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 odds of winning are at 98.5-1.5 in favor of Javier Castillejo. Felix Sturm won't be able to do much against Castillejo.
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.