IBF mandates Sturm vs Stevens for mandatory position?

[Hougigo]

Saw this earlier:

RDS reports IBF offered @yvonmichelGYM title eliminator for David Lemieux vs Felix Sturm. GYM not interested. Pursuing Quillin? #boxing

— Philippe St-Martin (@BoxRec_Canada) June 9, 2014

Then I saw this:

the IBF has mandated a box-off between Felix Sturm and Curtis Stevens, Im told.... #boxing

— Steve Kim (@stevemaxboxing) June 10, 2014

So this is starting to make sense now:

My night. Just watching catching up on things ***10071;***65039; pic.twitter.com/aZ6WScNph1

— Curtis Stevens (@Showtime_curtis) June 10, 2014

Because he's been getting hype:

I won***39;t let this one pass through my fingers. I***39;ll BET MY LIFE ON IT ***10071;***65039;#***8419;Ain***39;tNoPlayingTime http://t.co/4HAzFThkE3

— Curtis Stevens (@Showtime_curtis) June 9, 2014

[Hougigo]

Didn't know he was rated so high in the IBF ratings. Sucks for Murray

http://www.ibf-usba-boxing.com/

[Humean]

Saw this earlier:

RDS reports IBF offered @yvonmichelGYM title eliminator for David Lemieux vs Felix Sturm. GYM not interested. Pursuing Quillin? #boxing

— Philippe St-Martin (@BoxRec_Canada) June 9, 2014

Then I saw this:

the IBF has mandated a box-off between Felix Sturm and Curtis Stevens, Im told.... #boxing

— Steve Kim (@stevemaxboxing) June 10, 2014

So this is starting to make sense now:

My night. Just watching catching up on things ***10071;***65039; pic.twitter.com/aZ6WScNph1

— Curtis Stevens (@Showtime_curtis) June 10, 2014

Because he's been getting hype:

I won***39;t let this one pass through my fingers. I***39;ll BET MY LIFE ON IT ***10071;***65039;#***8419;Ain***39;tNoPlayingTime http://t.co/4HAzFThkE3

— Curtis Stevens (@Showtime_curtis) June 9, 2014

Is Sturm even going to continue his career? Great opportunity for Stevens either way.

[jas]

fk these paper belts

golovkin is the best mw and once cotto fights canelo or mayweather at 155 catchweight , it makes it even more apparent ggg is the champ at mw

[Humean]

Didn't know he was rated so high in the IBF ratings. Sucks for Murray

http://www.ibf-usba-boxing.com/

Murray is fighting Bursak for the WBC silver.

[SnakeVen0m]

Hough you're a damn good detective bro lol

[Hougigo]

Murray is fighting Bursak for the WBC silver.

Yea, but it's next week actually. You'd think they'd wait for their highest rated contender to finish. They move fast though, Solimon only won it like 2 weeks ago

[Hougigo]

Hough you're a damn good detective bro lol

Haha,not really. I was thinking it was something totally different... I thought he was fighting Quillin August ninth and pushed that.... I was way off, he's just possibly fighting in an eliminator. Also, if Sturm doesn't go with it.. could go to Murray, Lemuix or the next rated.

I think Lemuix didn't want it because.

A) He's getting Quillin next for the Stevenson/Hopkins undercard
B) He'd have to travel to Germany

[Humean]

Yea, but it's next week actually. You'd think they'd wait for their highest rated contender to finish. They move fast though, Solimon only won it like 2 weeks ago

I know but that is basically an eliminator itself but for a rival organization.

[kiaba360]

Hough you're a damn good detective bro lol

He's been on his game lately. This is surprising news, as Sturm usually doesn't fight Americans. I'm assuming that Stevens will have to travel though. This is a very interesting match-up, one that's never crossed my mind.