 The fight went full 12 rounds as Abraham came out victorious on points on all three judges scorecards (116-112, 116-113, 119-110).Abraham believed he had broken his had in round 7 and boxed sensibly for the remainder of the fight.Promoter Kalle Sauerland announced on 21 July 2014, that Abraham would defend his WBO title against English boxer Paul Smith (35-3, 20 KOs) at Sparkassen-Arena in Germany on 27 September.