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Sylvester vs Proska, EBU Title Battle Set For October 1

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:32:00 +0300

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

Geale dethrones Sylvester

Sun, 08 May 2011 02:17:00 +0300

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

Gutknecht-McIntosh on May 7

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:14:00 +0300

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

Sylvester-Bouadla, Cunningham-Licina Double Canceled

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:30:00 +0300

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

Sylvester-Bouadla, Cunningham-Licina Set For 1/22

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:46:00 +0300

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

Sylvester dominates Oral

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:55:00 +0300

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

Sylvester vs Oral: Sebastian is Ready For Battle

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:55:00 +0300

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.�

Pulev vs Guinn on 10/30; Stieglitz Update; Alex Ustinov

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:13:00 +0300

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.

More on Sylvester

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:23:00 +0300

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

Steve Cunningham Decisions Troy Ross, Wins IBF Gold

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:28:00 +0300

Steve Cunningham (23-2, 12 KOs) is the new IBF cruiserweight champion after his bout versus dangerous Canadian banger Troy Ross (23-2, 16 KOs) was stopped at the very beginning of the fifth round due to a bad cut suffered by the second challenger

Sylvester-Karmazin in Controversial Draw, Brawl Erupts

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:01:00 +0300

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

Weights from Neubrandenburg

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:01:00 +0300

Sebastian Sylvester 159.4 vs Roman Karmazin 157.6 (IBF middleweight title) Steve Cunningham 192.9 vs Troy Ross 193.8 (IBF Cruiserweight title) Yoan Pablo Hernandez 198.4 vs Zack Page 201.3

Neubrandenburg Presser Quotes

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:56:00 +0300

IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester is brimming with confidence ahead of his mandatory defence against Roman Karmazin. The 29-year-old German (30-3, 16 KOs) is under pressure to keep the belt for a very special reason. �I will get married this summer and I want to get married as world champion,� he said. �Karmazin will not spoil my wedding. He is a strong guy with a good left but we have carefully analysed him

Sylvester-Karmazin work-out

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:11:00 +0300

IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester and mandatory challenger Roman Karmazin today conducted a public training session in Neubrandenburg, Germany. The two fighters will clash on Saturday night, with Steve Cunningham and Troy Ross also meeting for the vacant IBF Cruiserweight Title. Sylvester looked in great shape during today´s session with head coach Karsten Rower

Q&A Sebastian Sylvester

Fri, 28 May 2010 12:24:00 +0300

IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester (33-3, 16 KOs) will make a second defence of his title in Neubrandenburg, Germany on June 5 when he takes on mandatory challenger Roman Karmazin (40-3, 26 KOs). Boxing-Online.com has caught up with the 29-year-old �Hurricane� ahead of what could be the most difficult fight of his career

Maksym Bursak Knocks Marco Schulze Out, Eyes Martinez

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:31:00 +0300

Maksym Bursak (20-0-1, 8 KOs) won the vacant middleweight WBO Inter-Continental title, confidently beating German Marco Schulze (29-6-1, 17 KOs) in the main event of a boxing fight night held in the Sport Palace in Kiev, Ukraine. The Ukrainian boxer had visible advantage from the starting rounds, constantly landing power punches. On the other hand Schulze who had never been knocked out before, showed that he can take punches well

Bash wins Sylvester-Karmazin

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:27:00 +0300

A purse bid procedure was held at the IBF headquarters today to determine who will promote the IBF middleweight championship mandatory defense fight. There were only two bidders, Bash Boxing, Inc and Sauerland Event GmbH. Bash Boxing won with a bid of $ 616,515 and Sauerland Event GmbH bid $ 521,414. The purse bid split will be 75% to the reigning champion Sebastian Sylvester (33-3, 16 KOs) of Germany and 25% to IBF #1 mandatory challenger Roman Karmazin (40-3-1, 26 KOs) of Russia

Sylvester vs Karmazin Likely Heading To May in Germany

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:47:00 +0300

IBF middleweight champion Sebastion Sylvester (33-3, 16KOs) will likely make the second defense of his title against top challenger Roman Karmazin (40-3, 26KOs) in the month of May. The fight looks like it's heading to Germany

More on Sylvester-Lyell

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:02:00 +0300

Sebastian Sylvester (33-3, 16 KOs) made a successful first defense of his IBF middleweight title as he stopped Billy Lyell in the tenth round in Neubrandenburg, Germany. When the brave challenger was on the receiving end of another hard series of punches, coach Jack Loew threw the towel. �It was great to defend my title in front of my fantastic fans,� Sylvester said. �I am not 100 percent pleased with my performance

Sylvester stops Lyell in 10th

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:43:00 +0300

In his first title defense, IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester (33-3, 16 KOs) scores a 10th round TKO over late sub Billy Lyell (21-8, 4 KOs) on Saturday night at the Jahnsportforum in snowy Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Sylvester was technically better from the opening bell as he pressed the action with little regard for Lyell�s power

Sylvester to face Lyell

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:51:00 +0300

Sebastian Sylvester (32-3, 15 KOs) will now make the first defense of his IBF middleweight title against Billy Lyell after a positive drug test has KOed Pablo Navascues. The Spaniard was tested positive for banned substances during a random training check in January. �We have a zero-tolerance policy as far as doping is concerned and we are proud that our rigid control mechanisms have paid dividends

Karmazin KOs Miranda

Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:34:00 +0300

In an IBF middleweight eliminator, former jr middleweight champion and current #3 rated Roman Karmazin (40-3-1, 26 KOs) won by spectacular come-from-behind knockout over #9 Dionisio Miranda (20-5-2, 18 KOs) on Friday night at the Civic Auditorium in Glendale, California

Sylvester wins IBF middle title

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:01:00 +0300

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

Sylvester, Lorenzo make weight

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:39:00 +0300

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)

Dzinziruk, Julio make weight!

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:36:00 +0300

Felix Sturm 159.3 vs Sebastian Sylvester 159.3 (WBA middleweight championship) Sergej Dzinziruk 153.2 vs Joel Julio 153.8 (WBO jr middleweight championship) Marcos Rene Maidana 142.1 vs Silverio Ortiz 141 Vladimir Tereshkin 231.4 vs Daniel Peret 260.1

Sturm-Sylvester Presser!

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:03:00 +0300

The first world title fight between two German boxers in more than eight years (Michalczewski-Rocchigiani on April 15, 2000) is set for November 1 at the König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen when WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (30-2-1, 13 KOs) and mandatory challenger Sebastian Sylvester (29-2, 14 KOs) collide. At today's kick off press conference, both camps were already on the offensive

Sturm-Sylvester on Nov. 1!

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:03:00 +0300

Universum Box-Promotion won today's WBA purse bid in Panama for the middleweight title defense of world champion Felix Sturm against mandatory challenger Sebastian Sylvester. The bout will take take place November 1 at the König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. Universum bid $2,815,756 to outdistance Sauerland Events' bid of $1,901,014

Castillejo, Sylvester make weight!

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:35:00 +0300

Sebastian Sylvester 159.6 vs Javier Castillejo 159.1 (European title/WBA middleweight eliminator) Cristian Sanavia 167.3 vs Karo Murat 166.8 Marco Huck 199.5 vs Leon Nzama 189.8

Youth vs. Experience!

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:49:00 +0300

Javier Castillejo believes experience will make the difference on Saturday night when he takes on European middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester in Neubrandenburg. The 40-year-old Spaniard is confident he will defeat his German opponent in front of his home fans. �I can count on the experience of 20 years as a pro,� Castillejo (62-7, 43 KOs) said at today´s press conference. �That gives me a lot of confidence

Valuev annihilates Beck!

Sun, 04 Jun 2006 13:27:00 +0300

WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev (44-0, 32 KOs) destroyed challenger Owen Beck (25-3, 18 KOs) by third round KO on Saturday in Hannover, Germany. Beck tried to crowd Valuev, smothering the seven-footer's punches, but Valuev had some success landing his jab and rocked Beck with a hard right in the first round. Valuev dropped Beck with a right hand late in the second round and nearly finished him off. Valuev dropped Beck again with a right