The two will battle it out in Sylvester´s «livingroom,» the Jahnsport Forum, where Sebastian enjoys a big fan following. Proksa, promoted by Matchroom, has previously held the EU crown but never fought at the level that Sylvester has but while untested he´s also fresh and on the way up. The winner of this fight will have ex-WBC titleholder Sebastian Zbik as mandatory challenger. The EBU title was left vacant by Darren Barker read more ...

IBF #1 rated Daniel Geale (25-1, 15 KOs) dethroned IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-4-1, 16 KOs) with a close twelve round split decision on Saturday night at the Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Germany. Both fighters had their moments, but most rounds were close with Geale winning 118-110, 118-112 on two cards, and Sylvester winning 118-110 on the third card read more ...

Eduard Gutknecht will challenge European light heavyweight champion Danny McIntosh in Neubrandenburg, Germany on May 7. In the main fight of the night, IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester will defend his title against mandatory challenger Daniel Geale read more ...

According to several German sources (particularly to Sportal and ARD), this Saturdays IBF middleweight championship between reigning champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-3-1, 16 KOs) and optional challenger Mehdi Bouadla (21-3, 10 KOs) is off due to a viral infection contracted by the titleholder read more ...

Team Sauerland will kick off 2011 with a world title doubleheader in Neubrandenburg, Germany on January 22nd. IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-3-1, 16 KOs) will make a fourth defence of his title when he takes on Frenchman Mehdi Bouadla (21-3, 10 KOs). IBF Cruiserweight Champion Steve Cunningham will also defend his crown against mandatory challenger Enad Licina read more ...

In one of his most impressive performances, IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-3-1, 16 KOs) successfully defended his title for the third time with a one-sided twelve round unanimous decision over #10 rated Mahir Oral (28-3-2, 11 KOs) on Saturday night at the Stadthalle in Rostock, Germany. Sylvester suffered a vertical cut over the right eye from a headbutt in round two read more ...

IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester (33-3 16 KOs) and Mahir Oral (28-2, 11 KOs) participated in a public work-out in Rostock, Germany today. The Hurricane makes a third defence of his title on Saturday night. “After training for 14 weeks, I am more than ready for Oral,” said Sylvester. “I know that this will not be an easy fight, so I am prepared for 12 hard rounds. I will pass the Oral test and I will defend my title.” read more ...

Bulgarian heavyweight star Kubrat Pulev, 8-0, is being moved fast by Sauerland Event and October 30 in Rostock on the undercard to Sylvester vs Oral, he fights none other than Dominick Guinn. Guinn has much more experience but Pulev is one to watch. read more ...

Sebastian Sylvester defended his IBF middleweight title on Saturday night in Neubrandenburg when he and mandatory challenger Roman Karmazin settled for a draw in front of a wild crowd of 4,500 fans. After 12 close rounds, the scores were 118-111, 111-117 and 114-114. “I am pleased to have defended my title,” Sylvester said. “It was a close, tough fight. Although Karmazin was more active read more ...

IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester (33-3-1, 16 KOs) retained his title moments ago in a heated fight against aging Russian veteran Roman Karmazin (40-3-2, 26 KOs) with a bizarre and controversial ending, which has in many ways superceded the fight itself read more ...