Barker vs Sturm

Who won Barker vs Sturm?

Felix Sturm beat Darren Barker by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 7th December 2013 at Porsche Arena in Stuttgart.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

This contest was for the IBF middleweight championship of the world.

Barker vs Sturm stats

Back in December 2013, Darren Barker stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Felix Sturm made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 3 loses and 2 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Barker had advantage in power over Sturm, with a 62% knock out percentage over Sturm's 45%.

Darren Barker was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Barker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sturm. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Darren Barker & Felix Sturm fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2004, 3 year and 7 months later than Sturm, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 212 less professional rounds, 175 to Sturm's 387.

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