Sturm protests loss to De La Hoya
June 12, 2004
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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Former WBO middleweight champion Felix Sturm filed a protest with the Nevada Athletic Commission over his loss to Oscar De La Hoya.
Judges Dave Moretti, Paul Smith and Mike Glienna each favored De La Hoya 115-113 in last week's fight. De La Hoya needed the win to preserve a Sept. 18 middleweight title bout with Bernard Hopkins.
``Perhaps the judges in Las Vegas were distracted by the overwhelming presence of the upcoming big fight,'' Sturm promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl said.
Marc Ratner, the commission's executive director, said there was no basis for the protest, which was filed Friday. Ratner said he turned over the protest to Deputy Attorney General Keith Kizer, who will write a letter to Sturm explaining there will be no review.
``Scoring is subjective, so unless someone can prove a mathematical mistake or collusion,'' there is no basis for a protest, Ratner said.
Sturm, a German fighting in the United States for the first time, landed 234 of 541 punches to 188 of 792 for De La Hoya.
June 12, 2004
AP - Jun 6, 1:15 am EDT
More Photos
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Former WBO middleweight champion Felix Sturm filed a protest with the Nevada Athletic Commission over his loss to Oscar De La Hoya.
Judges Dave Moretti, Paul Smith and Mike Glienna each favored De La Hoya 115-113 in last week's fight. De La Hoya needed the win to preserve a Sept. 18 middleweight title bout with Bernard Hopkins.
``Perhaps the judges in Las Vegas were distracted by the overwhelming presence of the upcoming big fight,'' Sturm promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl said.
Marc Ratner, the commission's executive director, said there was no basis for the protest, which was filed Friday. Ratner said he turned over the protest to Deputy Attorney General Keith Kizer, who will write a letter to Sturm explaining there will be no review.
``Scoring is subjective, so unless someone can prove a mathematical mistake or collusion,'' there is no basis for a protest, Ratner said.
Sturm, a German fighting in the United States for the first time, landed 234 of 541 punches to 188 of 792 for De La Hoya.
