Abraham Stops Miranda in Four!

June 21st, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, Abraham / Miranda II: In a non-title rematch of their grueling 12 round fight marred by low blows and dirty tactics resulting in a Miranda broken jaw, “King” Arthur Abraham 27-0, 22 Ko’s used a solid fight plan to stop the aggressive Edison “Pantera” Miranda 30-3, 26 Ko’s in the.

Abraham played possum behind a solid defense tiring out the pressing “Pantera.” Abraham kept his guard high and caught most of Miranda’s shots on the gloves then he would disengage even after a successful counter. Then about a minute into the fourth round “King Arthur” scored with a solid right hand left hook counter dropping Miranda twice before referee referee Telis Assimenios jumped in after a thunderous Abraham right calling the action at 1:13 round four. Abraham appeared confident and in control throughout the fight following his fight plan. This fight firmly cements the pathway to a Abraham / Pavlik showdown with Joe Calzaghe chasing the sure pay day with an aged Roy Jones in what seems as a sure way to retire undefeated. Pavlik stopped Miranda in a WBC Middleweight Title Eliminator May 2007. A fight with the winner of a Abraham / Pavlik fight certainly would be a great career ending fight if Calzaghe is truly looking to go out on top.

On the undercard: In a IBF middleweight eliminator bout Raul “El Diamante” Marquez 41-3-1, 29 Ko’s pressured a moving boxing Giovanni Lorenzo 26-1, 18 Ko’s outworking and outscoring Lorenzo who never seemed to settle in. the judges scores were announced 114-113 times three.