{"id":629877,"date":"2026-06-09T20:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/629877\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:47:10","slug":"felix-sturms-farewell-opponent-confirmed-for-july-11-retirement-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/629877\/","title":{"rendered":"Felix Sturm&#8217;s Farewell Opponent Confirmed For July 11 Retirement Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxing247.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add East Side Boxing as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770669047_552_google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV0p2ZUdsdVp6STBOeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow East Side Boxing on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Sturm first emerged as one of Germany\u2019s biggest boxing stars during the country\u2019s boxing boom of the early 2000s. A standout amateur who represented Germany at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, he went on to capture world titles on multiple occasions and established himself as one of Europe\u2019s most recognizable fighters.<\/p>\n<p>Sturm first gained international attention following his 2004 decision loss to Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas, a verdict many observers believed should have gone in his favor.<\/p>\n<p>Many observers believed Sturm had done enough to retain his WBO middleweight title, despite losing a disputed decision.<\/p>\n<p>Although his activity has slowed in recent years, Sturm has continued competing. Since returning from a four-year absence following his 2016 victory over Fedor Chudinov, he has fought sporadically, suffering a defeat to Istvan Szili in 2022 while also picking up victories over lesser opposition. His most recent appearance came in 2025 when he stopped Benjamin Blindert in three rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Stein, 20-2-1 (11 KOs), presents a much sterner challenge. The 33-year-old pressure fighter has built a reputation for his aggressive, fan-friendly style and scored a notable knockout victory over previously unbeaten Sarhad Nouzad in a WBC regional title bout last December.<\/p>\n<p>Stein was last seen in May, when he dropped a split decision to Diego Carmona over 10 rounds. Despite that setback, his willingness to press the action could test Sturm\u2019s timing and conditioning in what is expected to be the German veteran\u2019s farewell appearance.<\/p>\n<p>If Sturm\u2019s retirement plans remain unchanged, the July 11 contest will close the book on a professional career spanning more than 25 years and featuring five world title reigns, memorable nights in Stuttgart, and one of boxing\u2019s most debated decisions against De La Hoya.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sturm first emerged as one of Germany\u2019s biggest boxing stars during the country\u2019s boxing boom of the early&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629878,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-629877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}