Former IBF and EBU middleweight champ Sebastian Sylvester has announced his retirement. Sylvester goes out at 34-5-1. He began his pro career in 2002 with a first round knockout loss but went ahead with his career, first with Wiking Box Team and late...
Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenburg, Germany - Yoan Pablo Hernandez (25-1, 13 KOs) captured the IBF cruiserweight title with a six round technical split decision over Steve Cunningham (24-3, 12 KOs). Cunningham went down very hard in the first. A clash...
Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany - Polish boxer Grzegorz Proksa (26-0, 19KOs) became a star with a third round stoppage of former IBF champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-5-1, 16KOs) to capture the vacant EBU middleweight title. After dominating t...
An official press conference was held to announce another big middleweight encounter for the fall. Former IBF middleweight champ Sebastian Sylvester (34-4-1) goes for the vacant EBU title against Polish opponent Grzegorz Proksa (25-0). The fight take...
Darren Barker has, as expected, relinquished the EBU middleweight title to concentrate on the upcoming world title fight against Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez. The mandatory challenger was former IBF world champ Sebastian Sylvester and his opponent in...
Former champion Sebastian Zbik (30-1, 10KOs) is back in training and wants to return in the fall. Zbik was last seen in the ring in June, losing a close twelve round majority decision to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30KOs). Zbik is very interested...
Former IBF middleweight champ Sebastian Sylvester might take a different route on his way back to the top. Sylvester was selected for a planned IBF tournament where Sebastian was going to be matched against Sam Soliman. Sylvester is now the official...
The IBF has put the finishing touches on a planned middleweight tournament to name a mandatory challenger to their IBF champion. Former IBF middleweight champ Sebastian Sylvester will take on Sam Soliman in one eliminator, and former 154-pound champ...
In an important light heavyweight match-up, highly regarded German contender Karo Murat (24-1, 14 KOs) made another step back into contention with a dominating stoppage of American guest Otis Griffin (23-8-2, 9 KOs) in a bid for a vacant IBF Intercon...