Felix Sturm Gets Injured, Title Fight Off

By Per Ake Persson

German middleweight Felix Sturm, who was set to challenge WBA champion Maselino Masoe on November 26 in Leverkusen, is sidelined with an elbow injury that will require surgery.

The fight will be rescheduled after Sturm has surgery.

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The show in Leverkusen will go ahead with WBA bantamweight champion Wladimir Sidorenko in the main event slot, against Venezuelan Jose de Jesus Lopez. Michel Trabant vs. Mark Suarez, Jurgen Brahmer vs. Henry Porras and Mohamed Abduallev vs Andreas Kotelnik, are all featured bouts on the card.

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