Darren Barker vs Felix Sturm
On December 7, 2013, Darren Barker (26-1, 16 KOs), the middleweight IBF champion, defends his title against former world champion Felix Sturm (38-4-2, 17 KOs).
Barker vs Sturm Stats
Darren Barker is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate; his last fight was a split decision win over Daniel Geale, 3 months and 20 days ago. Felix Sturm is on a 1-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over Predrag Radošević, 5 months and 1 day ago.
Barker vs Sturm Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 89.1-10.9 in favor of Felix Sturm. Darren Barker may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Barker vs Sturm Result
Felix Sturm made very easy work of Darren Barker, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. Sturm improves his record to 39-4-2 (18 KOs), while Barker adds a loss to his record at 26-2.