On March 14, 2009, Arthur Abraham (28-0, 23 KOs), the middleweight IBF champion, defends his title against American challenger, Lajuan Simon (21-0-2, 12 KOs).
Arthur Abraham is coming in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round RTD victory over Raúl Márquez, 4 months and 6 days ago. Lajuan Simon is on a 8-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, with his last fight being a 3rd round TKO win over Jose Spearman, 3 months and 9 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Arthur Abraham at 99-1 winning odds. Lajuan Simon really doesn't have much to present against Abraham.
Arthur Abraham defeated Lajuan Simon via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF middleweight title. Abraham improves his record to 29-0, while Simon adds a loss to his record at 21-1-2.