Arthur Abraham v Raul Marquez

Arthur Abraham retained his IBF middleweight title by stopping Raul Marquez in round six of their showdown in Bamberg, Germany on Saturday night.

Abraham made the ninth successful defence of his belt by producing a professional display to leave his American opponent on his seat and unable to continue.

The unbeaten Berlin-based fighter was forced to pull out of the original contest on October 4 with a bout of flu, but was back to his best on Saturday to bag the 29th win of his career.

Marquez only caused Abraham sporadic problems and failed to build on his victory over Giovanni Lorenzo in June, which made him the mandatory challenger for IBF title.

Abraham revealed after the fight he wants to take on compatriot and WBA champion Felix Sturm in a unification bout.

“The fans in Germany have the right to know who is the best,”