Press Release: "King" Arthur Abraham celebrated his return to the ring from a broken jaw by destroying Sebastien Demers in just three rounds in Germany. The IBF middleweight champion (23-0, 18 KOs) crowned a series of hard punches with a big right to the head that sent his opponent down. Demers scrambled back to his feet but the referee waved the bout off. "That was a sensational performance by Arthur," manager Wilfried Sauerland lauded. "He is without a doubt the best German boxer and he will clean up the middleweight division."

Fighting for the first time since his much-discussed victory over Edison Miranda, a fight that left his jaw broekn, Abraham looked like he had never been away. The 22 screws and two titanium plates in his jaw would not bother him at all - neither mentally nor physically. "It felt great to be back," the champion vowed. "I was good to fight and win again. I did not even think about my jaw. There were no problems in sparring, so there could not be any problems in the fight. Training is usually ten times harder than the fight. That was the case again today."

Abraham´s exciting performance pleased the sell-out crowd of 6,000 fans in his hometown of Bamberg. "It was very special to get back here," he said. "I saw so many familiar faces and the atmosphere was great."

Coach Ulli Wegner praised his star fighter for an exciting performance and claimed there were even bigger things ahead for him. "He is making great progress and is slowly but surely becoming the fighter I want him to be. We will work hard on his goal to be super champion one day." Demers (20-1, 9 KOs) would agree that Abraham has a golden future ahead. "I knew before that he was a great champion and I noticed it again in the ring. He is very strong and punches very hard. He caught me with a big right. Still it was a good experience for me to come here and fight the world champion."