Abraham vs Krasniqi

Who won Abraham vs Krasniqi?

Arthur Abraham beat Robin Krasniqi by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, at Germany.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Arthur Abraham.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Abraham vs Krasniqi stats

Back in April 2017, Arthur Abraham stepped into the ring with a record of 45 wins, 5 losses, and 0  draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Robin Krasniqi made his way to the ring with a record of 46 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Abraham had a large advantage in power over Krasniqi, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Krasniqi's 37%.

Arthur Abraham was the older man by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Krasniqi had a height advantage of 4 inches over Abraham. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Arthur Abraham and Robin Krasniqi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Abraham was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2003, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Krasniqi, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, totaling 424 compared to Krasniqi's 372.

Arthur Abraham went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, and 2 by the WBO at super middleweight.

Robin Krasniqi was ranked number 15 by the WBA, and 3 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Abraham vs Krasniqi form

Abraham had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Tim Robin Lihaug on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez on April 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Martin Murray on November 21, 2015, by split decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Tui Arena, Hannover, Germany.

Before that, he had won against Robert Stieglitz on July 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle.

He had beaten Paul Smith on February 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg.

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Abraham's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Abraham vs Krasniqi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Germany, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Abraham vs Krasniqi?

Arthur Abraham was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Robin Krasniqi made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.