A. Abraham: “I have not found my second half yet”
Former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham today made a €100,000-worth of donation in the form of boxing equipment and gear to a school in Yerevan where he made his first steps in sports.
About 50 pupils and coaches of Vladimir Yengibaryan Olympic Boxing Children's and Youth Sport School received punching bags, boxing "paws", boxer T-shirts and shorts, boots, bags, gloves, caps and other sportswear.
"With this step, I want to express my gratitude and deep thankfulness to my sports school where I made my first steps. I hope that this will set a good sample for other pupils to do the same and even more for the generations to come," said Abraham.
"Arthur has not changed a bit. I still remember his funny jokes. Arthur encourages our pupils and makes them strive for new victories," said schholmaster Suren Ghazaryan.
Arthur's first trainer Armen Hovhannisyan keeps track of all his bouts.
"The first 32 bouts deeply delighted me but in the last two ones Arthur made a tactical mistake. He need not protect himself all the time. Victory requires counterattacks," said Hovhannisyan.
Talking to A1+ Abraham said he was going to open a boxing school in Yerevan (in 2-3 years' time) to train future boxers, with attendees also given an opportunity to study German and Armenian languages.
Recently, the professional boxer announced that he is in Armenia to get married. Commenting on the information, Abraham said, "I have not met my future helpmate yet but I am working in that direction."
Before that, Abraham is going to participate in the World Boxing Championships.
