April 2005, it was only a draw. In October 2008, he won against the Ukrainians novel Dzuman the vacant EBU -EE title in the light middleweight division.

End of career

In February 2010, Abraham told at the age of only 28 years, surprising his retirement from active boxing. He attributed this to the occurrence of unexplained dizziness. Although intensive studies in the run did not yield negative results, the stable of professional boxing promoter Wilfried Sauerland agreed to the request of the boxer to a according to the contract.