Ulli Wegner: postponement worked in Abraham's favorMarch 23, 2010 - 10:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Trainer Ulli Wegner says his protégé Arthur Abraham has done everything possible to be victorious in Saturday's showdown with Andre Direll in his Super Six World Boxing Classic Tournament at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena. "Dirrell is really a very strong boxer," fightnews.com quoted Wegner as saying. "I think his surprise attacks are very dangerous, so against him Arthur must consistently implement the strategy that we've developed in recent weeks. Then he will win." Wegner also stated that the postponement and venue change from the original March 6 date worked in Abraham's favor. "When we trained in Palm Springs, [Arthur] had trouble finding his form," he revealed. "This had to do with the fact that he simply had no chance to rest. He had an incredible amount of visits from friends living there. They were all very friendly and pleasant visitors, but such things don't easily fit into preparation for a fight. Once we shifted the training camp to Kienbaum, his concentration on the fight went up. At first, I had expressed my displeasure about the date change, but to be honest, March 27 in hindsight was a real stroke of luck for us. In the seclusion of Kienbaum, Arthur was able to focus and increase his form." Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. Partner news | Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Armenia says wants expanded transport, energy connectivity Pashinyan says Armenia is interested in the expansion of connectivity in transport, energy, telecommunications and other directions. Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |