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Sturm loses to Australia's Soliman
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 03 - 02 - 2013

Australian boxer Sam Soliman (R) punches former WBA champ Felix Sturm in their IBF middleweight eliminator in Duesseldorf, Germany, Friday. — AP
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 Friday night 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 No. 1 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.
"I can't get inside the judges' heads, I am just a boxer," said a disappointed Sturm after his defeat.
The German had dominated the first three rounds, catching Soliman with several right-hand shots, one of which dropped him to the canvas midway through the second, before the Australian rallied.
Soliman has said he is prepared to fight Geale "anywhere, any place, any time" and his victory was the third straight by an Australian middleweight in Germany after Geale's victories over Sturm and Sebastian Sylvester in 2011.
Cubans set for WSB route
into professional careers
Cuban boxers could soon be fighting under professional rules for the first time in more than 50 years after high-level meetings between the Caribbean island's authorities and the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
AIBA president Ching-Kuo Wu visited Cuba this week to discuss the cream of the country's fighters joining the professional-style World Series of Boxing (WSB) and soon to be launched AIBA Pro Boxing (APB). “They are very serious about it,” Wu told Reuters by telephone Friday. “We have cleared the way for them and they are very happy and are very seriously considering joining subject to final approval by the Cuban authorities.” — Agencies


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