By Rick Reeno, Michael "Scoops" Doss
BoxingScene.com was advised by reliable sources in Germany that WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (33-2-1, 14KOs) is trying to secure Kermit Cintron (32-3-1, 28KOs) as a possible opponent for a scheduled return on September 4 at the Lanxess-Arena in Cologne, Germany.
Sturm, now a promotional free agent, has not fought since last July's decision win over Khoren Gevor. He was busy battling his ex-promoters, Universum, over the validity of his contract. Both sides announced on Tuesday that a settlement was reached.
If a deal is reached, Sturm would be Cintron's first fight as a middleweight. I don't see weight being an issue. Cintron and Sturm are similar in size and between the two of them, Cintron is the actual puncher. It remains to be seen if Sturm's long stretch of inactivity will affect him in the fight.
BoxingScene reached out to Cintron's promoter Lou DiBella, who confirmed Sturm's interest in fighting Cintron, but said the two sides are very far apart on the money.
"They [Sturm's team] did speak to me about fighting Cintron but the money they offered is very low for a fighter like Cintron. Cintron has no problem fighting Sturm, and he has no problem fighting him in Germany, but the offer is unbelievably low," DiBella told BoxingScene.com.
