NUERBURG, Germany (AP)—Felix Sturm retained his WBA middleweight title, beating Khoren Gevor in a unanimous decision Saturday at the Ring Arena.
Sturm relied on clean, strong shots that stunned Gevor several times throughout the 12-round fight. But the Armenian challenger was aggressive and tenacious, moving Sturm around the ring and keeping him in a defensive crouch.
All three judges called the fight for
Sturm, 115-113 twice and 117-111. Many in the arena were disappointed, including Gevor, who said “no one won that fight.”
Sturm (33-2-1) said he wasn’t as perturbed by Gevor’s dissent as he was by what he said were some dirty moves in the ring.
“He wants to be world champion, like everyone, but you have to do more than push with your head,” Sturm said.
The two fighters, both 30 years old, spent much of the fight locked with their gloves and heads nearly touching. At the close of the third round, Sturm fell to the mat when Gevor (30-4) took a swing while standing on his opponent’s foot.
Sturm, a German, hasn’t lost in his past nine fights, though he only mustered a draw against Randy Griffin in October 2007. He beat Griffin by unanimous decision later that year. His recent fights before Saturday been a string of easy victories.
Sturm relied on clean, strong shots that stunned Gevor several times throughout the 12-round fight. But the Armenian challenger was aggressive and tenacious, moving Sturm around the ring and keeping him in a defensive crouch.
All three judges called the fight for
Sturm, 115-113 twice and 117-111. Many in the arena were disappointed, including Gevor, who said “no one won that fight.”Sturm (33-2-1) said he wasn’t as perturbed by Gevor’s dissent as he was by what he said were some dirty moves in the ring.
“He wants to be world champion, like everyone, but you have to do more than push with your head,” Sturm said.
The two fighters, both 30 years old, spent much of the fight locked with their gloves and heads nearly touching. At the close of the third round, Sturm fell to the mat when Gevor (30-4) took a swing while standing on his opponent’s foot.
Sturm, a German, hasn’t lost in his past nine fights, though he only mustered a draw against Randy Griffin in October 2007. He beat Griffin by unanimous decision later that year. His recent fights before Saturday been a string of easy victories.
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