Sebastian Sylvester

Proksa defeats Sylvester

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Image: Proksa defeats SylvesterBy Jim Dower: Former IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-5-1, 16 KO’s) was beaten by a 3rd round cut stoppage on Saturday night against fringe middleweight contender Grzegorz Proksa (26-0, 19 KO’s) in a fight for the vacant European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight crown at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Hernandez defeats Cunningham, captures IBF cruiserweight title

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Image: Hernandez defeats Cunningham, captures IBF cruiserweight titleBy Jason Kim: WBA interim cruiserweight champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (25-1, 13 KO’s) defeated IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham(24-3, 12 KO’s) by a controversial 6th round technical decision on Saturday night to capture Cunningham’s International Boxing Federation title at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Sylvester vs. Geale this Saturday

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By Dan Ambrose: IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-3-1, 16 KO’s) will be defending his title this Saturday night against Australian challenger Daniel Geale (24-1, 15 KO’s) at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. This will be the 30-year-old Sylvester’s 4th title defense of his International Boxing Federation belt that he won back in 2009 with a victory over Giovanni Lorenzo.

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Karmazin vs. Sylvester on Saturday

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By Jim Dower: Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) light middleweight champion Roman Karmazin (40-3, 26 KO’s) will be challenging IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester (30-3, 16 KO’s) for his title on Saturday night at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. This will be the 29-year-old Sylvester’s 2nd defense of his IBF title, which was formerly held by IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham until he vacated the title to move up to the super middleweight division last year.

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Jacobs could challenge for middleweight title against either Sturm or Sylvester – News

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By Jim Dower: Unbeaten middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (20-0, 17 KO’s) could challenge for the middleweight title against either Felix Sturm or Sebastian Sylvester, according to Sportsillustrated. Jacobs, only 23, destroyed Juan Astorga in two rounds last weekend on the undercard of the Amir Khan vs. Paulie Malignaggi fight at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Jacobs looked very impressive in that fight, and knocked Astorga down four times before stopping him in the 2nd.

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Sylvester defeats Lorenzo, Wins Vacant IBF Middleweight title

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By Erik Schmidt: German middleweight Sebastian Sylvester (32-3, 15 KO’s) defeated Giovanni Lorenzo (27-2, 19 KO’s) by a 12-round split decision on Saturday night to capture the vacant International Boxing Federation middleweight title at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany The final judges’ scores were 116-111 for Lorenzo, 116-112 and 115-113 for Sylvester.

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Rigondeaux-Andrade tonight; Sylvester-Lorenzo, Frenkel-Nagy on Saturday

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By Erik Schmidt: Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux (2-0, 2 KO’s) will be fighting for the third time in his short pro career on tonight against GIovanni Andrade (60-11, 49 KO’s) in a 10 round bout at the Fountainbleau Hotel, at Miami Beach, Florida. Rigondeaux, 28, a super bantamweight, has looked decent since turning pro in 2009, stopping both of his over-matched opponents.

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News – Valero Denied work Visa; Green vs. Jones signed; Sylvester vs. Lorenzo on Sat.

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By Erik Schmidt: Unbeaten World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KO’s) got some bad news yesterday when it was discovered that his work visa was denied for his November 14th fight against Humberto Soto, according to Fight News. This is really bad for Valero, because he would have had the chance to fight on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas.

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