Jantuah fails To Win IBF Title

ZWICKAU, Germany - Kofi Jantuah failed to annex the IBF middleweight title from Armenia's Arthur Abraham on Saturday in a rousing 12-round brawl.

About 4,000 spectators gave Abraham, 21-0 with 17 knockouts, a standing ovation after the action-filled fight. He was awarded a 115-112, 116-111, 117-109 decision against Jantuah, who lives in Las Vegas.

Jantuah (30-3, 19 knockouts) was staggered numerous times from the fifth round on and looked as if he was going down in the 11th when Abraham buckled his knees with a left, but never stopped pressing the fight.

Abraham kept trying to knock him out, even in the 12th, when he had a big lead to protect.