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Felix Sturm vs. Sam Soliman on Feb 2 in Germany
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After coming through a successful IBF middleweight title eliminator against Giovanni Lorenzo in August, former Contender star Sam Soliman could have been forgiven for expecting a shot at fellow-Aussie Daniel Geale sometime this year.
As it turns out, ‘King’ Soloman was pipped to the post by compatriot Anthony Mundine and has now been forced to forge a new path to a world title shot, rather than waiting around to face the winner of the IBF contest.
The path chosen by the 39 year-old is a clash against former WBA title hoarder Felix Sturm on February 2 in Germany, after which, the 53-fight veteran is hopeful of snagging a chance of an all-Australian title bout.
"The stakes are incredibly high, as is the challenge,'' Soliman told dailytelegraph.com.au.
"I am going to Germany on a mission, to beat Felix Sturm. I have no control over what happens in the other fight.''
Soliman could either face the Geale v Mundine victor or more likely, face the WBA champion who emerges from the December 8 title bout between Brian Magee and Mikkel Kessler in what would certainly be the Melbourne fighter’s last chance to become world champion.
As it turns out, ‘King’ Soloman was pipped to the post by compatriot Anthony Mundine and has now been forced to forge a new path to a world title shot, rather than waiting around to face the winner of the IBF contest.
The path chosen by the 39 year-old is a clash against former WBA title hoarder Felix Sturm on February 2 in Germany, after which, the 53-fight veteran is hopeful of snagging a chance of an all-Australian title bout.
"The stakes are incredibly high, as is the challenge,'' Soliman told dailytelegraph.com.au.
"I am going to Germany on a mission, to beat Felix Sturm. I have no control over what happens in the other fight.''
Soliman could either face the Geale v Mundine victor or more likely, face the WBA champion who emerges from the December 8 title bout between Brian Magee and Mikkel Kessler in what would certainly be the Melbourne fighter’s last chance to become world champion.
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