Felix Sturm retains WBA title

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    Felix Sturm retained his WBA middleweight title with a contentious split-decision win over Irish challenger Matthew Macklin in Lanxess Arena on Saturday.

    Two judges awarded it 116-112 in favor of the defending champion fighting in his hometown, while the other scored 115-113 to Macklin after a thrilling fight.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6704433
     

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