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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 54
Wins 44
Wins by KO 19
Losses 6
Draws 3
No contests 1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Gold 2000 Tampere Light-middleweight

Felix Sturm, whose real name is Adnan Ćatić, is a famous boxer from Germany and Bosnia. He was born on January 31, 1979. Felix is known as "The Fighter" and has won many world championships in boxing. He has held titles in different weight classes, like middleweight and super-middleweight. Before becoming a professional boxer, he won a gold medal at the European Championships in 2000.

Felix Sturm's Early Boxing Days

Before becoming a professional, Felix Sturm had a great amateur boxing career. He competed in many important events.

Important Moments as an Amateur

  • In 1997, he came in second place at the German National Championships. He lost to Jürgen Brähmer in a close fight.
  • In 1998, Felix became the German National Light Middleweight champion. He beat Jorg Rosomkiewicz for the title.
  • In 1999, he competed in the World Championships in the United States. He won one fight but then lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov.
  • He won the German National Light Middleweight championship again in 1999.
  • In 2000, Felix won first place at the European Championships in Finland. He won against boxers from Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria, and Russia.
  • He represented Germany at the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia. He won two fights before losing to Jermain Taylor.

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

Felix Sturm's Professional Boxing Career

Felix Sturm started his professional boxing journey in 2001. He quickly became a well-known name in the sport.

Starting as a Pro

Felix had his first professional fight on January 27, 2001. He fought Antonio Ribeiro from Angola and won. Before this, he had competed in the Olympics.

After winning 16 fights in a row, Felix won his first big title. He became the WBO Inter-Continental middleweight champion in May 2003. A few months later, he won the WBO world middleweight title. He then successfully defended this title against Rubén Varón Fernández.

Big Fights and Titles

On June 5, 2004, Felix Sturm faced the famous boxer Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas. Felix was defending his WBO middleweight championship. The judges scored the fight very closely, with De La Hoya winning. Many people, including some boxing experts, thought Felix had won the fight.

On March 11, 2006, Felix won another major title. He defeated Maselino Masoe to become the WBA middleweight champion. He later lost this title to Javier Castillejo. However, Felix fought Castillejo again in April 2007 and won back the WBA title. This made him a three-time world champion!

Felix also fought Randy Griffin twice. Their first fight was a draw, but Felix won the second fight. In November 2008, he kept his WBA middleweight title by beating Sebastian Sylvester. He also defended his title against Khoren Gevor in 2009.

After a break, Felix returned in 2010 to defend his WBA "Super" champion title. He won against Giovanni Lorenzo. He also defended his title against top boxers Matthew Macklin and Sebastian Zbik. Later, he lost his WBA title to Daniel Geale.

Winning the IBF Title

In 2013, Felix Sturm made history. He became Germany's first four-time world champion. He won the IBF middleweight title by defeating Darren Barker. Barker had to stop the fight because of an injury. Barker later decided to retire from boxing.

In 2014, Felix lost his IBF title to Sam Soliman.

Moving to Super-Middleweight

Winning Another Big Title

In 2016, Felix Sturm moved up to a heavier weight class. He fought Fedor Chudinov and won, becoming a world champion in two different weight classes. This was a big achievement for him.

Challenges and Comeback

After his fight with Chudinov, there were some questions about a sample taken from Felix. However, the documents for the sample were not complete. Because of these issues, Felix was not stripped of his titles. He then moved to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Felix later spoke about the situation. He felt he was treated unfairly because of how the sample investigation was handled. He said that important information about the sample was missing. He also claimed he was not allowed to have a second sample tested by a different lab.

On December 19, 2020, Felix Sturm returned to boxing. It was his first fight since February 2016. He fought Timo Rost and won easily. This showed that "The Fighter" was back in action.

Felix Sturm's Life Outside the Ring

Felix Sturm was born Adnan Ćatić in Leverkusen, Germany. His parents are from Bosnia and Herzegovina. They moved to Germany in the 1970s. When Adnan became a professional boxer, he started using the name Felix Sturm for marketing reasons. He has both German and Bosnian citizenship.

In May 2020, Felix Sturm faced legal issues related to taxes.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
54 fights 44 wins 6 losses
By knockout 19 1
By decision 25 5
Draws 3
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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 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

How Many People Watched His Fights?

Felix Sturm's fights were very popular, especially in Germany. Many people watched him on TV.

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 I
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
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 43,230,000

US Pay-Per-View Fights

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