Hamburg - professional boxer Arthur Abraham gives his belt as a world champion back in the IBF middleweight.
The champion from Berlin rises to the next super middleweight champion and will be there too. Abraham traveled, according to the Berlin Sauerland Stalls on Friday in the United States to deliver in person his belt IBF President Marian Muhammad.
The native Armenians with German citizenship has conquered in 2005, calculated risk-title ten times in total defense successfully.
"The time is now ripe for new challenges," said the 29-year-old. "It has really made a lot of fun, boxing in the middleweight, but as yet neither Felix Sturm Kelly Pavlik wanted to compete against me, I have set myself new goals. I will also be the best at super middleweight boxer in the world and look forward to many great battles. "
Abraham is undefeated in its previous total of 30 professional fights. Soon he will compete in a tournament with five of the world's best super middleweight WBC, WBA and of associations. The event will stretch over a half years. The final battle of the doped with 36 million euro event is scheduled for spring 2011.
Abraham is at the start of the tournament series on the 10th October in Berlin against the former triple world champion Jermain Taylor auis take the United States. On Monday, the parties intend to present boxers, promoters and television broadcasters spectacular plan in New York. On Wednesday, the entourage will introduce in Berlin.
