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.
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| Sebastian Sylvester | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Hurrikan |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) |
| Nationality | German |
| Born | (1980-07-09) 9 July 1980 (age 42) Greifswald, East Germany |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 34 |
| Wins by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
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]
| 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 | RTD | 3 (12), 3:00 | 1 Oct 2011 | For vacant European middleweight title | ||
| 39 | Loss | 34–4–1 | SD | 12 | 7 May 2011 | Lost IBF middleweight title | ||
| 38 | Win | 34–3–1 | UD | 12 | 30 Oct 2010 | Retained IBF middleweight title | ||
| 37 | Draw | 33–3–1 | SD | 12 | 5 Jun 2010 | Retained IBF middleweight title | ||
| 36 | Win | 33–3 | TKO | 10 (12), 0:37 | 30 Jan 2010 | Retained IBF middleweight title | ||
| 35 | Win | 32–3 | SD | 12 | 19 Sep 2009 | Won vacant IBF middleweight title | ||
| 34 | Win | 31–3 | UD | 12 | 27 Jun 2009 | Retained IBF International middleweight title | ||
| 33 | Win | 30–3 | KO | 7 (12), 2:39 | 28 Feb 2009 | Won vacant IBF International middleweight title | ||
| 32 | Loss | 29–3 | UD | 12 | 1 Nov 2008 | For WBA middleweight title | ||
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | KO | 12 (12), 1:53 | 12 Apr 2008 | Retained European middleweight title | ||
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | UD | 12 | 26 Jan 2008 | Retained European middleweight title | ||
| 29 | Win | 27–2 | SD | 12 | 27 Oct 2007 | Retained European middleweight title | ||
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | TKO | 11 (12) | 23 Jun 2007 | Won European middleweight title | ||
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | TKO | 12 (12), 0:44 | 3 Mar 2007 | Retained WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title | ||
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | TKO | 8 (12), 0:44 | 16 Dec 2006 | Retained WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title | ||
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | UD | 12 | 23 Sep 2006 | Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title | ||
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | TKO | 3 (8) | 28 Jul 2006 | |||
| 23 | Loss | 21–2 | TKO | 8 (12), 2:48 | 3 Jun 2006 | Lost European middleweight title | ||
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | TKO | 3 (12), 0:57 | 22 Apr 2006 | Retained European middleweight title | ||
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | UD | 12 | 12 Nov 2005 | Retained European middleweight title | ||
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | UD | 12 | 16 Jul 2005 | Won European middleweight title | ||
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | UD | 8 | 14 May 2005 | |||
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | UD | 12 | 12 Mar 2005 | Retained IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title | ||
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | KO | 2 (12), 1:03 | 18 Dec 2004 | Won IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title | ||
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | KO | 2 (8), 1:36 | 23 Oct 2004 | |||
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | TKO | 7 (12) | 17 Jul 2004 | Retained German BDB and German International middleweight titles; Won NBA middleweight title | ||
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | UD | 10 | 20 Mar 2004 | Retained German International middleweight title | ||
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | TKO | 4 (10) | 31 Jan 2004 | Won vacant German BDB middleweight title | ||
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | PTS | 10 | 25 Oct 2003 | Won German International middleweight title | ||
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | PTS | 6 | 20 Sep 2003 | |||
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | PTS | 4 | 24 May 2003 | |||
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | KO | 1 (6) | 21 Mar 2003 | |||
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | UD | 6 | 1 Mar 2003 | |||
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | TKO | 3 | 11 Jan 2003 | |||
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | TKO | 3 (6), 3:00 | 29 Nov 2002 | |||
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | PTS | 6 | 19 Oct 2002 | |||
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | KO | 3 (4), 2:15 | 21 Sep 2002 | |||
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | PTS | 4 | 7 Sep 2002 | |||
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | PTS | 4 | 25 Aug 2002 | |||
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | KO | 1 (4), 1:34 | 26 May 2002 |
| Sporting positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by Morrade Hakkar |
European middleweight champion 16 July 2005 – 3 June 2006 |
Succeeded by Amin Asikainen | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Arthur Abraham |
WBA Inter-Continental middleweight champion 23 September 2006 – 12 April 2008 Won world title eliminator |
Vacant Title next held by Avtandil Khurtsidze | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Sebastien Demers |
IBF International middleweight champion 28 February 2009 – 19 September 2009 Won world title |
Vacant Title next held by Benjamin Simon | ||
| World boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Arthur Abraham |
IBF middleweight champion 19 September 2009 – 7 May 2011 |
Succeeded by Daniel Geale | ||