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Geal Outpoints Sturm, Unifies IBF and WBA titles

September 1, 2012 by Paul Magno Leave a Comment

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Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany– IBF middleweight champ, Australia’s Daniel Geale (28-1, 15 KOs) did the improbable and took a split decision victory from WBA titlist, Germany’s Felix Sturm (37-3-2, 16 KOs) in Germany by scores of 116-112, 116-112, and 112-116. In the process, Geale became the unified IBF/WBA world champ.

The bout was well fought by both parties and competitive throughout, with both fighters exchanging the lead on several occasions. Geale was slightly more active, but Sturm was landing the showier punches and most observers expected a close decision since neither fighter, really, took full control of the action. The unofficial scorecard of The Boxing Tribune saw the bout 115-113 for Sturm, but there were easily eight rounds that could’ve gone either way, so there was no real scoring controversy in this one.

After the bout, both fighters expressed their willingness to sign a rematch.

 

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Paul Magno has over thirty-five years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared in Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, Fight Hype, Man Cave Magazine, Bleacher Report, and The Queensberry Rules.

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