The court refused to release the former boxer on ail, fearing that Sturm will flee from Germany and will be hiding from justice in another European country. A similar incident had already occurred at the beginning of the year, when Sturm, knowing the court's decision, a long time was hiding in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
40-year-old boxer who fought last time in February 2016, a few months ago, said that he wanted to return to the ring. In his last bout the Germans defeated on points Fedor Chudinov, winning the WBA middleweight belt. But a few months later he was stripped of the title after illegal drugs were found in his doping samples.