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Soliman Vows To Go For Broke Against Felix Sturm

•Dec 21, 2012

Melbourne veteran boxer Sam Soliman's next fight can make or break his career as he takes on German Felix Sturm to set up a crack at a world title. Sam Soliman knows it's a case of now or never if he's to achieve his life-long dream of a boxing world title. The veteran Melbourne middleweight must beat German Felix Sturm, the former WBA middleweight champion, in Germany on February 2 for a crack at the world title held by Australian Daniel Geale. Geale will fight Anthony Mundine four days earlier in Sydney, with the victor to face the winner of the Soliman-Sturm contest for the IBF belt.

Photos/Quotes: Felix Sturm vs. Sam Soliman Presser

Boxing Photos

•Dec 13, 2012

It was officially announced today that former three-time WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm and IBF no. 1 ranked contender Sam Soliman will face each other in an IBF World Title Eliminator on February 2, 2013 at the ISS Dome in Dusseldorf, Germany. The bout will determine the next challenger of the Daniel Geale vs. Anthony Mundine II winner on January 30.

Felix Sturm-Sam Soliman Agreed Upon For February 2

Adrian Warren

•Nov 17, 2012

Veteran boxer Sam Soliman has received a lucrative but risky birthday present which could jeopardise his chances of fighting a fellow Australian for the IBF middleweight title. The No.1 ranked IBF contender, Soliman has signed to fight former champion Felix Sturm in Germany on February 2. Soliman's manager David Stanley said the IBF granted champion Daniel Geale an exemption to fight Australian compatriot Anthony Mundine instead of his charge, provided the winner of that bout in Sydney on January 30 makes a mandatory defence by May 2.

Team Golovkin is Still in Hot Pursuit of Felix Sturm

Alexey Sukachev

•Sep 24, 2012

According to Bild, a well-known German tabloid, former WBA middleweight super champion Felix Sturm (37-3-2, 16 KOs) is being offered a fight with the unified IBO and WBA "regular" champion Gennady Golovkin (24-0, 21 KOs). “We are ready to fight him”, said Tom Loeffler, the managing director of K2 Promotions, who handle Golovkin. “We can fight Felix Sturm at any time, at any place and on any possible channel."

Shaw: Sturm Refused a Rematch Clause Against Geale

Rick Reeno

•Sep 2, 2012

Gary Shaw, the American promoter for IBF/WBA middleweight champion Daniel Geale (28-1, 15KOs), admits he was shocked when German superstar Felix Sturm (37-3-2, 16KOs) refused to have a rematch clause in their fight contract. On Saturday night at the Koenig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Geale ended the long reign of Sturm with a twelve round split decision. It was the first loss for Sturm since 2006.

Photos: Geale Ends The Long Title Reign of Felix Sturm

Boxing Photos

•Sep 1, 2012

IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale of Australia defeated Felix Sturm on a split decision to take the German's WBA title in their unification bout on Saturday night in Germany. Judges Stanley Christodoulou and Dave Parris both scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Geale, while Eugene Grant gave it 116-112 to Sturm. Geale also won his IBF belt on a split decision in Germany, and he was making his third defense of the title he won by beating Sebastian Sylvester in Neubrandenburg last May. Geale improves his record to 28-1 with 15 KOs. Sturm, a German of Bosnian descent, drops to 37-3-2 with 16 KOs after the 33-year-old's first defeat since 2006.

Daniel Geale Shocks Felix Sturm, Unifies IBF/WBA Belts

Alexey Sukachev

•Sep 1, 2012

Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Nadia Raoui (15-1-1, 3KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over Samson Tor Buamas (26-3, 11KOs) to retain the WIBA women's International flyweight championship.

Golovkin-Proksa/Sturm-Geale: Middleweight Report Card

Cliff Rold

•Sep 1, 2012

What will the Middleweight division look like a year from now? What will it look like by Sunday? Both questions leave intriguing answers possible as 160 lbs. takes center stage on two continents. With a unification match in Germany, a stellar clash between emerging faces in the States, and a hotly anticipated clash in two weeks (Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.), Middleweight is coming together. It’s been coming for a while. Middleweight

Shaw Expects Geale To Shock The Odds, Unseat Sturm

Adrian Warren

•Sep 1, 2012

Internationally recognized boxing powerbroker Gary Shaw says Australia's Daniel Geale heads into his middleweight boxing unification bout with Germany's Felix Sturm as one of the world's most under-rated fighters. IBF champion Geale and WBA Super title holder Sturm will put their respective belts on the line in Oberhausen, Germany on Saturday. Geale has a relatively low global profile because he has yet to have a professional bout in the United States, the epicentre of professional boxing.

Geale Plans To Bring The Fight To Sturm in Every Round

Adrian Warren

•Aug 31, 2012

Daniel Geale has declared his intention to drag German superstar Felix Sturm out of his comfort zone as he stands on the threshold of making Australian boxing history. On Saturday at Oberhausen in Germany, IBF middleweight champion Geale will endeavour to become the first Australian-born boxer to unify two major globally-recognised titles in a division.