Felix Sturm: record, next fight and profile →
Former WBA and WBO super middleweight and middleweight champion Felix Sturm, fresh out of jail where he was locked up due to tax evasion, will return to the ring December 19 in Hamburg with the "new" Universum as promoter, writes BILD.
Former WBA middleweight and super middleweight champ Felix Sturm, who recently was sentenced to three years in jail for tax evasion and doping, has in part appealed the verdict.
Former WBA super middleweight and middleweight champion Felix Sturm (40-5-3) has been sentenced to three years in jail for tax evasion and attempted tax evasion, reports BILD. However, the regional court in Cologne freed Sturm of some of the charges, but the case still involved one million euro.
One of Germany’s most decorated boxers Arthur Abraham (47-6, 30 KOs) has tipped Vincent Feigenbutz (31-2, 28 KOs) to become Germany’s latest World Champion on February 15th when he takes on Caleb Plant (19-0, 11 KOs) for the IBF Super Middleweight World title at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
ESPN+ will televise the SES show on Saturday headlined by IBO light heavyweight champ Sven Fornling taking on Dominic Boesel - a fight that is also for the vacant WBA Interim title, reports boxen1.com.
Olli Maki, one of the greatest fighters ever in Finland, passed away at the age of 82 Saturday morning. Maeki was an excellent amateur with over 300 contests and turned pro in 1960 where he was quickly moved up the ranks losing to then British champ and future World and EBU champ Howard Winstone in his sixth fight.
The former world champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World Boxing Association (WBA), Felix Sturm, was arrested in Cologne, Germany. It was reported by Bild that the 40-year-old athlete was arrested at a fitness fair.
Former WBA 160 and 168 lb champ Felix Sturm have been rumored to come back for a long time now but now finally it appears that the comeback is on. Sturm have announced on social media that he is coming back. Adnan Catic as his real name is, was last seen winning a disputed decision over Fjodor Chudinov in February 2016. Then came allegations of a positive doping test and Sturm complained about various wrongdoings during the test procedure. Furthermore the ex-champ also says he´s proven his innocence and is ready to resume his career.
Cologne prosecutors continue doping investigations into Felix Sturm, whose secondary "b-sample" also came back positive. Sturm, a former middleweight and super-middleweight champion, gave up his belt during the probe.
According to Umar Kremlev, manager of 168-pound contender Fedor Chudinov (14-1, 10KOs), they are waiting for the World Boxing Association to appoint an opponent for a mandatory battle with the vacant WBA super middleweight title at stake.