On February 15, 45-year-old former multi-division world champion Felix Sturm will make his comeback. He will headline a card at the 6,500-seat Ratiopharm Arena in Neu-Ulm, Germany in front of a gigantic backdrop. Sturm Boxing is cooperating with the Berlin promoter Ingo Volckmann and his AGON Sports.
Felix Sturm: “I am ready to continue writing my story and am looking forward to getting back into the ring to offer my fans another spectacle. Negotiations for my opponent are in the final phase and we will be able to announce him soon. I can already reveal this much: it will be a boxer from Germany!”
– I remember that Sturm beat ODLH in June of 2004 for the WBO Middleweight title, but the judges gave the decision to Oscar………
I remember when he didn’t have to fight to pay off his tax evasion bill…
Remember that too Gary g. I was there in Vegas for that fight. I remember it was the backdrop for him to fight Hopkins. I was/still a fan of ODLH as a fighter, but I could never agree he had won that fight.
I respectfully disagree. Oscar won it with a very good body attack, but Sturm certainly did better than expected.
They knew Oscar was out of shape and it shouldnt count 🙂 KO’d by Hopkins exactly 3 months later, they def would have robbed him too if gone to decision.
The bad decision likely removed millions of dollars and big matchups from Sturm’s career.
I was there for that one too. I don’t know if they would have gave it to DLH. Hopkins was riding pretty high then and had that middleweight streak going. I just remember DLH hitting the deck after that body shot. Clean!
Right you are Gary. The judges were not going to let Strum ruin a mega fight between Oscar and Hopkins if they could help it.
Felix Sturm was absolutely robbed against Oscar. Sturm even looked fresh after the bout & could’ve gone more rounds, while Oscar looked beaten & depleted. Notice how Oscar never offered Sturm a rematch?
They should go and see if Arthur Abraham is interested. The fact that those two never fought is absolutely ridiculous… and there’s always Sam Soliman.
Sturm was afraid of GGG. Before Golovkin moved to America and was very unknown to many boxing fans, he was desperately trying to get a fight against Sturm but was soundly ignored.
Sturm was a victim of 1 of the biggest ever robbery in boxing against De la Cross, it was not even close.
Watch the replay and take note of Oscar’s work to the body.
His body shots had zero impact on Sturm. No damage done!
Dude, de la Hoya did not win that fight. No way no how. Sturm was robbed big time and lost a lot of money because of that decision. Vegas showed love to Oscar, but when he beat Mayweather he was on the other end of a decision.
How do you know, did you speak to Felix after the fight?
Sure did! I know when a decision is a gift. That was a big gift, I can admit it even though DLH was one of my favorites at that time. In fact, Felix said killa king, I won that fight, I said I know, Felix, but you were a victim of Vegas politics. Enough said.
The FACT is he didn’t!!!!
Go Sturm!