Felix Sturms Bolts From Universum, Breaks Contract

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

According to German BILD-Zeitung WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm quits his contract. “I will never fight for Universum again”, states Sturm. “I’d rather retire.” [details]

[Silencers]

Shame this happens after Abraham moves up.

[The Hammer]

Now perhaps Universum/Spotlight will give Gennady Golovkin a title fight so they can still have a middleweight champion, since they've losing their popular German fighter.

[vercingetorix3]

Was he sick of fighting mandatories and nobodies for most of his professional career?

[catalinul]

Now perhaps Universum/Spotlight will give Gennady Golovkin a title fight so they can still have a middleweight champion, since they've losing their popular German fighter.

Sturm was just a little bit german than Abraham.

Neither are really german.

[Mr. Philadel]

I support Sturm's decision......they got this dude on the shelf like he some kind of tax cut!!!.....he needs to fight Pavlik......thats a fight he can win!

[catalinul]

Felix Sturm is a German, he was born in Germany. Abraham was born in Armenia.

Golovkin just moved to Germany a few years ago when he signed with Spotlight (Universum's partner company, run by Kohl's son-in-law).

His official stats have him born in Germany but I understand he was born in Bosnia.His parents are bosnian anyway so he ain't 100% german.

Abraham is armenian.

Golo is kazakh.

[The Hammer]

Felix Sturm is a German, he was born in Leverkusen, Germany.

Abraham is a German citizen, although he was born in Armenia.

Golovkin is not, he just moved to Germany a few years ago when he signed with Spotlight (Universum's partner company, run by Kohl's son-in-law).

[catalinul]

Like I said.I read somewhere he wasn't born in Leverkusen.Might not be true.He ain't 100% german anyway.

Abraham has german citizenship but he is still armenian.

[giacomino]

Universum, through Spotlight, already has another middleweight "champion" lined up. German Sebastian "Huggy" Zbik pulled a John Ruiz and hugged his way to a hometown decision for the interim WBC middleweight title last month. Pavlik won't fight Huggy because Zbik won't leave Germany and nobody in the U.S. will pay to see Pavlik KO him. So eventually Zbik will become full champion when Pavlik gives up the belt