Felix Sturm
Felix Sturm | |
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Sturm in 2012 | |
Statistics | |
Real name | Adnan Ćatić |
Nickname(s) | The Fighter |
Rated at |
Middleweight Super-middleweight |
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Reach | 185 cm (73 in) |
Nationality | German |
Born |
Leverkusen, West Germany | 31 January 1979
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 48 |
Wins | 39 |
Wins by KO | 18 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 3 |
No contests | 1 |
Felix Sturm (born Adnan Ćatić; 31 January 1979) is a German professional boxer who currently fights at super-middleweight.[1] He is a former IBF, WBO, WBA and WBA (Super) middleweight 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.[2]
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.
Professional Boxing record
39 Wins (19 knockouts), 5 Losses (1 knockout), 3 Draws, 1 No Contest | |||||||
Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
N/A | N/A | Fedor Chudinov | 12 | 2016-02-20 | Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | For WBA Super Middleweight title. | |
Loss | 39–5–3 (1) | Fedor Chudinov | SD | 12 | 2015-05-09 | Festhalle, Hessen, Frankfurt, Germany | For WBA (Regular) Super Middleweight title. |
Draw | 39–4–3 (1) | Robert Stieglitz | SD | 12 | 2014-11-08 | Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany | Super Middleweight debut. |
Loss | 39–4–2 (1) | Sam Soliman | UD | 12 | 2014-05-31 | König Palast, Krefeld, Germany | Lost IBF Middleweight title. |
Win | 39–3–2 (1) | Darren Barker | TKO | 2 (12) | 2013-12-07 | Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany | Won IBF Middleweight title. |
Win | 38–3–2 (1) | Predrag Radošević | TKO | 4 (12) | 2013-07-06 | Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | |
NC | 37–3–2 (1) | Sam Soliman | NC | 12 | 2013-02-01 | 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. |
Loss | 37–3–2 | Daniel Geale | SD | 12 | 2012-09-01 | Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | Lost WBA (Super) Middleweight title. For IBF Middleweight title. |
Win | 37–2–2 | Sebastian Zbik | TKO | 9 | 2012-04-13 | Cologne, Germany | Retained WBA (Super) Middleweight title. |
Draw | 36–2–2 | Martin Murray | SD | 12 | 2011-12-03 | Mannheim, Germany | Retained WBA (Super) Middleweight title. |
Win | 36–2–1 | Matthew Macklin | SD | 12 | 2011-06-25 | Cologne, Germany | Retained WBA (Super) Middleweight title. |
Win | 35–2–1 | Ronald Hearns | TKO | 7 | 2011-02-19 | Stuttgart, Germany | Retained WBA (Super) Middleweight title. |
Win | 34–2–1 | Giovanni Lorenzo | UD | 12 | 2010-09-04 | Cologne, Germany | Retained WBA (Super) Middleweight title. |
Win | 33–2–1 | Khoren Gevor | UD | 12 | 2009-07-11 | Nürburg, Germany | Retained WBA Middleweight title. |
Win | 32–2–1 | Koji Sato | TKO | 7 | 2009-04-25 | Krefeld, Germany | Retained WBA Middleweight title. |
Win | 31–2–1 | Sebastian Sylvester | UD | 12 | 2008-11-01 | Oberhausen, Germany | Retained WBA Middleweight title. |
Win | 30–2–1 | Randy Griffin | UD | 12 | 2008-07-07 | Halle, Germany | Retained WBA Middleweight title. |
Win | 29–2–1 | Jamie Pittman | TKO | 7 | 2008-04-05 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Retained WBA Middleweight title. |
Draw | 28–2–1 | Randy Griffin | SD | 12 | 2007-10-20 | Halle, Germany | Retained WBA Middleweight title. |
Win | 28–2 | Noe Gonzalez Alcoba | UD | 12 | 2007-06-30 | Stuttgart, Germany | Retained WBA Middleweight title. |
Win | 27–2 | Javier Castillejo | UD | 12 | 2007-04-28 | Oberhausen, Germany | Won WBA Middleweight title. |
Win | 26–2 | Gavin Topp | TKO | 6 | 2006-12-02 | Berlin, Germany | |
Loss | 25–2 | Javier Castillejo | TKO | 10 | 2006-07-15 | Hamburg, Germany | Lost WBA Middleweight title. |
Win | 25–1 | Maselino Masoe | UD | 12 | 2006-03-11 | Hamburg, Germany | Won WBA Middleweight title. |
Win | 24–1 | Jorge Sendra | UD | 12 | 2005-06-18 | Pula, Croatia | |
Win | 23–1 | Bert Schenk | TKO | 2 | 2005-03-05 | Leverkusen, Germany | |
Win | 22–1 | Hacine Cherifi | KO | 3 | 2004-12-04 | Berlin, Germany | |
Win | 21–1 | Robert Frazier | UD | 12 | 2004-09-18 | Leverkusen, Germany | |
Loss | 20–1 | Oscar De La Hoya | UD | 12 | 2004-06-05 | Las Vegas, USA | Lost WBO Middleweight title. |
Win | 20–0 | Ruben Varon | UD | 12 | 2003-12-20 | Kiel, Germany | Retained WBO Middleweight title. |
Win | 19–0 | Hector Javier Velazco | SD | 12 | 2003-09-13 | Berlin, Germany | Won WBO Middleweight title. |
Win | 18–0 | Roberto Mario Vecchio | TKO | 5 | 2003-07-12 | Leverkusen, Germany | |
Win | 17–0 | Tshepo Mashego | UD | 10 | 2003-05-10 | Stuttgart, Germany | |
Win | 16–0 | Javier Alberto Mamani | UD | 10 | 2003-03-08 | Hannover, Germany | |
Win | 15–0 | Lorant Szabo | UD | 8 | 2002-11-23 | Dortmund, Germany | |
Win | 14–0 | Anton Lascek | TKO | 3 | 2002-10-05 | Debrecen, Hungary | |
Win | 13–0 | Terry Tock | KO | 1 | 2002-09-14 | Braunschweig, Germany | |
Win | 12–0 | Gyorgy Bugyik | TKO | 2 | 2002-07-20 | Dortmund, Germany | |
Win | 11–0 | Didier Nkuku Mupeko | PTS | 6 | 2002-04-06 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Win | 10–0 | Robert Davis | PTS | 6 | 2001-12-15 | Berlin, Germany | |
Win | 9–0 | Mario Lupp | KO | 1 | 2001-11-24 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Win | 8–0 | Francesco Pernice | TKO | 4 | 2001-11-03 | Lübeck, Germany | |
Win | 7–0 | Anthony Ivory | PTS | 6 | 2001-09-29 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Win | 6–0 | Mustapha Stini | PTS | 4 | 2001-07-21 | Aachen, Germany | |
Win | 5–0 | Zdenek Zubko | KO | 2 | 2001-06-16 | Budapest, Hungary | |
Win | 4–0 | Ramdane Kaouane | TKO | 1 | 2001-05-05 | Braunschweig, Germany | |
Win | 3–0 | Bendele Ilunga | PTS | 4 | 2001-04-07 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Win | 2–0 | Slavomir Dendis | KO | 1 | 2001-02-24 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Win | 1–0 | Antonio Ribeiro | PTS | 4 | 2001-01-27 | Munich, Germany | Professional debut. |
Personal life
Both of his parents were immigrants from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a practicing Muslim. He is married to his wife Jasmina since 2007 and they have a son, Mahir.
References
- ↑ Professional boxing record for Felix Sturm from BoxRec. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ↑ iht.com, Sturm wins decision over Sylvester
External links
- Felix Sturm's Official Website
- Professional boxing record for Felix Sturm from BoxRec
- Leverkusen Who's Who (German)
Sporting positions | ||
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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 – May 31, 2014 |
Succeeded by Sam Soliman |
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