Sturm vs Rost

Who won Sturm vs Rost?

Felix Sturm beat Timo Rost by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 19th, 2020, at Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 100-90 in favor of winner Felix Sturm.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Sturm vs Rost stats

Back in December 2020, Felix Sturm stepped into the ring with a record of 40 wins, 5 losses, and 3 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Timo Rost made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 2 draws, with 3 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Sturm had an advantage in power over Rost, with a 45% knockout percentage compared to Rost's 30%.

Felix Sturm was the older man by 12 years, at 42 years old.

Both Felix Sturm and Timo Rost fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sturm was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 36 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 16 years and 8 months earlier than Rost, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 310 more professional rounds, totaling 387 compared to Rost's 77.

Sturm vs Rost form

Sturm had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Fedor Chudinov on February 20, 2016, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Fedor Chudinov on May 9, 2015, by split decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Festhalle, Frankfurt.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Robert Stieglitz on November 8, 2014, by split draw in their 12 round contest at Porsche Arena, Stuttgart.

Before that, he had lost to Sam Soliman on May 31, 2014, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at König Palast, Krefeld.

He had won against Darren Barker on December 7, 2013, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Porsche Arena, Stuttgart.

Activity check

Sturm's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Sturm vs Rost start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Sturm vs Rost?

Sturm vs Rost was broadcast on Fite.tv PPV UK in the UK.

What were the odds on Sturm vs Rost?

Felix Sturm was a 27/100 (-370) favorite going into the contest, while Timo Rost made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.