Felix Sturm

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Felix Sturm
Statistics
Real name Adnan Ćatić
Rated at Middleweight
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Nationality German[1]
Born (1979-01-31) 31 January 1979
Leverkusen, West Germany
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 45
Wins 40
Wins by KO 19
Losses 3
Draws 2
No contests 1

Felix Sturm (born 31 January 1979) is a German[2] boxer of Bosnian descent. Sturm competes in the middleweight division, where he is the current IBF world champion, a former WBO champion, and a two time former WBA champion.

Amateur career

Highlights included:

  • 1997 2nd place at Light Middleweight in German National Championships, losing to Jürgen Brähmer on points
  • 1998 German National Light Middleweight champion, defeating Jorg Rosomkiewicz
  • 1999 competed at the World Championships in Houston, United States; as a Light Middleweight. Results were:
    • Defeated Andrei Tsurkan (Ukraine) points
    • Lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan) points
  • 1999 German National Light Middleweight champion, defeating Jorg Rosomkiewicz
  • 2000 1st place at Light Middleweight at European Championships in Tampere, Finland. Results were:
    • Defeated Karoly Balzsay (Hungary) points
    • Defeated Miroslaw Nowosada (Poland) points
    • Defeated Dmitri Usagin (Bulgaria) points
    • Defeated Andrei Mishin (Russia) 3-1
  • Represented Germany at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
    • Defeated Dilshod Yarbekov (Uzbekistan) points
    • Defeated Richard Rowles (Australia) TKO 3
    • Lost to Jermain Taylor (United States) points

Professional career

On 27 January 2001, Sturm made his debut as a professional boxer facing Antonio Ribeiro from Angola. Six months earlier he had qualified for the Olympic Games in Sydney, but lost his fight to future middleweight champ Jermain Taylor.

After 16 successful matches, Sturm won the WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title on 10 May 2003. On 13 September 2003, he replaced the injured Bert Schenk in a WBO title bout against Argentinian Hectór Javier Velazco and won the match. Sturm defended the title against Rubén Varón Fernández from Spain.

On 5 June 2004 in Las Vegas, Sturm faced Oscar De La Hoya in a defense of his WBO middleweight championship. All three judges scored the fight 115-113 for De La Hoya, while Harold Lederman scored the fight 115-113 for Sturm. Compubox counted Sturm as landing 234 of 541 punches, while counting De La Hoya as landing 188 of 792. Sturm protested the decision with the Nevada Athletic Commission to no avail.

On 11 March 2006, Sturm defeated Maselino Masoe for the WBA middleweight title by a unanimous decision. Sturm then lost his title against former champion Javier Castillejo via TKO on 15 July 2006 but won it back from Castillejo in a rematch on 28 April 2007 by a twelve round unanimous decision in Oberhausen, which he earned after defeating Gavin Topp by TKO in the sixth round.

Sturm became a three-time world champion after defeating Castillejo in the rematch.

He also fought Randy Griffin twice, drawing with him in their first fight and winning their second fight by unanimous decision.

On November 2, 2008, Sturm retained his WBA middleweight title via unanimous decision (118-110, 118-110 and 119-109) over Sebastian Sylvester. He improved to 31-2, with one draw, while Sylvester fell to 31-3.[3]

On July 11, 2009 he defended his title against Khoren Gevor in Nuerburg, Germany in 12 rounds.

After over a year of inactivity Sturm came back to defend his WBA title against Giovanni Lorenzo, with the winner becoming the WBA "Super" champion. Sturm defeated Lorenzo by a twelve round unanimous decision with the judges giving a comfortable 117-111 twice and 118-111 on the scorecards.

On the 25th of June 2011 he defended his title in the Lanxness Arena against Matthew Macklin of Ireland. Sturm won the fight on a split decision.

He finished 2011 battling to a draw against undefeated British contender Martin Murray.

In his latest fight on April 13, 2012, Sturm beat Sebastian Zbik via brutal TKO in the 9th round something WBC Champion Julio César Chávez, Jr. was not able to achieve.[4]

Sturm took on IBF Champion Daniel Geale in a fight that was arguably his toughest challenge since Oscar De La Hoya in 2004, on September 1, 2012, in Oberhausen, Germany. After 12 tough rounds, he lost the fight by split decision, his first loss in 6 years.

Five months later, he returned in an IBF Eliminator to face longtime contender Sam Soliman, after a strong start & scoring a knockdown in round two, Sturm faded down the stretch, allowing Soliman to take advantage and win a close unanimous decision victory. However, Soliman failed a post fight drug test and the result was vacated.

Sturm set his sights on Montenegrin boxer Predrag Radošević in an non-title 12 round bout in his home nation of Germany. Sturm won by a fourth round TKO.

On December 7, 2013, in Stuttgart, Sturm faced reigning IBF champion Darren Barker in a title fight. In the second round Sturm knocked down the champion with a shot that caused him to suffer a severe hip injury and after a second knockdown in the round Barker's corner threw in the towel to stop the contest, making Sturm a four-time world champion.

Professional Boxing record

39 Wins (19 knockouts), 3 Loss, 2 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 39-3-2(1) United Kingdom Darren Barker TKO 2 (12) 2013-12-07 Germany Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany Won IBF Middleweight world title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 38-3-2(1) Montenegro Predrag Radošević TKO 4 2013-07-06 Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
NC 37-3-2(1) Egypt SolimanSam Soliman NC 12 2013-02-01 Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany IBF Title Eliminator, fight originally won by Soliman but later changed to a No Contest as a result of Soliman's failed drug test
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 37-3-2 Australia GealeDaniel Geale SD 12 2012-09-11 Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany For IBF Title & Lost WBA Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 37-2-2 Germany ZbikSebastian Zbik TKO 9 2012-04-13 Germany Cologne, Germany Retained WBA (Super) Middleweight Title
Draw 36-2-2 United Kingdom MurrayMartin Murray PTS 12 2011-12-03 Germany Mannheim, Germany Retained WBA (Super) Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 36-2-1 Republic of Ireland MacklinMatthew Macklin SD 12 2011-06-25 Germany Cologne, Germany Retained WBA (Super) Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 35-2-1 United States HearnsRonald Hearns TKO 7 2011-02-19 Germany Stuttgart, Germany Retained WBA (Super) Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 34-2-1 Dominican Republic LorenzoGiovanni Lorenzo Decision (Unanimous) 12 2010-09-04 Germany Cologne, Germany Retained WBA (Super) Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 33-2-1 Armenia GevorKhoren Gevor Decision (Unanimous) 12 2009-07-11 Germany Nürburg, Germany Retained WBA Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 32-2-1 Japan SatoKoji Sato TKO 7 2009-04-25 Germany Krefeld, Germany Retained WBA Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 31-2-1 Germany SylvesterSebastian Sylvester Decision (Unanimous) 12 2008-11-01 Germany Oberhausen, Germany Retained WBA Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 30-2-1 United States GriffinRandy Griffin Decision (Unanimous) 12 2008-07-07 Germany Halle, Germany Retained WBA Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 29-2-1 Australia PittmanJamie Pittman TKO 7 2008-04-05 Germany Düsseldorf, Germany Retained WBA Middleweight Title
Draw 28-2-1 United States GriffinRandy Griffin PTS 12 2007-10-20 Germany Halle, Germany Retained WBA Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 28-2 Uruguay AlcobaNoe Gonzalez Alcoba Decision (Unanimous) 12 2007-06-30 Germany Stuttgart, Germany Retained WBA Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 27-2 Spain CastillejoJavier Castillejo Decision (Unanimous) 12 2007-04-28 Germany Oberhausen, Germany Won WBA Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 26-2 Australia ToppGavin Topp TKO 6 2006-12-02 Germany Berlin, Germany
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 25-2 Spain CastillejoJavier Castillejo TKO 10 2006-07-15 Germany Hamburg, Germany Lost WBA Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 25-1 Samoa MasoeMaselino Masoe Decision (Unanimous) 12 2006-03-11 Germany Hamburg, Germany Won WBA Middleweight Title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 24-1 Spain SendraJorge Sendra Decision (Unanimous) 12 2005-06-18 Croatia Pula, Croatia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 23-1 Germany SchenkBert Schenk TKO 2 2005-03-05 Germany Leverkusen, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 22-1 Algeria CherifiHacine Cherifi KO 3 2004-12-04 Germany Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 21-1 United States FrazierRobert Frazier Decision (Unanimous) 12 2004-09-18 Germany Leverkusen, Germany
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 20-1 United States OscarOscar De La Hoya Decision (Unanimous) 12 2004-06-05 United States Las Vegas, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 20-0 Spain VaronRuben Varon Decision (Unanimous) 12 2003-12-20 Germany Kiel, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 19-0 Argentina VelazcoHector Javier Velazco Decision (Split) 12 2003-09-13 Germany Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 18-0 Uruguay VecchioRoberto Mario Vecchio TKO 5 2003-07-12 Germany Leverkusen, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 17-0 South Africa MashegoTshepo Mashego Decision (Unanimous) 10 2003-05-10 Germany Stuttgart, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 16-0 Argentina MamaniJavier Alberto Mamani Decision (Unanimous) 10 2003-03-08 Germany Hannover, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 15-0 Hungary SzaboLorant Szabo Decision (Unanimous) 8 2002-11-23 Germany Dortmund, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 14-0 Slovakia LascekAnton Lascek TKO 3 2002-10-05 Hungary Debrecen, Hungary
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 13-0 United States TockTerry Tock KO 1 2002-09-14 Germany Braunschweig, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12-0 Hungary BugyikGyorgy Bugyik TKO 2 2002-07-20 Germany Dortmund, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11-0 Angola MupekoDidier Nkuku Mupeko Decision 6 2002-04-06 Germany Hamburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10-0 United States DavisRobert Davis Decision 6 2001-12-15 Germany Berlin, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9-0 Germany LuppMario Lupp KO 1 2001-11-24 Germany Hamburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8-0 Italy PerniceFrancesco Pernice TKO 4 2001-11-03 Germany Lübeck, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7-0 United States IvoryAnthony Ivory Decision 6 2001-09-29 Germany Hamburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6-0 Belgium StiniMustapha Stini Decision 4 2001-07-21 Germany Aachen, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5-0 Slovakia ZubkoZdenek Zubko KO 2 2001-06-16 Hungary Budapest, Hungary
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4-0 Algeria KaouaneRamdane Kaouane TKO 1 2001-05-05 Germany Braunschweig, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3-0 Belgium IlungaBendele Ilunga Decision 4 2001-04-07 Germany Hamburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2-0 Slovakia DendisSlavomir Dendis KO 1 2001-02-24 Germany Hamburg, Germany
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1-0 Angola RibeiroAntonio Ribeiro Decision 4 2001-01-27 Germany Munich, Germany

Personal life

Both of his parents were immigrants from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

References

  1. ↑ http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Felix_Sturm
  2. ↑ http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Felix_Sturm
  3. ↑ iht.com, Sturm wins decision over Sylvester
  4. ↑ http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/26062011/58/brave-macklin-loses-sturm-classic.html

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Héctor Javier Velazco		 WBO Middleweight Champion
September 13, 2003 – June 5, 2004 		Succeeded by
Oscar De La Hoya
Preceded by
Maselino Masoe		 WBA Middleweight Champion
Regular Title
March 11, 2006 – July 15, 2006 		Succeeded by
Javier Castillejo
Preceded by
Javier Castillejo		 WBA Middleweight Champion
April 28, 2007 – March 23, 2010
Promoted 		Succeeded by
Gennady Golovkin
Interim Champion Promoted
as Regular Champion
Vacant
Title last held by
Jermain Taylor		 WBA Middleweight Super Champion
March 23, 2010 – September 1, 2012 		Succeeded by
Daniel Geale
Preceded by
Darren Barker		 IBF Middleweight Champion
December 7, 2013 – present 		Incumbent
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