World champion Sturm shocked by failed drugs test

BERLIN: World super middleweight champion Felix Sturm said on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) he was shocked to have tested positive for an anabolic steroid after his win over Russia’s Fedor Chudinov last February.

The 37-year-old German was found to have the steroid Hydro-XY Stanozolol in his A sample following his majority decision rematch win over Chudinov in Oberhausen on February 20 for the WBA super middleweight belt.