Boxing: Champion Geale ponders future

Geale unified titles after taking Sturm’s WBA Super world crown here, inflicting the German’s first defeat since 2006.

OBERHAUSEN: Australia’s new unified IBF and WBA middleweight world champion Daniel Geale has said he is weighing his options after the ‘fight of his life’ in his split-decision win over Felix Sturm. Geale unified the titles after taking Sturm’s WBA Super world crown here and inflicting the German’s first defeat since 2006. Having already won once in Germany when he took the IBF title from home favourite Sebastian Sylvester in May 2011, Geale returned to Europe to end Sturm’s run after 12 defences of the title he had held since April 2007. “What can I say? That was exactly how we planned it,” said Geale. “We knew from day one that was going to be a hell of a fight, and it was.” Geale has no shortage of fighters now eager to take a crack at his titles.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 3^rd, 2012.