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05/26/2005 Archived Entry: "Felix Sturm fights against Spanish champion Sendra!"
Felix Sturm fights against Spanish champion Sendra!
June 18, Amphitheater Pula/Croatia, ZDF live
Felix Sturm (photo courtesy of www.boxing.de )
Hamburg/Pula – German boxing star Felix Sturm, 23-1 (11), is fighting on June 18 at the Amphitheater of Pula, Croatia, against Spanish middleweight champion Jorge Sendra. The 25-year-old only once beaten Sturm will defend his WBO international title in what is another move for him in direction to a world title shot.
"Felix is somebody who wants to prove himself and who wants to fight against the best," coach Michael Timm said. “Currently Felix is so motivated that I even have to slow him down in training. He knows that his name has a high value in boxing worldwide. Sendra should suit Felix because he is a very variable technician. The only danger could be when Sendra is going wild.”
Beside Sturm also his stable mate Stipe Drews is fighting in Pula which is the birthplace of the Croatian light heavyweight contender and former European champion.
The 33-year-old Jorge Sendra, 28-2-1 (22), lost a close split decision in a contest for the European middleweight title earlier this year against Frenchman Morrade Hakkar.
Felix Sturm was holding the WBO middleweight world title from 2003 to 2004. In his second defense he lost a close twelve round decision to Oscar de la Hoya on June 5 in Las Vegas.
The event in Pula will mark the first time that Universum Box-Promotion is promoting an event in Croatia, along with their German television partner ZDF who will broadcast live.
With a great deal of logistic expenditure and many technical details Universum and ZDF want to realize this event at that special location in the amphitheater of Pula, a popular place for tourism.
In Croatia RTL is broadcasting live.
