Abraham vs Nielsen

Who won Abraham vs Nielsen?

Arthur Abraham beat Patrick Nielsen by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 28th, 2018, at Baden-Arena, Baden-Württemberg.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 116-111, 114-113 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 Nielsen stats

Back in April 2018, Arthur Abraham stepped into the ring with a record of 46 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Patrick Nielsen made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Abraham had an advantage in power over Nielsen, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Nielsen's 48%.

Arthur Abraham was the older man by 11 years, at 38 years old.

Nielsen had a height advantage of 3 inches over Abraham. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Arthur Abraham fought out of the orthodox stance, while Patrick Nielsen was a southpaw.

Abraham was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 6 years earlier than Nielsen, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 209 more professional rounds, totaling 424 compared to Nielsen's 215.

Arthur Abraham went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Abraham vs Nielsen form

Abraham had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Chris Eubank Jr on July 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Robin Krasniqi on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Germany.

Going into that 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.

Before 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.

He had won against Martin Murray on November 21, 2015, by split decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Tui Arena, Hannover, Germany.

Activity check

Abraham's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Abraham vs Nielsen start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Baden-Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Abraham vs Nielsen?

Arthur Abraham was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Patrick Nielsen made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.