Arthur Abraham is ready to give his home-town fans a treat when he faces Jermain Taylor on October 17.

'King Arthur' has relinquished his IBF middleweight crown to step up to super-middle for the Super Six Boxing Classic tournament that also features Britain's Carl Froch.

And the unbeaten 29-year-old is expecting a tough night when he locks horns with Taylor in Berlin next month.

"Taylor is a real champion," said Abraham, who lives in the German capital.

"He has held all four world belts in the middleweight class and I am very motivated to make sure my fans in my home town are not disappointed."

Despite the fact he hasn't fought at 168 before, Abraham believes he can beat the best super-middles around to win the tournament outright.

"The quality of fighters in this tournament is already good. But I would not only like to participate, I want to win it."

The four best fighters in the tournament will meet in the semi-finals with the winner set to be decided in the spring of 2011.

In the first round of fights, Froch will face Andre Dirrell of the United States while Danish WBA champion Mikkel Kessler will face Andre Ward, also of the United States.