More than two decades after boxing great Thomas Hearns last held a portion of the middleweight title, Ronald Hearns, his son, will have a chance to bring a 160-pound belt back into the family. Ronald Hearns will challenge Felix Sturm for his title Feb. 19 in Stuttgart, Germany, promoter Lou DiBella told ESPN.com on Thursday. "We've agreed in principle on the terms and we are exchanging the paperwork," DiBella said of his deal with Arena Box promoter Ahmet Öner, who works with Sturm's own promotional company on his fights. "We hope to have it signed by Saturday." Among his many world titles, Thomas Hearns won a vacant middleweight belt by knocking out Juan Domingo Roldan in the fourth round in 1987 before being upset on a third-round knockout by Iran Barkley in his first defense in June 1988. Now Ronald Hearns will get a middleweight title opportunity despite a thin resume. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5971804
