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June - Oscar weathers Sturm

On 5 June in Las Vegas, Oscar de la Hoya and Bernard Hopkins had final warm-up fights before their proposed super-fight in September.

While Hopkins easily dispatched Robert Allen, De la Hoya, bidding to win titles at six different weights, was outboxed by Germany's Felix Sturm - but still given the decision.


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	June - Oscar weathers Sturm On 5 June in Las Vegas, Oscar de la Hoya and Bernard Hopkins had final warm-up fights before their proposed super-fight in September. While Hopkins easily dispatched Robert Allen, De la Hoya, bidding to win titles at six different weights, was outboxed by Germany's Felix Sturm - but still given the decision.