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Felix Sturm
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Sturm in 2012
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Real name Adnan Ćatić
Nickname(s) The Fighter
Rated at
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Reach 185 centimetres (73 in)
Nationality
  • German
  • Bosnian
Born (1979-01-31) 31 January 1979 (age 46)
Leverkusen, West Germany
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 55
Wins 45
Wins by KO 20
Losses 6
Draws 3
No contests 1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Gold 2000 Tampere Light-middleweight

Adnan Ćatić (born January 31, 1979), known as Felix Sturm, is a professional boxer from Bosnia and Germany. He has won many world championship titles in two different boxing weight groups: middleweight and super-middleweight. As an amateur boxer, he won a gold medal at the 2000 European Championships in the light-middleweight division.

Felix Sturm's Boxing Journey

Amateur Career Highlights

Felix Sturm had a successful amateur boxing career before turning professional. He competed in many important events.

  • In 1997, he placed second in the German National Championships. He lost to Jürgen Brähmer in a points decision.
  • In 1998, he became the German National Light Middleweight champion. He defeated Jorg Rosomkiewicz for the title.
  • In 1999, he took part in the World Championships in Houston, USA. He won one fight and lost another.
  • He won the German National Light Middleweight title again in 1999.
  • In 2000, he won first place at the European Championships in Tampere, Finland. He won four fights to earn the gold medal.
  • He represented Germany at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He won two fights before losing to Jermain Taylor.

Felix Sturm finished his amateur career with an impressive record. He had 143 wins and only 10 losses.

Professional Boxing Start

Felix Sturm began his professional boxing career on January 27, 2001. His first opponent was Antonio Ribeiro from Angola. Just six months before this, he had competed in the Olympic Games.

After winning 16 fights in a row, Sturm earned his first major title. On May 10, 2003, he won the WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title. Later that year, on September 13, 2003, he stepped in for an injured boxer. He fought Hectór Javier Velazco for the WBO world title and won. Sturm successfully defended this title against Rubén Varón Fernández.

Sturm vs. De La Hoya Fight

On June 5, 2004, Felix Sturm faced Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas. This was a defense of Sturm's WBO middleweight championship. The judges scored the fight very closely. All three judges gave the win to De La Hoya. However, many people, including boxing expert Harold Lederman, thought Sturm had won. Sturm landed more punches than De La Hoya. Sturm tried to challenge the decision, but it was not changed.

Becoming a WBA Champion

On March 11, 2006, Sturm defeated Maselino Masoe. He won the WBA middleweight title by a unanimous decision. He then lost this title to Javier Castillejo on July 15, 2006. However, Sturm won the title back from Castillejo in a rematch. This happened on April 28, 2007, in Oberhausen. This victory made Sturm a three-time world champion.

He also fought Randy Griffin twice. Their first fight was a draw. Sturm won their second fight by a unanimous decision. On November 2, 2008, Sturm kept his WBA middleweight title. He won against Sebastian Sylvester by a unanimous decision.

On July 11, 2009, he defended his title against Khoren Gevor. This fight went all 12 rounds. After being inactive for over a year, Sturm returned to defend his WBA title. He fought Giovanni Lorenzo, and the winner would become the WBA "Super" champion. Sturm won by a clear unanimous decision.

After defeating strong opponents like Matthew Macklin and Sebastian Zbik, Sturm lost his WBA title. He was defeated by Australian Daniel Geale. Geale's IBF title was also on the line in that fight.

IBF Champion

In 2013, Felix Sturm made history. He became Germany's first four-time world champion. He achieved this by defeating Darren Barker in Stuttgart. Barker had to stop the fight due to a serious hip injury. Barker's IBF title was on the line.

In mid-2014, Sturm lost his IBF title to Sam Soliman. Soliman won by a unanimous decision.

Moving to Super-Middleweight

WBA (Super) Champion

In 2016, Sturm moved up to the super-middleweight division. He defeated Fedor Chudinov by decision. This made him a world champion in two different weight classes.

Return to Boxing

On December 19, 2020, Sturm had his first fight since February 2016. Sturm performed very well against Timo Rost. He won the fight by a unanimous decision. The judges scored the fight clearly in his favor.

Personal Life

Felix Sturm was born Adnan Ćatić in Leverkusen, Germany. His parents, Ćamil and Zahida, are from Bosnia and Herzegovina. They moved to Germany in the 1970s. Adnan Ćatić started using the name Felix Sturm for his professional boxing career. This was done for marketing reasons. He has both German and Bosnian citizenship.

Professional Boxing Record

Professional record summary
55 fights 45 wins 6 losses
By knockout 20 1
By decision 25 5
Draws 3
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
55 Win 45–6–3 (1) Benjamin Blindert KO 3 (10) 15 Feb 2025 Ratiopharm Arena, Neu-Ulm, Bayern, Germany
54 Win 44–6–3 (1) Şükrü Altay TKO 9 (10), 0:32 2 Dec 2023 Ludwigsburg MHP Arena, Ludwigsburg, Germany
53 Win 43–6–3 (1) Şükrü Altay UD 10 18 Feb 2023 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
52 Loss 42–6–3 (1) Istvan Szili MD 12 26 Mar 2022 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany For IBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title
51 Win 42–5–3 (1) James Kraft UD 10 19 Jun 2021 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
50 Win 41–5–3 (1) Timo Rost UD 10 19 Dec 2020 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
49 Win 40–5–3 (1) Fedor Chudinov MD 12 20 Feb 2016 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany Won WBA (Super) super-middleweight title
48 Loss 39–5–3 (1) Fedor Chudinov SD 12 9 May 2015 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany For vacant WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
47 Draw 39–4–3 (1) Robert Stieglitz SD 12 8 Nov 2014 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
46 Loss 39–4–2 (1) Sam Soliman UD 12 31 May 2014 König Palast, Krefeld, Germany Lost IBF middleweight title
45 Win 39–3–2 (1) Darren Barker TKO 2 (12), 2:09 7 Dec 2013 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany Won IBF middleweight title
44 Win 38–3–2 (1) Predrag Radošević TKO 4 (12), 2:17 6 Jul 2013 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany
43 NC 37–3–2 (1) Sam Soliman UD 12 1 Feb 2013 ISS Dome, Düsseldorf, Germany Originally a UD win for Soliman: Overturned to NC after the A sample showed traces of an illegal stimulant
42 Loss 37–3–2 Daniel Geale SD 12 1 Sep 2012 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany Lost WBA (Super) middleweight title;
For IBF middleweight title
41 Win 37–2–2 Sebastian Zbik RTD 9 (12), 3:00 13 Apr 2012 Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany Retained WBA (Super) middleweight title
40 Draw 36–2–2 Martin Murray SD 12 2 Dec 2011 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany Retained WBA (Super) middleweight title
39 Win 36–2–1 Matthew Macklin SD 12 25 Jun 2011 Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany Retained WBA (Super) middleweight title
38 Win 35–2–1 Ronald Hearns TKO 7 (12), 0:48 19 Feb 2011 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany Retained WBA (Super) middleweight title
37 Win 34–2–1 Giovanni Lorenzo UD 12 4 Sep 2010 Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany Retained WBA (Super) middleweight title
36 Win 33–2–1 Khoren Gevor UD 12 11 Jul 2009 Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany Retained WBA middleweight title
35 Win 32–2–1 Koji Sato TKO 7 (12), 2:46 25 Apr 2009 König Palast, Krefeld, Germany Retained WBA middleweight title
34 Win 31–2–1 Sebastian Sylvester UD 12 1 Nov 2008 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany Retained WBA middleweight title
33 Win 30–2–1 Randy Griffin UD 12 7 Jul 2008 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany Retained WBA middleweight title
32 Win 29–2–1 Jamie Pittman TKO 7 (12), 0:36 5 Apr 2008 Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany Retained WBA middleweight title
31 Draw 28–2–1 Randy Griffin SD 12 20 Oct 2007 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany Retained WBA middleweight title
30 Win 28–2 Noé González Alcoba UD 12 30 Jun 2007 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany Retained WBA middleweight title
29 Win 27–2 Javier Castillejo UD 12 28 Apr 2007 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany Won WBA middleweight title
28 Win 26–2 Gavin Topp TKO 6 (10), 1:08 2 Dec 2006 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
27 Loss 25–2 Javier Castillejo TKO 10 (12), 2:47 15 Jul 2006 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Lost WBA middleweight title
26 Win 25–1 Maselino Masoe UD 12 11 Mar 2006 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Won WBA middleweight title
25 Win 24–1 Jorge Sendra UD 12 18 Jun 2005 Pula Arena, Pula, Croatia Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
24 Win 23–1 Bert Schenk TKO 2 (12), 2:01 5 Mar 2006 Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
23 Win 22–1 Hacine Cherifi KO 3 (8), 2:06 4 Dec 2004 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
22 Win 21–1 Robert Frazier UD 12 18 Sep 2004 Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen, Germany Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
21 Loss 20–1 Oscar De La Hoya UD 12 5 Jun 2004 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US Lost WBO middleweight title
20 Win 20–0 Ruben Varon UD 12 20 Dec 2003 Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany Retained WBO middleweight title
19 Win 19–0 Héctor Javier Velazco SD 12 13 Sep 2003 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany Won WBO middleweight title
18 Win 18–0 Roberto Mario Vecchio TKO 5 (12) 12 Jul 2003 Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen, Germany Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
17 Win 17–0 Tshepo Mashego UD 10 10 May 2003 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany Retained IBF Youth middleweight title
16 Win 16–0 Javier Alberto Mamani UD 10 8 Mar 2003 Preussag Arena, Hanover, Germany Won vacant IBF Youth middleweight title
15 Win 15–0 Lorant Szabo UD 8 23 Nov 2002 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
14 Win 14–0 Anton Lascek TKO 3 (8), 2:00 5 Oct 2002 Főnix Hall, Debrecen, Hungary
13 Win 13–0 Terry Tock KO 1 14 Sep 2002 Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Gyorgy Bugyik TKO 2 (6) 20 Jul 2002 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany
11 Win 11–0 Didier Nkuku Mupeko PTS 6 6 Apr 2002 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Robert Davis PTS 6 15 Dec 2001 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Mario Lupp KO 1 (6) 24 Nov 2001 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Francesco Pernice TKO 4 (6) 3 Nov 2001 Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Anthony Ivory PTS 6 29 Sep 2001 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Mustapha Stini PTS 4 21 Jul 2001 Tivoli Eissporthalle, Aachen, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Zdenek Zubko KO 2 (6) 16 Jun 2001 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
4 Win 4–0 Ramdane Kaouane TKO 1 (4) 5 May 2001 Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Bendele Ilunga PTS 4 7 Apr 2001 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Slavomir Dendis KO 1 (4) 24 Feb 2001 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Antonio Ribeiro PTS 4 27 Jan 2001 Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany

Fight Viewership

Many people watched Felix Sturm's fights, especially in Germany.

Germany

Date Fight Viewership (avg.) Source(s)
11 March 2006
 Felix Sturm vs. Maselino Masoe
5,970,000
20 October 2007
 Felix Sturm vs. Randy Griffin
5,000,000
7 July 2008
 Felix Sturm vs. Randy Griffin II
3,900,000
5 April 2008
 Felix Sturm vs. Jamie Pittman
5,880,000
1 November 2008
 Felix Sturm vs. Sebastian Sylvester
5,920,000
4 September 2010
 Felix Sturm vs. Giovanni Lorenzo
5,270,000
19 February 2011
 Felix Sturm vs. Ronald Hearns
4,740,000
25 June 2011
 Felix Sturm vs. Matthew Macklin
4,550,000
3 December 2011
 Felix Sturm vs. Martin Murray
4,340,000
31 May 2014
 Felix Sturm vs. Sam Soliman II
3,580,000
Total viewership 49,150,000

US Pay-Per-View Bouts

Date Fight Billing Buys Network
June 4, 2004
 De La Hoya vs. Sturm Collision Course 380,000 HBO
Total buys 380,000

See also

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