WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (28-2-1, 12 KOs) retained his world title with a twelve round draw with mandatory challenger Randy Griffin (24-1-3, 12 KOs) in a very tough fight on Saturday night at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle/Westfalen, Germany. Sturm had a good first round, landing sharp jabs and a nice uppercut. Griffin was aggressive, but had problems getting past Sturm's peek-a-boo defense. Griffin upped the pressure in round two and both fighters landed good punches, Sturm landing a big right near the end of the round. The bout continued at a very high level in round three, with Sturm landing the cleaner punches. Good two-way action in rounds four and five. Griffin amped up the attack in the sixth, forcing Sturm to the ropes several times. Another strong round for Griffin in the seventh. What had been somewhat of a slugfest turned into a boxing match in rounds eight through ten with Sturm and Griffin staying in the middle of the ring demonstrating their technical skills. Griffin was busier in round eleven, while Sturm landed the cleaner punches. Both fighters needed round twelfth and dug down deep with a tired Sturm ending with a late flurry. Scores were 114-114, 117-114 Griffin, 115-114 Sturm.

WBO #1 rated junior welterweight Willy Blain (18-0, 3 KOs) won by tenth round DQ against Stephane Benito (22-13-3, 8 KOs) in a bout for the WBO Intercontinental belt. Time was 1:56. Blain remains first in line for a shot at world champion Ricardo Torres.

WBA #5 heavyweight Taras Bidenko (24-2, 12 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over George Arias (41-10, 29 KOs) to successfully defend his WBA Intercontinental championship. Scores were 119-109, 117-111, 119-109.