Unbeaten middleweight world champion Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KOs) retained his IBF title with a thrilling tenth-round technical knockout over German-based Turk Mahir Oral (25-2-2, 7 KOs) on Saturday night at the Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin, Germany. Abraham scored five knockdowns in all, including three in round ten before Oral's corner stopped the fight.

"I was really impressed about Mahir's ability to take a punch," Ulli Wegner, Abraham's coach said. "It also fascinated the fans. But our strategy worked. We let him attack in the early stages and then made the most of our chances," fightnews.com cited him as saying.