Felix Sturm has held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO middleweight title from 2003 to 2004, the WBA middleweight title twice between 2006 and 2012, the IBF middleweight title from 2013 to 2014, and the WBA super-middleweight title in 2016.
19 Facts About Felix Sturm
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Felix Sturm finished his amateur career with a record of 143 wins and 10 losses.
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On 27 January 2001, Felix Sturm made his debut as a professional boxer facing Antonio Ribeiro from Angola.
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Felix Sturm defended the title against Ruben Varon Fernandez from Spain.
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On 5 June 2004 in Las Vegas, Felix Sturm faced Oscar De La Hoya in a defense of his WBO middleweight championship.
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Felix Sturm protested the decision with the Nevada Athletic Commission to no avail.
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On 11 March 2006, Felix Sturm defeated Maselino Masoe for the WBA middleweight title by a unanimous decision.
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Felix 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.
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Felix Sturm became a three-time world champion after defeating Castillejo in the rematch.
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Felix Sturm fought Randy Griffin twice, drawing with him in their first fight and winning their second fight by unanimous decision.
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On 2 November 2008, Felix Sturm retained his WBA middleweight title via unanimous decision over Sebastian Sylvester.
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In 2013, Felix Sturm became Germany's first four-time world champion by defeating Darren Barker in Stuttgart.
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In mid-2014, Felix Sturm lost his title against Sam Soliman via unanimous decision.
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In 2016, Felix Sturm defeated Fedor Chudinov by way decision, becoming a two-weight world champion.
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Felix Sturm broke the silence two months later with a post which he shared via Instagram where he complained about being treated unfairly by the doping investigators.
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Felix Sturm wrote that he was only informed two months after the first doping sample about the results and that he wasn't told why it took longer than usual.
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Felix Sturm claimed that the WBA refrained from suspending him because of these irregularities.
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On 19 December 2020, Felix Sturm had his first fight since February 2016.
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Felix Sturm dominated opponent Timo Rost throughout the fight and earned a unanimous decision victory, winning wide on all three scorecards.