http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/dave_parris/73916 Recent articles about Dave Parris en-us Today Australia's WBA Super Middleweight titlist, Daniel "Real Deal" Geale (28-1, 15 KOs), became the first Australian born prize fighter to win a unification world championship when he defeated former IBF champ, Felix Sturm (37-3-2, 16 KOs) by split decision on his home turf at the Koenig Pilsener Arena in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.  Judges Stanley Christodoulou and Dave Parris scored the bout 116-112 for Geale, while Judge Eugene Grant scored it 112-116 for Sturm. Credit: Brett Costello / The Daily Telegraph "When my hand was raised in victory, there were a few emotions going through my mind at that stage; elation and relief," said Geale. "We put in a lot of hard work for this fight and we were very confident traveling over to Germany.   We knew we had to put in a massive fight.  We are extremely excited how it turned out." This marks the second time that Daniel Geale has traveled to Germany to win a world title.  The first ca... Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:19:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/geale_defeats_sturm_via_split_decision_to_unify_middleweight_straps/11608309 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/geale_defeats_sturm_via_split_decision_to_unify_middleweight_straps/11608309 Geale defeats Sturm via Split Decision to unify middleweight straps http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/geale_defeats_sturm_via_split_decision_to_unify_middleweight_straps/11608309 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/3/d36400dca1a08559900f966546504d1abbb2facf/mini/_Daniel_Geale_690b.jpg IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale of Australia defeated Felix Sturm on a split decision to take the German's WBA title in their unification bout on Saturday night. Judges Stanley Christodoulou and Dave Parris both scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Geale, while Eugene Grant gave it 116-112 to Sturm. ''The judges scored it that way, you have to accept it. That's boxing,'' Sturm said. ''Geale punched more, I landed the cleaner hits ... he boxed superbly, gave all he got.'' Geale also won his IBF belt on a split decision in Germany, and he was making his third defense of the title he won by beating Sebastian Sylvester in Neubrandenburg last May. The 31-year-old fighter appeared more active throughout, ducking and evading Sturm's heaviest blows though the defending WBA champion managed to deliver some of his powerful left jabs. Geale was left with a small cut after the second round, while Sturm had a cut under his left eye from the eighth. Sensing a close de Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:50:38 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ibf_champ_geale_beats_sturm/11607184 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ibf_champ_geale_beats_sturm/11607184 IBF champ Geale beats Sturm http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/ibf_champ_geale_beats_sturm/11607184 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/3/23524407776bea46178278cd83a4d7d68ed6f13b/mini/_Daniel_Geale_34ff.jpg IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale of Australia outpointed Felix Sturm in a split decision to take the German's WBA title in their unification bout Saturday night. Judges Stanley Christodoulou and Dave Parris scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Geale, and Eugene Grant had it 116-112 to Sturm. The 31-year-old Geale appeared more active throughout, though Sturm managed to deliver some of his powerful left jabs. Sensing a close decision, both fighters stepped up the pressure in the final round, which ended in a flurry of punches. Geale improved to 28-1. The 33-year-old Sturm dropped to 37-3-2 with his first defeat since 2006, when he lost to Javier Castillejo of Spain. Sat, 01 Sep 2012 18:45:50 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ibf_champ_geale_beats_sturm_to_claim_wba_title/11606827 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ibf_champ_geale_beats_sturm_to_claim_wba_title/11606827 IBF champ Geale beats Sturm to claim WBA title http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/ibf_champ_geale_beats_sturm_to_claim_wba_title/11606827 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/3/d36400dca1a08559900f966546504d1abbb2facf/mini/_Daniel_Geale_690b.jpg Photo credit: Shabaz Shafiq -- SW33TSCIENCE Anthony Crolla shut out Willie Limond in Motherwell on Friday evening in the stingiest way imaginable. In addition, Manchester’s million dollar kid gave the Garthamlock man’s supporters the cold shoulder for the duration of their encounter -- shucks even excitement had the door slammed shut in its face. And at the end of twelve tepid rounds, during which Crolla had held complete command, only Dave Parris showed enough seasonal spirit to award Willie anything at all in judging that the Scotsman had merited a share of a single round.Limond looked like he was wading through treacle in what was, in all likelihood, his final crack at contesting top honours. Crolla maintained pressure thoughout, hunted the body unmercifully and barely took a punch back in anger. It was, in many ways, a melancholy sight to behold. Even the venue appeared to take pity on the home fighter when in the 7th the lights suddenly went out, cloaking the ring in complete ... Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:13:33 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/anthony_crolla_puts_friendship_aside_to_whitewash_willie_limond/8347663 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/anthony_crolla_puts_friendship_aside_to_whitewash_willie_limond/8347663 Anthony Crolla Puts Friendship Aside To Whitewash Willie Limond http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/anthony_crolla_puts_friendship_aside_to_whitewash_willie_limond/8347663 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png