Arthur Abraham to fight Lajuan Simon
Undefeated IBF middleweight champion, ethnic Armenian Arthur Abraham (28-0, 23 KOs) will take on Lajuan Simon in Kiel on March 14.
"I have big plans for 2009," Abraham said. "I will start with Simon - and at the end of the year I want to be super-champion at middleweight "
29-year-old Simon, a former U.S. middleweight champion, is unbeaten in 24 fights (12 KOs).
"We are full of respect for Simon," his manager Wilfried Sauerland said. "It was not easy to find a challenger for King Arthur. There were quite a few fighters in the rankings who would not dare to get in the same ring with him."
"I have big plans for 2009," Abraham said. "I will start with Simon - and at the end of the year I want to be super-champion at middleweight "
29-year-old Simon, a former U.S. middleweight champion, is unbeaten in 24 fights (12 KOs).
"We are full of respect for Simon," his manager Wilfried Sauerland said. "It was not easy to find a challenger for King Arthur. There were quite a few fighters in the rankings who would not dare to get in the same ring with him."
