On a big night at the fights at Koenig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen last evening, Felix Sturm and Segiy Dzinziruk handled dangerous opponents and retained world titles. Sturm, 36-0 (22), proved the superiority of his skills as he kept challenger Sebastian Sylvester at arm’s length with the jab over the …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Sturm vs. Sylvester, Dzinziruk vs. Julio Tonight In Oberhausen
It’s a big night at the fights at the Koenig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen tonight as two world title fights and a massive Argentine puncher headed for the world stage are on tap. Headlining bout is a massive German showdown between WBA Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm, 30-2-1 (13), defending against …
Read More »European Boxing News: Sam, Sylvester, Sturm, Pascal, Gulyakevich, Sanavia
By Per Ake Persson The EBU have declared Sinan Samil Sam as winner in the fight for the vacant European Heavyweight title against Paolo Vidoz on July 4. The fight was scored a draw but one of the judges – Frenchman Robin Dolpierre – first had the final round 10-9 …
Read More »European Boxing News: Sturm Defeats Griffin In Rematch, Retains WBA Title
By Per Ake Persson WBA Middle Champ Felix Sturm retained the title with an impressive display of slick, sharp boxing against American challenger Randy Griffin in the headliner of Universum´s show at the Gerry Weber Stadium, in Halle, Germany.
Read More »European Boxing News: Sturm, Griffin, Haussler, Kessler, Kotelnik, Bonsu, Piccirillo, Galassi
At the weigh-in yesterday in Halle, Germany, WBA Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm measured up with challenger Randy Griffin of America ahead of their rematch tonight at Gerry Weber Stadium. Both men looked perfectly fit and trim but I give the weighin procedure on points to Griffin, who came in at …
Read More »European Boxing News: Asloum, Zbik, Sturm, Klitschko, Baysangurov, Chagaev
By Per Ake Persson French TV network Canal+ paid light flyweight Brahim Asloum 750,000 Euros when he challenged then WBA champ Juan Carlos Reveco, plus a bonus of 150,000 Euros in case of victory. Asloum won and was all set to defend the title July 26 against Giovanni Segura. However, …
Read More »European Boxing News: Chagaev, Valuev, Murat, Sylvester, Solis, Hide
By Per Ake Persson Sauerland Event have acted quickly to the news that WBA Heavyweight Champ Ruslan Chagaev is injured and are asking for either Chagaev to be stripped of the title or to have Valuev allowed to fight for an interim title. This was the second postponement of the …
Read More »European Boxing News: Bonsu, Murat, Stieglitz, Sylvester, Sturm
By Per Ake Persson European Welterweight Champion Jackson Osei Bonsu´s defence of the title against Slovenian Jan Zaveck on July 26 in Maribor is postponed until late September as Zaveck suffer from a back injury. Jackson is also booked to headline a show at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on …
Read More »Boxing In Germany: Sturm Stops Pittman In Dusseldorf
Towering Aussie southpaw Jamie “Mr. Business” Pittman came into last night’s WBA Middleweight challenge against reigning champion Felix Sturm with an armload of regional title belts and an undefeated record as the pair clashed at Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany. For the first two frames, the 26 year old challenger …
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