VERONA, NY (September 1, 2012) After making weight on Friday afternoon, one day ahead of his world title clash with Grzegorz Proksa, World Boxing Association (WBA) Middleweight World Champion Gennady Golovkin spoke about the other upcoming high-profile middleweight bouts taking place in September.… Read Article
Sturm could vacate WBA title if he beats IBF champ Geale tonight
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By Dwight Chittenden: WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (37-2-2, 16 KO’s) will meet up with IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale (27-1, 15 KO’s) in a unification bout tonight at the Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. According to the German news publication bild.de, Sturm is expected to vacate his WBA 160 pound title if he wins the IBF title off of Geale tonight. Sturm would then keep the IBF strap and defend that … Read Article
Sturm vs. Geale, Golovkin vs. Proksa winners must face each other by 12/31, says the World Boxing Association
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(Photo credit Ed Keenan/K2 Promotions) NEW YORK, NY (August 31, 2012) On Thursday, August 30, 2012, the World Boxing Association issued a resolution ordering the winners of the two WBA middleweight championship fights scheduled for this Saturday, September 1 to fight each other by December 31, 2012.
WBA “Super Champion” Felix Sturm will fight Daniel Geale in Oberhausen, Germany. A few hours later, in Verona New York, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will defend his … Read Article
Weights: Sturm vs. Geale
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By Dwight Chittenden: WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (37-2-2, 16 KO’s) made weight on Friday for his fight against Australia’s Daniel Geale (27-1, 15 KO’) in their unfication match on Saturday at the Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Sturm weighed in at 158.73 pounds, and the 31-year-old IBF middleweight champion Geale came in at the exact weight for their unification match.
Geale has a lot of skills and decent power, but he’s … Read Article