On April 28, 2007, Javier Castillejo (61-6, 42 KOs), the middleweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Felix Sturm (26-2, 12 KOs).
Javier Castillejo is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round TKO loss to Mariano Natalio Carrera, 4 months and 26 days ago. Felix Sturm is on a 1-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, with his last fight being a 6th round TKO win over Gavin Topp, 4 months and 26 days ago.
The winning odds are at 88.3-11.7 in favor of Javier Castillejo. Felix Sturm may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Felix Sturm defeated Javier Castillejo via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBA title. Sturm improves his record to 27-2, while Castillejo adds a loss to his record at 61-7.