Felix Sturm: record, next fight and profile →
The weights are in for Saturday's big middleweight clash at the SAP-Arena in Mannheim, Germany. WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm weighed, 159.6-pounds, while undefeated challenger Martin Murray was 159. Both fighters were cut and ready to fight.
WBA "super" middleweight champion Felix Sturm is days away from a scheduled defense against undefeated British boxer Martin Murray. The year is almost over and several challengers are ready to take Sturm on. Sturm sat down with Abendblatt and discussed a number of subjects - including the reasons for the failed negotiations to make a rematch with Matthew Macklin, whether he plans to face his mandatory Gennady Golovkin and more.e art.
Martin Murray is determined to make the most of his chance when he takes on Felix Sturm on Friday night. The St Helens boxer faces the experienced German at the SAP-Arena in Mannheim, live on Sky Sports, looking to claim the WBA title in just his 24th professional fight. He will be hoping to succeed where Matthew Macklin failed, Sturm having clung on to his belt courtesy of a controversial points win over 'Mack the Knife' earlier this year.
Promoter and former champion Ricky Hatton is confident in middleweight Martin Murray's ability to overcome the power and experience of WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (36-2-1, 15 KOs). While some rate him high in the domestic circles, Murray (23-0, 10 KOs) is a massive underdog in the fight, which is scheduled for December 2 at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany.
Super middleweight prospect Rocky Fielding will be travelling to Germany next week to cheer on gym-mate Martin Murray in Mannheim as he challenges Felix Sturm for the WBA ‘super’ middleweight title.
Former European champion Matthew Macklin will be an interested spectator when Martin Murray steps into the ring with WBA champion Felix Sturm in eight days’ time as he knows it could have been him opposing the German in Mannheim.
It is a common tale, a young amateur boxer discovers nightlife and booze, goes off the rails, does a bit of prison time and loses track of his boxing career. Fast forward a few decades and the boy has become a middle-aged man, he looks in the mirror and thinks about what could and should have been.
Co-promoters Fernando Beltran and Bob Arum of Top Rank are interested in matching WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. against the winner of the upcoming rematch between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, scheduled for December 3rd. Chavez vs. Cotto was once being explored in 2010, but the fight never happened. Another fight of interest is a unification with WBA champion Felix Sturm of Germany. Sturm is going to be a much tougher fight to put together, as he makes a lot of money to stage his fights in Germany.
Martin Murray told Sky Sports' Ringside he's ready to grab his WBA Middleweight title shot even if it has come earlier than expected. Murray, 29, will fight Germany's Felix Sturm in his own backyard on December 3 having put together a run of 23 wins, 10 by knockout. With master tactician Oliver Harrison in his corner and promoter Ricky Hatton backing him all the way, the Commonwealth, British and WBA International titleholder is in bullish mood even if he believes Sturm will be out to put on a show.
Middleweight contender Martin Murray believes he will have to outbox Felix Sturm over twelve rounds to capture the champion's WBA middleweight title. British and Commonwealth champion Murray, 29, faces Sturm, 32, in Mannheim, Germany on the 2nd of December.