On July 16, 2005, Arthur Abraham (16-0, 15 KOs) and Howard Eastman (40-2, 35 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round middleweight bout.
Arthur Abraham is coming in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 93% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round KO victory over Héctor Javier Velazco, 2 months and 23 days ago. Howard Eastman is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 83% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Bernard Hopkins, 4 months and 27 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Arthur Abraham at 99-1 winning odds. Howard Eastman really doesn't have much to present against Abraham.
Arthur Abraham defeated Howard Eastman via unanimous decision in the 12-round middleweight fight. Abraham improves his record to 17-0, while Eastman adds a loss to his record at 40-3.