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Mads Larsen will continue his comeback on August 18 when he takes on Nader Hamdan in Berlin´s Max-Schmeling-Halle. It will be Dane´s third fight after a break of over three-and-a-half years.

Larsen last saw off former WBO middleweight champion Hector Javier Velazco. "That was a step in the right direction," said the 34-year-old. "I want to be the best, and that is why I have to defeat a strong opponent like Hamdan no matter what."

Larsen,47-2-(37), put on a strong performance in his unanimous points victory over Velazco. "To fight someone of his class so early left no doubts about our goals. We are very ambitious," the former European champion stated. Larsen has ajusted well to life in Berlin and the hard work with German coaching legend Ulli Wegner. "He is a great coach and I enjoy working with him. Furthermore, I am a friend of German virtues," Larsen revealed. "Discipline and timeliness are very important for an athlete’s success."

Larsen knows that Hamdan will be a tough opponent. The Australian,40-4-(18), has won all but four of his 44 bouts. The 33-year-old was stopped by IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham in their meeting back in September 2004. "He is a true fighter and did very well against Arthur," Wegner stated. "We will be prepared for a strong opponent. But Mads joined Sauerland to become world champion. We will help him accomplish his goal."

Larsen comes off a busy training schedule which saw him joining Wegner´s brutal camps in Zinnowitz (Baltic Sea) and now Kienbaum. "He needs to fight strong opponents to get back to the top quickly," Wegner added. "I think he did very well against Velazco. He jabbed well and boxed very cleverly. But he needs to keep improving to beat Hamdan."

The main fight of the night will be King Arthur Abraham´s second mandatory IBF title defence against Khoren Gevor.

ryan711 wrote:Nader Hamdan will earn a two-fight promotional deal with German-based Sauerland Promotions if he defeats former world champion Mads Larsen
in Berlin on August 18.
Hamdan (40-4, 18 KOs) said he would target the highly rated Markus Beyer and Danilo Haussler if he is victorious.
He important story here is that nobody in Australia has given me an opportunity - none of the marquee names," Hamdan told The Sydney Morning Herald.
"So I'm going to go over to Germany to try to make it by myself. This fight can bring my boxing career back from the dead; give it life again."

ABC wrote:Why wouldn't Mundine give Nader a crack at his blah blah title. I think Mundine wins quite easy in a semi entertaining fight.

ben k wrote:Nader is well past his best and is only getting these fights because of his past record, Most of his wins are against poor quality opponents and he is beaten soundly every time he steps up.

I think Nader missed getting a title fight during his prime and was fed to many taxi drivers and Journeymen Aussies.

Brute wrote:

ben k wrote:Nader is well past his best and is only getting these fights because of his past record, Most of his wins are against poor quality opponents and he is beaten soundly every time he steps up.

I think Nader missed getting a title fight during his prime and was fed to many taxi drivers and Journeymen Aussies.

By the same token, in Mads Larsen's first fight outside Denmark (after 12 wins at home) he was KOed in two rounds by Trevor Ambrose, a boxer who had lost his previous six fights and was 10-18 overall.

Freiheit wrote:

Brute wrote:

ben k wrote:Nader is well past his best and is only getting these fights because of his past record, Most of his wins are against poor quality opponents and he is beaten soundly every time he steps up.

I think Nader missed getting a title fight during his prime and was fed to many taxi drivers and Journeymen Aussies.

By the same token, in Mads Larsen's first fight outside Denmark (after 12 wins at home) he was KOed in two rounds by Trevor Ambrose, a boxer who had lost his previous six fights and was 10-18 overall.

He lost on a cut.