Abraham defeats Eastman

16/07/2005

Abraham defeats Eastman

Arthur Abraham W12 Howard Eastman... The middleweight division has a new contender as Arthur Abraham has defeated former world title challenger Howard Eastman by unanimous decision on Saturday in Nurnberg, Germany. Abraham, an Armenian who fights in Germany under the Sauerland Event promotional banner, defeated Eastman by scores of 116-112, 115-113 and 119-110.According to British reports, Abraham hurt Eastman in the fourth and tenth rounds. With wins over Nader Hamdan, Ian Gardner, Hector Velazco and now Eastman in the last year, Abraham has moved from prospect to legitimate top ten contender,and Boxingtalk has moved him up to #7 in its ratings.  source: BBC