- Felix Sturm
Infobox Boxer
name = Felix Sturm
realname = Adnan Ćatić
nickname = Felix Sturm
height = 5 ft. 11½ in. (181 cm.)
weight =Middleweight
nationality= flagicon|GER German
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|1|31|df=y
death_date =
birth_place =Leverkusen ,West Germany
style = Orthodox
total = 33
wins = 30
KO = 13
losses = 2
draws = 1
no contests = 0Felix Sturm whose real name is Adnan Ćatić (born on
31 January 1979 inLeverkusen ,West Germany ) is a German middleweight boxer of Bosnian ancestry, who won the title at the2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships inTampere, Finland . He is the current WBAmiddleweight champion.Professional career
On
27 January 2001 , Sturm made his debut as a professional boxer facingAntonio Ribeiro fromAngola . Six months earlier he had qualified for theOlympic Games inSydney , but lost his fight to future middleweight champJermain Taylor .After 16 successful matches, Sturm won the WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title on
10 May 2003 . On13 September 2003 , he replaced the injuredBert Schenk in a WBO title bout against ArgentinianHectór Javier Velazco and won the match.Sturm defended the title against
Rubén Varón Fernández fromSpain and was defeated on5 June 2004 byOscar de la Hoya under controversial circumstances. De la Hoya already had a super-fight againstBernard Hopkins lined-up and a loss against Sturm would have scuppered these plans. In the fight, De la Hoya appeared to be getting out-boxed and out-fought by the bigger man Sturm for the majority of the fight before being awarded the close verdict.On
11 March 2006 , Sturm defeatedMaselino Masoe for the "regular" WBA middleweight title by a unanimous decision. Sturm then lost his title against former championJavier Castillejo via TKO on15 July 2006 but won it back on28 April 2007 by a twelve round unanimous decision in Oberhausen.He is a devout
Muslim and prays five times a day. [youtube.com: [http://youtube.com/watch?v=YsFKGnGoIZA Felix Sturm (Adnan Ćatić) bei Kerner 2] ]Amateur career
Highlights included:
*1997 2nd place at Light Middleweight in German National Championships, losing toJurgen Brahmer on points
*1998 German National Light Middleweight champion, defeatingJorg Rosomkiewicz
*1999 competed at the World Championships in Houston, United States; as a Light Middleweight. Results were:
**DefeatedAndrei Tsurkan (Ukraine) points
**Lost toYermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan) points
*1999 German National Light Middleweight champion, defeatingJorg Rosomkiewicz
*2000 1st place at Light Middleweight at European Championships in Tampere, Finland. Results were:
**DefeatedKaroly Balzsay (Hungary) points
**DefeatedMiroslaw Nowosada (Poland) points
**DefeatedDmitri Usagin (Bulgaria) points
**DefeatedAndrei Mishin (Russia) 3-1
*Represented Germany at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
**DefeatedDilshod Yarbekov (Uzbekistan) points
**DefeatedRichard Rowles (Australia) TKO 3
**Lost toJermain Taylor (United States) pointsBoxing record
As of July 2008, Sturm has compiled a professional record of 30 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.
References
External links
* [http://www.felixsturm.de Felix Sturm's Official Website]
* [http://www.boxing.de/en/fighters/fighters/fighter-details/boxer/5/universum.html News and Pictures of Felix Sturm]
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