Arthur Abraham may take on Vernon ForrestMarch 16, 2009 - 21:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Rumors of a possible clash between WBC junior middleweight champion Vernon Forrest and Arthur Abraham, the IBF middleweight champion - are indeed true. Sauerland Event, who promotes Abraham, have reached out to Gary Shaw to make the fight happen. If the fight can be finalized, it would happen in the summer on Showtime. Abraham would travel to America for the fight.Forrest looked very impressive in his last fight with Sergio Mora. Weight issues are creeping up on King Arthur Abraham and his performances are starting to suffer. He has at least two fights before he moves up to super middleweight. There is almost a sense of boxing irony here. Both Forrest and Abraham were trying to secure a summer date with WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. Neither was successful. Instead they are willing to fight each other and Pavlik will likely face Mora, who Forrest dominated last September. The winner of Abraham-Forrest would really push the envelope on being the next logical opponent for Pavlik. If the deal is finalized, there are some doubts as to how it will affect Forrest's title defense against interim-champion Sergio Martinez. The two sides reached an agreement last week, and under that agreement both fighters were given the option of taking one fight [before actually fighting each other]. Forrest's "pre-Martinez fight" would have to take place before the end of April, and per the agreement it had to be a ten-round contest. If the Abraham fight gets made, Forrest would be forced to give up the WBC title and Martinez would become the full champion, BoxingScene.com reported. Top stories 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. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |