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Geale beats Sturm in unification bout
September 3, 2012, Monday
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IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale of Australia defeated Felix Sturm on a split decision to take the German's WBA title in their unification bout in Oberhausen, Germany, on Saturday night.
Judges Stanley Christodoulou and Dave Parris both scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Geale, while Eugene Grant gave it 116-112 to Sturm. Geale, 31, also won his IBF belt on a split decision in Germany, and he was making his third defense of the title he won by beating Sebastian Sylvester in Neubrandenburg last May. "Felix has been a world champion for a long time. It was a tough fight," said Geale, who improves his record to 28-1 with 15 KOs. Sturm, a German of Bosnian descent, drops to 37-3-2 with 16 KOs after the 33-year-old's first defeat since 2006, when he lost to Javier Castillejo. Geale ended Sturm's run after 12 defenses of the title he had held since April 2007.
Judges Stanley Christodoulou and Dave Parris both scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Geale, while Eugene Grant gave it 116-112 to Sturm. Geale, 31, also won his IBF belt on a split decision in Germany, and he was making his third defense of the title he won by beating Sebastian Sylvester in Neubrandenburg last May. "Felix has been a world champion for a long time. It was a tough fight," said Geale, who improves his record to 28-1 with 15 KOs. Sturm, a German of Bosnian descent, drops to 37-3-2 with 16 KOs after the 33-year-old's first defeat since 2006, when he lost to Javier Castillejo. Geale ended Sturm's run after 12 defenses of the title he had held since April 2007.
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