Arthur Abraham pulls out from rematch with Martin Murray

Arthur Abraham pulls out from rematch with Martin Murray

PanARMENIAN.Net - Arthur Abraham has withdrawn from his November 12 rematch with Martin Murray because of an injury, Boxing News reports.

The pair were set to provide a sequel to their 2015 meeting, in which Abraham retained his WBO world super-middleweight title on a close decision in Germany.

Since then both men have lost, Abraham to Gilberto Ramirez and Murray to George Groves, but were set to meet in Monte Carlo next month.

Murray man will still box on the Monte Carlo show, though against whom is not yet yet clear. It is believed that the Abraham-Murray rematch will potentially be rescheduled for a later date.

Abraham, an Armenian-German boxer, a former two-weight world champion, having held the IBF middleweight title from 2005 to 2009 and the WBO super-middleweight title twice, from 2012 to 2016.

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