Felix storm chases the sixth World Cup

Felix Sturm wants to become the sixth time world champion after all the hustle and bustle of the past years. But first he has to defeat the Hungary Szili on Saturday in the World Cup crazy fight.

Felix storm stared at his smartphone as the five-time box world champion in black T-shirt strolled on the podium. The 43-year-old was left and relaxed at the press conference before these so important twelve laps on Saturday. Either Sturm's big career is finally over, or he reaches after all the time in court and in trial again after a World Cup belt.

The only obstacle in the Dortmunder Westfalenhalle is the Hungarian isvan Szili (39). "If you have the chance to box after the World Cup - I'm 43, Istvan is almost 40 - you will be so motivated as never in his life. That's why I take the topic extremely serious. He is currently the most important for me Opponent, "said storm. The winner of the fight is to meet the British IBO World Champion Lerrone Richards in late summer.

As the venue for the World Cup duel in the supermittlichweight, the Veltins Arena is traded in Gelsenkirchen, where storm could crown the sixth (!) Time in his 21-year professional career to champion. "We train to win, but we live," says storm, whose attack on the title shouted quite doubters on the plan. "That's not at this age anymore. That has nothing to do with boxing," said ex-world champion Dariusz Michalczewski the bild.

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It is certain: both fighters gathered in the years probably get an opportunity hardly again - even if it is "only" about the title of the smaller IBO band. But at least a bit should feel like once in 2004, as a storm dominated the World Cup duel against US star Oscar de la Hoya, but lost unhappy, but hearts conquered.

Felix storm: "Always believed in a comeback"

Yes, then the boxing in Germany still had a different importance, to the storm in the years decisively contributed. But still he wants to know again in advanced age. That's why he came back at the end of 2020, which won two fights afterwards. "Many did not believe that I return to the ring again. But I've always believed that," said storm of the _ picture on Sunday_.

Almost exactly three years ago, when storm was arrested at the FiBo FIBO FIBO in Cologne, nobody would have wasted a thought about a new WM-Fight. Over eight months, the gifted technician sat in custody due to suspicion of tax evasion. In addition, there were doping allegations, which in conjunction with storm for the time being last struggle in 2016 against the Russian Fjodor Tschudinow, in which he had recaptured the WBA title.

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Thereafter, storm had been positively tested on the anabolic substance hydroxy-stanozolol. Because of this infringement of the anti-doping law, which also introduced him to an indictment of physical injury, as well as tax evasion storm was sentenced to three years imprisonment in April 2020. Meanwhile, the penalty was shortened to two years and four months. When he has to compete, is not clear yet. Until then BIXT STURM. And gets title number six possibly.

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