Felix Sturm has retained his WBA middleweight title with a draw against Martin Murray in Mannheim, Germany.
Judge Jean-Francois Toupin scored the bout 116-112 to the German, while Ted Gimza ruled it 115-113 to Murray. Deciding judge Pasquale Procopio had the scoring at 114-114.
The fight was 29-year-old Murray's first appearance at world level.
"We thought we'd won but you're in Germany, in his own backyard. We're gutted we didn't get the win but it's expected in Germany," he told Sky Sports News.
"We've always known I'm world class, I just needed that chance. I've shown it today, I took a major step up in class but I belong at that level.
"I took a couple of rounds to get into it and get flowing, I eventually warmed into it and went 12 rounds with a good world champion."
The result was Sturm's 11th successful defence of his title.
