Germany’s only 5-time world champion Felix Sturm has signed a promotional contract with Ludger Inholte’s newly formed LIB Boxpromotion and is back in the ring on March 26, 2022 in the world super-middleweight bout IBO with István Szili at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany, Positioning yourself to challenge for an unprecedented sixth World Title
For Felix Sturm, the proverb “three times a charm” is not true. The former middleweight and super-middleweight champion has made more fortunes than any other German boxer, as he is the only five-time world champion the country has – despite its rich history. in the sport of boxing – ever produced. At 42 years old and with two young children at home, Sturm can certainly enjoy a quiet life, away from the limelight and harsh training regimens that a professional boxer must endure to achieve success. labour.
But Felix Sturm is called “The Fighter” for a reason: He never shies away from a challenge.
On March 26, 2022, Sturm, who is fighting again after a 4-year layoff from boxing, will enter the ring for the 52nd time as a professional award-winning athlete – and bets couldn’t be higher: In the IBO World super Middleweight title eliminator, he will face current IBO Intercontinental title winner István Szili at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany. If he wins against Szili, Sturm is expected to fight for the IBO championship in a challenge for an unprecedented sixth world title in the second half of 2022 at the 60,000-seat Veltins-Arena, home of German football club FC Schalke 04.
“I was born to fight and I will do everything in my power to be world champion again,” Sturm said. “March 26 will be the first step towards that goal. I have a great team
in my corner with my coach and friend Maurice Weber and my new promoter, LIB Boxpromotion. I can promise all my fans that big things are still to come in my career. “
The event on March 26 will mark the first collaboration between the five-time champion and the newly formed LIB Boxpromotion. Real estate mogul Ludger Inholte, a lifelong boxing fan, and owner and founder of LIB Boxpromotion, plans to reintroduce Germany as one of the leading powers in the world of boxing. England, along with the United States and Great Britain, and brought boxing up. back to the center stage of German sports culture. In the first step towards making that goal a reality, he signed Sturm an exclusive advertising deal with the ultimate goal of helping “The Fighter” win its sixth world championship. But his involvement in the sport doesn’t stop there: With Sturm’s expertise and keen eye for talent, Inholte intends to develop young and talented boxers to eventually take them to the top of sweet science.
Maurice Weber: “Felix is ready, Hanna is ready – Saturday Night can’t come early!”
Maurice Weber, who challenged for the world light welterweight title and is now head coach of five-time world champion Felix Sturm, was confident about the boxers’ chances at his final press conference today. today ahead of the big LIB-Boxpromotion event opening on Saturday night at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany. In the main event of the evening, Sturm will face the ferocious István Szili across twelve scheduled rounds in the final elimination of the IBO World super-middleweight title – and while Weber realizes that Szili looks like the shape of his life, undeterred by the confidence of the boxer in the opposite corner: “István looks thin, he looks fit, he looks ready to go.” Weber said. “But it doesn’t matter to us, in fact, we are very happy that he will come into the ring in the best possible shape. Whatever he brings on Saturday night, Felix will be ready for it. Whatever he does, Felix will have the answer. Felix will win, and he will win dominantly. The fans are being truly enjoyed. “
Weber added that Sturm is in as good form as he has been in years, saying they left no stones in training camp to be ready for the challenge that comes Saturday night. “This has been our third camp together and it’s by far the best camp,” Weber said. “No sickness, no problem, nothing. We trained for twelve arduous weeks, Felix fought 78 rounds with six different partners, all in keeping with István Szili’s style. He doesn’t look 43, he looks and fights like he’s 29. With all due respect, I don’t think we’re going to go all 12 on Saturday night, I think Felix knocked him out. “
Weber, dubbed “Coach Mo” by his fighters, will also be in the corner of rising star Hanna Hansen, who will face Jeanmary Martinez Paulino for the vacant IBO Intercontinental junior middleweight title. only in her fourth professional game in the lower division at Westfalenhalle. “Hanna also had a great camp. Two weeks ago, she stripped off the rust of her ring, while fighting in Darmstadt. That’s important, but now she’s ready when they come. Again, with all due respect, but I truly believe she will take her opponents down and bring home the intercontinental title in style. “
In addition to Sturm and Hansen, Weber and assistant coach Salih Yildirim will be in the corner of five talented young boxers who will attempt to take the next step in their careers in the lower division in Dortmund: middleweight Anas El-Abid , Ilias super light. Kallouch, light middleweight Meris Idrizi and Ajdin Reiz and middleweight Malik Aksakal. “They all have the talent to develop into exceptional warriors,” Weber said. “This is the biggest period for them but there is absolutely no problem in training. All is well, all is well. I think we’ll have a lot to celebrate when the final bell rings on Saturday night. “
Concluding, Weber said: “All my fighters are ready for Saturday night. Felix is ready, Hanna is ready. I can’t wait for the games, Saturday night can’t come early. “
LIB Boxpromotion is sponsored by LIP Ludger Inholte Projektentwicklung, one of Germany’s leading real estate developers. Ticket Sturm vs. Szili on March 26, 2022 at the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany, on sale at www.LIB.de and via the ticketing hotline +49-2842-9328800.
