Geale decisions Sturm; Chagaev destroys Kreiskott

By Rob Smith: WBA Super World middleweight champion Felix Sturm (37-3-2, 16 KO’s) was defeated tonight by IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale (28-1, 15 KO’s) by a 12 round split decision at the Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The judges’ scores were 116-112, 116-112 for Geale and 116-112 for Sturm.

The undercard results:

Nadia Raoui UD 10 Samson Tor Buamas
Ruslan Chagaev TKO 7 Werner Kreiskott
Mauricio Reynoso UD 6 Uladzimir Kharkevich
Patrick Dobroschi KO 1 Maksim Maximov
Maurice Weber TKO 3 Andrei Dolhozhyieu
Mike Keta KO 2 Aliaksei Volchan