Baraou-Juarez final presser report from Hamburg

Press Release

24/01/2020

Baraou-Juarez final presser report from Hamburg

German junior middleweight Abass Baraou (8-0, 5 KOs) went head to head with Mexico’s Abraham Juarez (16-4, 6 KOs) for the first time at today’s press conference ahead of their show topping fight on Saturday January 25th at the Work Your Champ Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Following a successful 2019 that saw Baraou claim four wins, including a victory over former IBF title holder Carlos Molina, the 24 year-old is hoping 2020 will be the year that elevates him closer to a world title shot. Baraou has fond memories of Hamburg, having won a bronze medal at the 2017 World Amateur Championships there. Now, he is hoping to create more history on Saturday night as he aims to triumph over the dangerous Juarez.
 
“It is very special to fight in Hamburg, since I had one of my biggest successes here a few years ago, when I won the bronze medal at the Amateur World Championships,” said Baraou. “It is an honour for me to fight on this historic event having Germany’s oldest and most historic stables promoting a show together!”
 
Juarez returns to the ring following a second-round KO victory over Arturo Herrera in November, and the 23 year-old is confident of claiming his seventeenth professional victory on Saturday night “I came here for the win,” said Juarez. “I have watched a lot of video and I know where Abass’ weaknesses are. I’m ready to go and I can’t wait to return to Mexico as the winner."
 
The Hamburg event will see Germany’s oldest promoters Team Sauerland and Universum co-promote a show for the first time in history and feature stars from both stables.
 
Team Sauerland's unbeaten heavyweight prospect Kem Ljungquist (9-0, 5 KOs) features on the bill against Ukraine's German Skobenko (5-4-2, 2 KOs) alongside junior welterweight Artem Harutyunyan (8-0, 5 KOs) who takes on Argentinian Miguel Cesario Antin (19-4, 8 KOs).
 
All the action from the Work Your Champ Arena will be broadcast live on SPORT1 in Germany and Viaplay in Denmark.