On March 4, 2006, Arthur Abraham (19-0, 17 KOs), the middleweight IBF champion, defends his title against Australian challenger, Shannan Taylor (42-4-2, 28 KOs).
Arthur Abraham is coming in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round KO victory over Kingsley Ikeke, 2 months and 22 days ago. Shannan Taylor is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 58% KO rate, with his last fight being a 10th round TKO loss to Raymond Joval, 3 months and 5 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Arthur Abraham at 99-1 winning odds. Shannan Taylor really doesn't have much to present against Abraham.
Arthur Abraham defeated Shannan Taylor via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF middleweight title. Abraham improves his record to 20-0, while Taylor adds a loss to his record at 42-5-2.