Stieglitz says ready for WBO world title reamtch vs. AbrahamMarch 18, 2013 - 15:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Next Saturday, March 23 former champion Robert Stieglitz will be fighting in his hometown of Magdeburg against Arthur Abraham in a rematch for the WBO super middleweight world championship. This weekend Stieglitz wrapped up his sparring and the intense preparation phase, fightnews.com said. “The sparring phase went really fine,” said Stieglitz. “I feel physically fit and mentally very strong. My coach Dirk Dzemski is completely satisfied and that’s saying something! Everything is ready. Arthur Abraham can come and the “Lion’s Den” is waiting for him. GETEC arena will be packed and the atmosphere is terrific. My fans, my SES team and I can’t wait for Arthur here in Magdeburg and together we’ll complete the mission to retake the championship belt.” Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |