Felix Sturm
| Felix Sturm | |
|---|---|
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| Real name | Adnan Ćatić |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft. 11½ in. (181 cm.) |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 31 January 1979 Leverkusen,[1] West Germany |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Felix Sturm (born 31 January 1979 as Adnan Catic) is a German[2][3] boxer and current WBA middleweight Super champion of Bosniak descent. Sturm was born and raised in Leverkusen, Germany, but both of his parents were immigrants from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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[edit] 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 on 28 April 2007 by a twelve round unanimous decision in Oberhausen.
Sturm became a three-time world champion after winning Castillejo in the rematch.
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.[4]
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 (boxer), 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 against Matthew Macklin. Sturm won the fight on a split decision, retaining his title.[5]
[edit] Amateur career
Highlights included:
- 1997 2nd place at Light Middleweight in German National Championships, losing to Jurgen Brahmer 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
[edit] Boxing record
| 36 Wins (15 Knockouts), 2 Defeats (1 Knockout), 2 Draws[6] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | |
| Draw | 36-2-2 |  Martin Murray |
PTS | 12 | 2011-12-03 |  SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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| Win | 36-2-1 |  Matthew Macklin |
Decision (split) | 12 | 2011-06-25 | Cologne, Germany |
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| Win | 35-2-1 |  Ronald Hearns |
TKO | 7 | 2011-02-19 | Stuttgart, Germany |
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| Win | 34-2-1 |  Giovanni Lorenzo |
Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 2010-09-04 | Cologne, Germany |
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| Win | 33-2-1 |  Khoren Gevor |
Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 2009-07-11 | Nürburg, Germany |
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| Win | 32-2-1 |  Koji Sato |
TKO | 7 | 2009-04-25 | Krefeld, Germany |
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| Win | 31-2-1 | Sebastian Sylvester |
Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 2008-11-01 | Oberhausen, Germany |
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| Win | 30-2-1 | Randy Griffin |
Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 2008-07-07 | Halle, Germany |
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| Win | 29-2-1 |  Jamie Pittman |
TKO | 7 | 2008-04-05 | Düsseldorf, Germany |
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| Draw | 28-2-1 | Randy Griffin |
PTS | 12 | 2007-10-20 | Halle, Germany |
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| Win | 28-2 |  Noe Gonzalez Alcoba |
Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 2007-06-30 | Stuttgart, Germany |
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| Win | 27-2 |  Javier Castillejo |
Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 2007-04-28 | Oberhausen, Germany |
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| Win | 26-2 | Gavin Topp |
TKO | 6 | 2006-12-02 | Berlin, Germany |
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| Loss | 25-2 | Javier Castillejo |
TKO | 10 | 2006-07-15 | Hamburg, Germany |
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| Win | 25-1 |  Maselino Masoe |
Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 2006-03-11 | Hamburg, Germany |
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| Win | 24-1 | Jorge Sendra |
Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 2005-06-18 |  Pula, Croatia |
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| Win | 23-1 | Bert Schenk |
TKO | 2 | 2005-03-05 | Leverkusen, Germany |
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| Win | 22-1 |  Hacine Cherifi |
KO | 3 | 2004-12-04 | Berlin, Germany |
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| Win | 21-1 | Robert Frazier |
Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 2004-09-18 | Leverkusen, Germany |
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| Loss | 20-1 | Oscar De La Hoya |
Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 2004-06-05 | Las Vegas, USA |
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| Win | 20-0 | Ruben Varon |
Decision (Unanimous) | 12 | 2003-12-20 | Kiel, Germany |
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| Win | 19-0 |  Hector Javier Velazco |
Decision (Split) | 12 | 2003-09-13 | Berlin, Germany |
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| Win | 18-0 | Roberto Mario Vecchio |
TKO | 5 | 2003-07-12 | Leverkusen, Germany |
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| Win | 17-0 |  Tshepo Mashego |
Decision (Unanimous) | 10 | 2003-05-10 | Stuttgart, Germany |
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| Win | 16-0 | Javier Alberto Mamani |
Decision (Unanimous) | 10 | 2003-03-08 | Hannover, Germany |
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| Win | 15-0 |  Lorant Szabo |
Decision (Unanimous) | 8 | 2002-11-23 | Dortmund, Germany |
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| Win | 14-0 |  Anton Lascek |
TKO | 3 | 2002-10-05 | Debrecen, Hungary |
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| Win | 13-0 | Terry Tock |
KO | 1 | 2002-09-14 | Braunschweig, Germany |
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| Win | 12-0 | Gyorgy Bugyik |
TKO | 2 | 2002-07-20 | Dortmund, Germany |
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| Win | 11-0 |  Didier Nkuku Mupeko |
PTS | 6 | 2002-04-06 | Hamburg, Germany |
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| Win | 10-0 | Robert Davis |
PTS | 6 | 2001-12-15 | Berlin, Germany |
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| Win | 9-0 | Mario Lupp |
KO | 1 | 2001-11-24 | Hamburg, Germany |
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| Win | 8-0 |  Francesco Pernice |
TKO | 4 | 2001-11-03 | Lübeck, Germany |
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| Win | 7-0 | Anthony Ivory |
PTS | 6 | 2001-09-29 | Hamburg, Germany |
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| Win | 6-0 |  Mustapha Stini |
PTS | 4 | 2001-07-21 | Aachen, Germany |
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| Win | 5-0 | Zdenek Zubko |
KO | 2 | 2001-06-16 | Budapest, Hungary |
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| Win | 4-0 |  Ramdane Kaouane |
TKO | 1 | 2001-05-05 | Braunschweig, Germany |
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| Win | 3-0 | Bendele Ilunga |
PTS | 4 | 2001-04-07 | Hamburg, Germany |
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| Win | 2-0 | Slavomir Dendis |
KO | 1 | 2001-02-24 | Hamburg, Germany |
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| Win | 1-0 | Antonio Ribeiro |
PTS | 4 | 2001-01-27 | Munich, Germany |
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[edit] Personal life
He is married to a woman named Jasmina. They have one son Mahir born on 24 October 2009. Both of his parents immigranted from Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina to Germany.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.felixsturm.de/de/Steckbrief.htm
- ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=031252&cat=boxer
- ^ http://www.leverkusen.com/whoiswho/whoiswho.php4?view=Catic_Ad&lang=en
- ^ iht.com, Sturm wins decision over Sylvester
- ^ http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/26062011/58/brave-macklin-loses-sturm-classic.html
- ^ Felix Sturm's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-03.
[edit] External links
- Felix Sturm's Official Website
- News and Pictures of Felix Sturm
- Professional boxing record for Felix Sturm from BoxRec
- Leverkusen Who's Who (German)
- Felix Sturm's German Fan Website
| 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 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Gennady GolovkinInterim champ promoted to regular |
| Vacant
Title last held by
Jermain Taylor |
WBA Middleweight Champion Super Title March 23, 2010 – present |
Incumbent |
