Felix Sturm vs Javier Castillejo
On July 15, 2006, Felix Sturm (25-1, 11 KOs), the middleweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Javier Castillejo (60-6, 41 KOs).
Sturm vs Castillejo Stats
Felix Sturm is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Maselino Masoe, 4 months and 4 days ago. Javier Castillejo is on a 2-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Luis Carmona, 5 months and 12 days ago.
Sturm vs Castillejo Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 63.7-36.3 in favor of Javier Castillejo. Felix Sturm also has a chance at winning but he will have to put up a really good fight to get the win.
Sturm vs Castillejo Result
Javier Castillejo stopped the champion via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA (Regular) middleweight champion. Castillejo improves his record to 61-6 (42 KOs), while Sturm adds a loss to his record at 25-2.