News - Giovanni Lorenzo

Sebastian Sylvester (32-3, 15 KOs), previously ranked #2 by the IBF and #5 by the WBO, is the new IBF middleweight champion following a hard-fought split decision over IBF #1 Dominican Giovanny Lorenzo (27-2, 19 KOs) on Saturday night at the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Lorenzo proved he was dangerous early as he cracked read more ...

Sebastian Sylvester 159.2 vs Giovanni Lorenzo 160 Note: Lorenzo made the weight on the second attempt half an hour later. (Vacant IBF middleweight championship) Francesco Pianeta 240.5 vs Matt Skelton 253.1 (EU heavyweight title) read more ...

In an IBF middleweight eliminator, Giovanni Lorenzo (27-1, 19 KOs) scored an explosive second round knockout of Dionisio Miranda (19-3-2, 17 KOs). It was a big right hand that spectacularly laid out Miranda for the count. Time was 2:48. Lorenzo is now the mandatory challenger for IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham read more ...