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MARTIN MURRAY will challenge WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm later this year

St Helens’ British, Commonwealth and WBA intercontinental champion meets the German superstar at the SAP Arena, Mannheim on Friday 2^nd December

Murray will be bidding to become the first Hatton Promotions fighter to win a world championship crown.

The undefeated 28-year-old said: “I am absolutely buzzing and have so much motivation to go over there and beat Sturm.

“I first knew about the fight in early September, but we couldn’t say anything until the contract was signed.

“I have started an 11 week training camp at Oliver Harrison’s gym and come fight night I will be in the shape of my life.

“I have been ready for this chance for about nine months, but I seemed to slip under the radar because everybody talks about Matthew Macklin and Darren Barker as the main middleweights in Britain.”

Sturm was a controversial points winner over Macklin in June, but Murray insists he has every confidence in the officials.

He added: “I watched Sturm’s defence against Macklin and made it a draw. When it is that close the champion on home soil usually gets the decision and there could be no real complaints.

“The WBA are a fantastic organisation and been very good to me so I will not be worrying about the scoring.

“Anyway, I am better fighter than Macklin and I will go one better than him in December.”

Murray who has won all 23 fights and is ranked three by the WBA will be an underdog when he faces the formidable champion.

Sturm, 32, has lost just two of his 39 contests and will be making the 11^th defence of the world title he won for the second time against Javier Castillejo in April 2007.

Murray last fought in June, when he forced Nick Blackwell to quit on his stool after five rounds

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Main European Boxing Results - Saturday 25^th June 2011 – From Germany and the United Kingdom

• Results - Saturday 25 June – from: Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Felix Sturm and Matthew Macklin surpassed all expectations today in Germany, giving the fans a real treat with a 12-round war, which saw Felix Sturm win a close, even if debatable split decision over a relentless Matthew Macklin. Retaining his WBA middleweight belt, Sturm prevailed by scores of 116-112 twice. The third judge gave it to Macklin by a margin of 115-113.

It was a superb fight throughout, with griping, non stop, continuous action, with the last two rounds bringing the crowd to their feet. The final bell concluded a great action fight, and the judges scored the bout 115:113 Macklin, 116:112 and 116:112 for Sturm, who emerged the split decision winner in one of the year’s best fights to date.

31-year-old Sturm is now 36-2-1(15). Birmingham’s 29-year-old Macklin is now 28-3(19).

Other results from Germany

Heavyweight - Manuel Charr def Danny Williams by TKO 7 / 8 - Time: 1:16

Flyweight - Nadia Raoui def Evgeniya Zablotskaya on UD 6 / 6

Middleweight - Mike Keta def Goekhan Kaya by TKO

Middleweight - Manuel Faisst def Torsten Roos by TKO 2 / 4

• Saturday 25 June - Civic Hall, Bedworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Cruiserweight - Rhys Davies lost to Shane McPhilbin by TKO 3 / 10 - Time: 1:30

• Saturday 25 June - Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Welterweight - Kell Brook def Lovemore N’dou on UD 12 / 12 - Vacant WBA Inter-Continental welterweight title

Heavyweight - Richard Towers def Ismail Abdoul on PTS 8 / 8

Kell Brook (24-0, 16KOs) won a dominating twelve round unanimous decision over tough veteran Lovemore Ndou (48-13-2, 31KOs) to capture the vacant WBA Inter-Continental welterweight title.

In the twelfth and final round: Brook went after Ndou with hard punches, trying to stop his opponent. Ndou was doing everything possible to survive. He was holding on and running out the clock as Brook was hitting him with punches to the head and body. But even though he hurt the 39-year-old “Black Panther” repeatedly, he couldn’t become the first man to ever stop N’dou. Brook won on scores of 119-110, 119-110 and 118-111.

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Latest Boxing News in Brief – Friday, June 17, 2024 – for: Felix Sturm wraps up his training, Pacquiao vs Mayweather lawsuit update, Fernando Guerrero and Steve “2 Pound” Forbes, Froch vs. Ward, Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez, Happy Birthday “Mano de Piedra” Duran, Helenius vs. Liakhovich, Maidana vs. Guerrero, Conyers replaces Yorgey

• Felix Sturm wraps up his training

Three-time middleweight champion and current WBA middleweight super world champion Felix Sturm has wrapped up his training for his upcoming fight against the Irishman Matthew Macklin on June 25 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, today. Preparing for his tenth title defense, Sturm engaged in an intense sparring session and finished his workout on the heavy bag. In an interview with fightnews.com, Strum said: “I really don’t think we’ll go the distance. The fight will end in the second half. With the tempo and intensity this fight is going to have, it can’t possibly last the distance. Somebody will break down later on”.

• Pacquiao vs Mayweather lawsuit update

Today, Federal Magistrate Judge Robert Johnston denied an Emergency Motion filed by Floyd Maywather Jr. and ordered Mayweather to give sworn testimony under oath, beginning tomorrow, June 17. Mayweather is being sued by pound-for-pound champion and Congressman Manny Pacquiao based on Mayweather’s defamatory statements accusing Pacquiao of taking performance-enhancing drugs.

• Fernando Guerrero and Steve “2 Pound” Forbes

ESPN’s Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra will originate from Austin, Texas June 17 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com when undefeated junior middleweight Fernando Guerrero (21-0, 16 KOs) and former International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior lightweight champion Steve “2 Pound” Forbes (35-9, 11 KOs) are featured in co-main events. Friday’s fights will take place at the Erwin Center. Guerrero, coming off a February 10-round decision win over Derrick Findley, will be taking on Oklahoma’s Grady “Bad Boy” Brewer and Forbes, a former IBF junior lightweight champion will take on San Francisco’s Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield (13-0-1, 8 KO’s). Forbes is looking to rebound after a February sixth-round technical decision loss against Jo Jo Dan on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights.

• Froch vs. Ward

The Super Six tournament finals bout between WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) and WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 Ko’s) is tentatively set for October 29th with the fight likely to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez

The talking is over, the hard training is done and now it’s time to fight. This Saturday, June 18, at Arena Vicente Fernandez in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez will make his first title defense and put his amazing 36-0-1 record on the line against veteran contender Ryan Rhodes, who is determined to make sure that his first world title shot in nearly 12 years won’t go to waste.

• Happy Birthday “Mano de Piedra” Duran

Panamanian ring legend Roberto “Mano de Piedra” Duran celebrates his 60th birthday. Roberto Carlos Duran Samaniego was born on June 16, 2024 in Panama City and went to win world titles in the lightweight, welterweight, super welterweight and middleweight divisions with 22 world title fights. Duran fought in the five decades, the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000. He was immortalized in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY in 2007.

• Helenius vs. Liakhovich

Unbeaten heavyweight contender Robert Helenius (15-0, 10 KO’s) will be fighting former WBO heavyweight champion Sergei Liakhovich (25-3, 16 KO’s) on August 27th. The two were supposed to have fought next month in July but Helenius injured his hand while training and will need extra time to get get ready.

• Conyers replaces Yorgey

Hard-hitting jr middleweight Allen Conyers steps in for the injured Harry Joe Yorgey when he takes on Gabriel Rosado in the scheduled 10-round main event Friday evening, July 15, at Bally’s Atlantic City. Yorgey sustained a shoulder injury in training Monday evening and will be out of action for three months. Conyers, 35, has derailed the careers of several promising fighters including James De La Rosa and Derek Ennis. By comparison, Rosado lost a 12-round decision to Ennis last summer for the USBA junior middleweight title.

• Maidana vs. Guerrero

Two time world champion Robert Guerrero (29-1-1, 18 KO’s) has reportedly signed the contract to face WBA light welterweight interim champion Marcos Maidana (30-2, 27 KO’s) on August 27th at the HP Pavilion, in San Jose, CA. Maidana has agreed to the contract and will be signing as well for the fight.

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Latest Boxing News in Brief – Wednesday 16^th February for: Andre Ward, Anthony Mundine, Boxing on ESPN in 3D, Felix Sturm, Jimmy Lange, Joseph Laryea, Klitschko vs. Solis, Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta, Ricky Burns, Roman gets title shot, Segura vs. Calderon II, Title Elimination fight

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• Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta (20-0-1, 10 KOs), 2011 is the year - not just any year that he plans to leave his mark in the boxing world. - His first step towards that comes this Friday night, February 18th, when Gesta faces Genaro Trazancos (22-13-1, 13 KOs) in an eight-round main event from the Longshoreman’s Hall in San Francisco, and broadcast on Telefutura’s “Solo Boxeo Tecate”. The fight card is presented by Golden Boy Promotions with Don Chargin Promotions in association with Jorge Marron Productions.

• On Saturday, the 12th of March, Great Falls, VA’s Jimmy Lange will headline his 12th show at the George Mason University Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA. The opponent for Lange will be the “Fighting Schoolteacher” Jimmy Holmes of DeMotte, IN. The bout will be a scheduled 10-rounder that will be fought at 160 pounds. Lange (34-4-2, 24 KO’s) is coming off the 2010 Beltway Boxing Knockout of the Year — a 10th round stoppage of Joe Wyatt November 6 at the Patriot Center. Lange won the NABA Junior Middleweight title with the win, but he will not be defending the title in this bout. Holmes (19-1-2, one NC, 10 KO’s) scored a first-round TKO over Joseph Harden on December 17 in Hammond, IN. Holmes is indeed a schoolteacher as he teaches physical education at an elementary school in Roselawn, IN.

• Joseph Laryea has promised Ricky Burns a beating he’ll never forget when they clash for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Super-Featherweight title next month. - Laryea has sparred up to 20 rounds at a time in the searing heat of Accra, Ghana, in a bid to get in shape for the fight at the Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

• Segura vs. Calderon II — Ivan Calderon (34-1-1, 6 KO’s) might be going back for more punishment in a rematch with WBO light flyweight champion Giovanni Segura (26-1-1, 22 KO’s) on April 2nd at the Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. Calderon, 36, was stopped in the 8th round last year by Segura in August, and took a lot of punishment in that fight.

• Klitschko vs. Solis to be televised on Epix in U.S – Boxing News — For American boxing fans hoping to see the March 19th bout between WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) and challenger Odlanier Solis (17-0, 12 KO’s) on cable, they’ll be happy to learn the news that the fight will be picked up by the American premium cable channel Epix on 3/19, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.

• Roman gets title shot - On a five-bout winning streak since his “Fight of the Year” candidate with Antonio Escalante a year ago, Juarez contender Miguel “Mickey” Roman (33-7, 25 KOs) has earned himself a shot at the WBA World Featherweight Champion Jonathan Victor Barros (31-1-1, 18 KOs). Rated No. 9 by the WBA, Roman will journey either to Barros’ country of Argentina, Mexico or Panama for the fight. Roman’s promoter, Promociones del Pueblo, is negotiating with Barros’ camp on the location.

• WBA Super Middleweight Champion Andre Ward will be joining the Boxingchannel.com coverage team for the Feb. 19th Nonito Donaire-Fernando Montiel Bantamweight Title match. Ward, who is now in the semi-finals of the Super Six World Boxing Classic on Showtime, will be providing analysis and doing interviews at the Februrary 18th weigh-in and the post fight press conference on February 19th. Ward will be joining Al Bernstein and Trip Mitchell on the coverage team. All the features and interviews can be seen at www. Boxingchannel.com.

• Title Elimination Bout - Woodland Hills, California (February 14, 2024) - Art of Boxing Promotions in association with Bash Boxing and Lights Out Promotions have added another USBA title bout to the third installment of WARNER CENTER WAR on Friday, March 4, 2011. In the co-main event, Otis Griffin (23-6-2, 9 KOs), ranked #7 by the IBF, puts his USBA light-heavyweight title on the line against Yusaf Mack (28-3-2, 17 KOs), who is ranked #8 in. This is a world title elimination bout with the winner becoming the mandatory challenger to IBF light-heavyweight champion, Tavoris Cloud..

• Former two time WBA super middleweight champion Anthony Mundine (40-4, 24 KO’s) will be facing former Australian Contender Super middleweight series champion Garth Wood (10-1-1, 6 KO’s) on April 13th in what could be a fight that puts the 35-year-old Mundine’s career on the line when they meet at the Brisbane Entertainment Center. Mundine was shockingly knocked out in the 5th round by the little known inexperienced Wood last year in December.

• WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (34-2-1, 14 KO’s) will continue with his practice of dipping down in the bottom of the WBA rankings to find his opponents when he takes on number #12 WBA ranked Ronald Hearns (26-1, 20 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Porsche Arena, in Stuffgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. (source boxingnews)

• Boxing on ESPN in 3D — FSPN will present boxing in 3D for the first time on Friday with ESPN’s Friday Night Fights telecast at 9 p.m. ET from Salisbury, Md. The fight will also be televised on ESPN2. To see the fight in 3D, you need 1) a 3D-ready TV, 3D glasses and a special 3D-ready box from your cable provider - Jr. Middleweight Harry Joe Yorgey (21-1, 10 KOs) will fight in an off-TV bout against journeyman Taronze Washington (14-14, 7 KOs) on the undercard of the February 25 Friday Night Fights show in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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• Sturm defeats Lorenzo - at the Lanxess-Arena in Cologne, Germany.

WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (34-2-1, 14 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Giovanni Lorenzo (29-3, 21 KOs) Scores 117-111, 117-111, 118-111. all for Strum.

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• Burns defeats Martinez - at Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland.

Scottish hero Ricky Burns (29-2, 7 KOs) dethroned previously unbeaten and heavily favored WBO super featherweight champion Roman Martinez (24-1-1, 15 KOs).

Scores were 115-112, 115-112, 115-113.

In the co-feature, featherweight Stephen Smith (11-0, 6 KOs) won a twelve round split decision over John Simpson (21-7, 9 KOs) in a clash for the Commonwealth 126lb title. Scores were 116-112, 116-114 for Smith, 116-114 for Simpson.

Super featherweight - Paul Appleby defeated Yordan Vasilev by TKO

Lightweight - Alex Arthur defeated Peter McDonagh on PTS

Super featherweight - Stephen Ormond defeated Johnny Greaves on PTS

Welterweight Liam Smith had a draw result with Terry Carruthers .

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• Jan Zaveck defeats Rafal Jackiewicz – at the Sportpark Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck (30-1, 17 KOs) defended his title with a twelve round majority decision over Rafal Jackiewicz (36-9-1, 18 KOs).

Scores were 117-111, 117-111, 114-114.

Light heavyweight Denis Simcic (23-1, 14 KOs) brutally KO’d journeyman Istvan Varga (17-12, 5 KOs) in round nine. Varga was taken from the ring on a stetcher.

Light heavyweight Predrag Radosevic (20-0, 8 KOs) padded his record against professional loser Thomas Hengstberger (14-29-3, 3 KOs) with a fourth round TKO.

Unbeaten heavyweight Goran Delic (17-0, 3 KOs) outpointed Attila Makula (3-6, 1 KO) over six.

Middleweight - Christina Hammer defeated Mihaela Dragan by TKO

Flyweight - Tjasa Kolar defeated Anika Kurzer on PTS

Light heavyweight - Predrag Radosevic defeated Thomas Hengstberger by TKO

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• Amin Asikainen defeats Jaudiel Zepeda by TKO – at the Toolon Kisahalli in Helsinki, Finland.

Former Euro middleweight beltholder Amin Asikainen (28-3, 19 KOs) scored a fourth round TKO over Jaudiel Zepeda (12-4-1, 9 KOs).

In the co-feature, unbeaten light welterweight Denis Shafikov (25-0, 14 KOs) outpointed Peter Semo (19-6, 14 KOs) over eight by scores of 79-73, 79-73 and 80-72.

Lightweight Edis Tatli (12-0, 2 KOs) defeated Rudy Encarnacion (21-18-2, 11 KOs) by eight round unanimous decision. Scores were 79-74, 77-75, 77-75. Encarnacion had a point deducted for a low blow.

Super middleweight Niko Jokinen (11-0, 4 KOs) dropped Ivan Maslov (6-5-1, 0 KOs) in round four and landed good punches in every round en route to a six round 60-54, 60-53, 59-54 win.

Welterweight Jussi Koivula (6-0, 3 KOs) outpointed Vatche Wartanian (9-3-3, 2 KOs) over six by scores of 60-54, 60-56, 60-53.

Female super featherweight Eva Wahlstrom (3-0, 2 KOs) stopped debuting Nadezhda Manakova in round five.

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• Charlie “Ota” Bellamy defeats Tadashi Yuba at the Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

WBA#13 OPBF and Japanese super-welter champ Charlie “Ota” Bellamy (15-1-1, 10 KOs), 153.5, impressively scored a successful defense as he pounded out a close but unanimous decision (116-113 twice and 115-114) over highly touted southpaw Tadashi Yuba (37-6-2, 28 KOs).

WBA#9 Japanese national lightweight champ Nihito Arakawa, halted Mitsuya Omura, at 0:54 of the fifth round.

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• Bursak decisions Vera – at the Sportpalace Meteor in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.

WBO Inter-Continental middleweight champion Max “Tiger” Bursak (21-0-1, 8 KOs) defeated American journeyman Bryan Vera (17-4, 11 KOs) by unanimous decision.

Score: 118-111 (twice) and 119-110.

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