On June 25, 2011, Felix Sturm (35-2-1, 15 KOs), the middleweight WBA (Super) champion, defends his title against British challenger, Matthew Macklin (28-2, 19 KOs).
Felix Sturm is coming in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate; his last fight was a 7th round TKO victory over Ronald Hearns, 4 months and 6 days ago. Matthew Macklin is on a 11-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Ruben Varon, 6 months and 14 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Felix Sturm at 99-1 winning odds. Matthew Macklin really doesn't have much to present against Sturm.
Felix Sturm defeated Matthew Macklin via split decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) middleweight title. Sturm improves his record to 36-2-1, while Macklin adds a loss to his record at 28-3.