Sylvester vs Lyell

Sebastian Sylvester (33-3, 16 KOs) made a successful first defence 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 [...]

By Erik Schmidt: International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester (33-3, 16 KO’s) just stopped middleweight contender Billy Lyell (21-8, 4 KO’s) in the 10th round tonight at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Sylvester, 29, making his first defense of his IBF middleweight title, took advantage of a tired Lyell to nail him repeatedly from rounds [...]

Boxing results from the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany: Kubrat Pulev TKO 4 Matt Skelton Karo Murat TKO 2 Sean Corbin World Boxing Organization Inter-Continental light heavyweight title Dustin Dirks TKO 5 Juan Manuel Garay Edmund Gerber TKO 2 Rene Dettweiler Juergen Doberstein dec 6 Abdelouahed Ben Lelly Nick Klappert TKO 3 Janos Petrovics Robert Helenius [...]

IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester will be counting on the ferocious support of his home fans in Neubrandenburg when he takes on Billy Lyell in his first title defence on Saturday night. The American is a late replacement for Pablo Navascues, who failed a random training drug test. “Preparing for a new opponent on short [...]

IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester and challenger Billy Lyell today participated in a public work-out in Neubrandenburg. A sell-out crowd of 4,500 fans will support local hero Sylvester on Saturday night in what will be the Hurricane´s first title defence. “I am looking forward to Saturday,” Sylvester said. “Lyell is a tough opponent, but he [...]