Felix Sturm (36-2-1, 15KOs) will take on challenger Martin Murray (23-0, 10KOs) this Friday, December 2nd. Ranked 2nd in the world among middleweights, Sturm comes into this bout the heavy favorite. He has two losses on record, both coming prior to 2007. In 2004, he lost to Oscar de la Hoya by unanimous decision and in 2006 he lost by TKO 10 to Javier Castillejo. In 2007, … [Read more...]
Two British Murrays On The World Title Trail This Weekend…
This weekend two unfancied British fighters go on their travels to try and grab world titles on foreign soil. Martin Murray, a British middleweight out of Ricky Hatton’s burgeoning stable, gets a surprise tilt at German Felix Sturm’s WBA title. Murray is unbeaten in a 23 fight career, and is the current British and Commonwealth champion. Sturm, 36-2-1, is of course the WBA’s … [Read more...]
4-Round Boxing News Brief (The Latest on Ward-Froch, Mares-Agbeko, James Toney, and Felix Sturm)
- Undefeated WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KOs) has reportedly suffered a cut while sparring, forcing the postponement of his October 29 Super Six Finals showdown with WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KOs). - The rematch between IBF bantamweight champion Abner Mares (22-0-1, 13 KOs) and former champion Joseph Agebko (28-3, 22 KOs) … [Read more...]