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Arthur Abraham retains WBO super-middleweight titl
WBO #13 Mehdi Bouadla (26-4, 11 KOs) challenged WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (35-3, 27 KOs) in Nuremberg, Germany, on Decemeber15.
Abraham successfully defended his WBO super middleweight title with a technical knockout over Mehdi Bouadla in the eighth round.
Abraham dominated until American referee Mark Nelson stepped in to stop the one-sided contest 2:11 into the eighth round when Bouadla's vision was impeded by streaming blood from repeated left and right blows.
Abraham, 32, was fighting for the first time since his unanimous points win over compatriot Robert Stieglitz in August which crowned him world champion for the second time.
The win over Bouadla was the 36th of his career and the 28th knockout in his 39th fight.