Usually, side A takes the right to demand revenge after a defeat, but in the case of a veteran Felix Sturm (43-6-3, 18 KOs), the situation developed in such a way that he decided to give revenge to one of his former opponents Shukr Altai (15-3, 14 KOs). The boxers first met at the end of February this year, and after ten rounds the judges unanimously gave the victory to Sturm.
Former world middleweight champion Felix Sturm (43-6-3, 18 KOs) behind bars again. On February 18 in Stuttgart, the 44-year-old athlete returned to the ring after a year-long break, and was arrested 10 days later.
Former world middleweight champion Felix Sturm (43-6-3, 18 KOs) defeated Shukra Altai (15-3, 14 KOs) by unanimous decision in the main event of the evening organized in Stuttgart, Germany. In the seventh round, Altai managed to noticeably shock Sturm, but after ten rounds, the judges scored the meeting 96-94, 97-95 and strange 99-91. For Sturm, it was a return to the ring after a year-long break and a loss to Istvan Schiele. The fight took place in the light heavyweight division.
It is possible that Felix Sturm (42-6-3, 18 KOs) has not yet said his last word in the professional ring. The five-time world champion - four times as a middleweight, once as a super middleweight - was sentenced to twenty-eight months in prison for tax evasion and embezzlement.
In the IBO eliminator, a little-known 39-year-old Istvan Seely (26-2-2, 14 KOs) won majority decision ruined 43-year-old former two-division world champion's comeback attempt Felix Sturm (42-6-3.18 KOs) in Saturday Night's Main Event at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany.