Sebastian Sylvester

Sebastian Sylvester (born 9 July 1980) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2011 and held the IBF middleweight title from 2009 to 2011.

Sebastian Sylvester
Statistics
Nickname(s)Hurrikan
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
NationalityGerman
Born (1980-07-09) July 9, 1980
Greifswald, Germany
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins34
Wins by KO16
Losses5
Draws1

Professional career

In March 2007 Sylvester retained the WBA Inter-Continental Middleweight Title against Alessio Furlan at the Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany.

On 2 November 2008, Felix Sturm retained the WBA middleweight title via unanimous decision (118-110, 118-110 and 119-109) over Sylvester. He improved to 31-2-1, while Sylvester fell to 31-3.[1]

He won the vacant IBF middleweight title by beating Giovanni Lorenzo on 19 September 2009 by split decision.[2]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
40 fights 34 wins 5 losses
By knockout 16 3
By decision 18 2
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
40 Loss 34–5–1 Grzegorz Proksa RTD 3 (12), 3:00 1 Oct 2011 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany For vacant European middleweight title
39 Loss 34–4–1 Daniel Geale SD 12 7 May 2011 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Lost IBF middleweight title
38 Win 34–3–1 Mahir Oral UD 12 30 Oct 2010 Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany Retained IBF middleweight title
37 Draw 33–3–1 Roman Karmazin SD 12 5 Jun 2010 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Retained IBF middleweight title
36 Win 33–3 Billy Lyell TKO 10 (12), 0:37 30 Jan 2010 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Retained IBF middleweight title
35 Win 32–3 Giovanni Lorenzo SD 12 19 Sep 2009 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Won vacant IBF middleweight title
34 Win 31–3 Lajuan Simon UD 12 27 Jun 2009 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany Retained IBF International middleweight title
33 Win 30–3 Gaetano Nespro KO 7 (12), 2:39 28 Feb 2009 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Won vacant IBF International middleweight title
32 Loss 29–3 Felix Sturm UD 12 1 Nov 2008 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany For WBA middleweight title
31 Win 29–2 Javier Castillejo KO 12 (12), 1:53 12 Apr 2008 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Retained European middleweight title
30 Win 28–2 Francois Bastient UD 12 26 Jan 2008 Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany Retained European middleweight title
29 Win 27–2 Simone Rotolo SD 12 27 Oct 2007 Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany Retained European middleweight title
28 Win 26–2 Amin Asikainen TKO 11 (12) 23 Jun 2007 Stadhalle, Zwickau, Germany Won European middleweight title
27 Win 25–2 Alessio Furlan TKO 12 (12), 0:44 3 Mar 2007 Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title
26 Win 24–2 Peter Mitrevski, Jr. TKO 8 (12), 0:44 16 Dec 2006 BigBox, Kempten, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title
25 Win 23–2 Franck Mezaache UD 12 23 Sep 2006 Rittal Arena, Wetzlar, Germany Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title
24 Win 22–2 Petr Rykala TKO 3 (8) 28 Jul 2006 First Fitness Club, Vienna, Austria
23 Loss 21–2 Amin Asikainen TKO 8 (12), 2:48 3 Jun 2006 TUI Arena, Hanover, Germany Lost European middleweight title
22 Win 21–1 Steven Bendall TKO 3 (12), 0:57 22 Apr 2006 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany Retained European middleweight title
21 Win 20–1 Lorenzo Di Giacomo UD 12 12 Nov 2005 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Retained European middleweight title
20 Win 19–1 Morrade Hakkar UD 12 16 Jul 2005 Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg, Germany Won European middleweight title
19 Win 18–1 Eliseo Nogueira UD 8 14 May 2005 Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Germany
18 Win 17–1 Christophe Tendil UD 12 12 Mar 2005 Stadhalle, Zwickau, Germany Retained IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title
17 Win 16–1 Robert Roselia KO 2 (12), 1:03 18 Dec 2004 Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Germany Won IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title
16 Win 15–1 Clive Johnson KO 2 (8), 1:36 23 Oct 2004 Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany
15 Win 14–1 Dirk Dzemski TKO 7 (12) 17 Jul 2004 Anhalt Arena, Dessau, Germany Retained German BDB and German International middleweight titles;
Won NBA middleweight title
14 Win 13–1 Roman Aramyan UD 10 20 Mar 2004 Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany Retained German International middleweight title
13 Win 12–1 Danny Thiele TKO 4 (10) 31 Jan 2004 Sportcenter Jumps, Berlin, Germany Won vacant German BDB middleweight title
12 Win 11–1 Roman Aramyan PTS 10 25 Oct 2003 Sportcenter Jumps, Berlin, Germany Won German International middleweight title
11 Win 10–1 Patrik Hruska PTS 6 20 Sep 2003 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
10 Win 9–1 Przemyslaw Miszew PTS 4 24 May 2003 Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main, Germany
9 Win 8–1 Victor Farkas KO 1 (6) 21 Mar 2003 Sportcenter Jumps, Berlin, Germany
8 Win 7–1 Patrik Hruska UD 6 1 Mar 2003 Ballhaus Arena, Aschersleben, Germany
7 Win 6–1 Petr Rykala TKO 3 11 Jan 2003 Universal Hall, Berlin, Germany
6 Win 5–1 Gabriel Botos TKO 3 (6), 3:00 29 Nov 2002 Berlin, Germany
5 Win 4–1 Mohammed Rasuli PTS 6 19 Oct 2002 Hansahalle, Berlin, Germany
4 Win 3–1 Mateusz Lorek KO 3 (4), 2:15 21 Sep 2002 GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany
3 Win 2–1 Grzegorz Lewandowski PTS 4 7 Sep 2002 Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
2 Win 1–1 Andreas Moeller PTS 4 25 Aug 2002 Berlin, Germany
1 Loss 0–1 Yuri Zaytsev KO 1 (4), 1:34 26 May 2002 Berlin, Germany

See also
  • List of middleweight boxing champions

References
  1. "Sturm wins decision over Sylvester". Allvoices.com. 5 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. "2009 Championship Bout Results". Yahoo! Sports. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Morrade Hakkar		 European middleweight champion
July 16, 2005 – June 3, 2006		 Succeeded by
Amin Asikainen
Vacant
Title last held by
Arthur Abraham		 WBA Inter-Continental middleweight champion
September 23, 2006 – April 12, 2008
Won world title eliminator		 Vacant
Title next held by
Avtandil Khurtsidze
Vacant
Title last held by
Sebastien Demers		 IBF International middleweight champion
February 28 2009 – September 19, 2009
Won world title		 Vacant
Title next held by
Benjamin Simon
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Arthur Abraham		 IBF middleweight champion
September 19, 2009 – May 7, 2011		 Succeeded by
Daniel Geale
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