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Undefeated IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham usually arrives in Armenia after his every match to meet his family members, relatives and friends.

After his victory over Turkish boxer Makhir Oral, Abraham held negotiations with “Showtime” TV station to participate in the tournament organized by them and only after that arrived in Yerevan. The news conference was scheduled just in the airport but because of tragic crash of Tehran-Yerevan aircraft it was postponed and conducted only today in “Armenia Marriott” hotel.

“I wished so much to meet Armenian mass media representatives and to share my feelings with you, as the match with Turkish Oral was significant for me psychologically,” Arthur Abraham said.

Arthur Abraham had undisputable privilege over the Turkish boxer. Several times the rival got knockdown but it seemed Abraham did not want to defeat his rival completely.

“Generally I want to defeat my rival just in the ring. When I do have such chance I use it without waiting for another one. Oral is a strong one, he did not want to be defeated. When his coach threw the towel in the ring I showed it to him to say that it was useless to continue as it could danger his health. I am not underestimating anybody. I made my rival’s coaches to understand that they should stop the ring, as I am in good relations with his coaches and I have trained with Oral several years ago. I did not want to put his health under threat,” Abraham said.