BERLIN: Former world middleweight boxing champion Felix Sturm of Germany has lost to another Australian after Sam Soliman claimed a unanimous points victory in their IBF middleweight title eliminator.
Sturm, 34, suffered a second consecutive defeat in Duesseldorf yesterday having lost his WBA crown to Australia’s Daniel Geale last September.
The former champion suffered the fourth loss of his career after a plucky display by Soliman, to whom the judges awarded the fight 116-111, 114-113, 114-113, to give the 39-year-old Australian a record of 43 wins, 17 KOs and 11 defeats. The German had needed to win the bout to become the IBF number-one challenger in order to secure a rematch against Geale, who beat compatriot Anthony Mundine in Sydney last Wednesday, but Soliman is now set for a crack at the IBF title. AFP
