Sebastian Sylvester Record
| Total Fights | 40 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 34 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 1 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 3 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 1 |
| KO Wins | 16 |
| KO Losses | 3 |
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What is Sebastian Sylvester's boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning nine years and four months, Sebastian Sylvester fought 40 times with 34 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw.
Sylvester retired from professional boxing with a record of 34-5-1, which included one middleweight world-title win and three successful title defense fights. He had a 40% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 16 of his total 40 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. Sylvester suffered three knockout losses, none of which were in title fights.
His last fight was a 3rd round RTD defeat to Grzegorz Proksa on October 1, 2011.
Some of Sylvester's best fights and notable victories include wins over Javier Castillejo, Amin Asikainen, Alessio Furlan, Mahir Oral, Giovanni Lorenzo, Steven Bendall, and Billy Lyell.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Oct 1, 2011 | 31 | Grzegorz Proksa | Loss | RTD3 |
| 39 | May 7, 2011 | 30 | Daniel Geale | Loss * | SD |
| 38 | Oct 30, 2010 | 30 | Mahir Oral | Win * | UD |
| 37 | Jun 5, 2010 | 29 | Roman Karmazin | Draw * | SD |
| 36 | Jan 30, 2010 | 29 | Billy Lyell | Win * | TKO10 |
| 35 | Sep 19, 2009 | 29 | Giovanni Lorenzo | Win * | SD |
| 34 | Jun 27, 2009 | 28 | Lajuan Simon | Win | UD |
| 33 | Feb 28, 2009 | 28 | Gaetano Nespro | Win | KO7 |
| 32 | Nov 1, 2008 | 28 | Felix Sturm | Loss * | UD |
| 31 | Apr 12, 2008 | 27 | Javier Castillejo | Win | KO12 |
| 30 | Jan 26, 2008 | 27 | Francois Bastient | Win | UD |
| 29 | Oct 27, 2007 | 27 | Simone Rotolo | Win | SD |
| 28 | Jun 23, 2007 | 26 | Amin Asikainen | Win | TKO11 |
| 27 | Mar 3, 2007 | 26 | Alessio Furlan | Win | TKO12 |
| 26 | Dec 16, 2006 | 26 | Peter Mitrevski, Jr. | Win | TKO8 |
| 25 | Sep 23, 2006 | 26 | Franck Mezaache | Win | UD |
| 24 | Jul 28, 2006 | 26 | Petr Rykala | Win | TKO3 |
| 23 | Jun 3, 2006 | 25 | Amin Asikainen | Loss | TKO8 |
| 22 | Apr 22, 2006 | 25 | Steven Bendall | Win | TKO3 |
| 21 | Nov 12, 2005 | 25 | Lorenzo Di Giacomo | Win | UD |
| 20 | Jul 16, 2005 | 25 | Morrade Hakkar | Win | UD |
| 19 | May 14, 2005 | 24 | Eliseo Nogueira | Win | UD |
| 18 | Mar 12, 2005 | 24 | Christophe Tendil | Win | UD |
| 17 | Dec 18, 2004 | 24 | Robert Roselia | Win | KO2 |
| 16 | Oct 23, 2004 | 24 | Clive Johnson | Win | KO2 |
| 15 | Jul 17, 2004 | 24 | Dirk Dzemski | Win | TKO7 |
| 14 | Mar 20, 2004 | 23 | Roman Aramyan | Win | UD |
| 13 | Jan 31, 2004 | 23 | Danny Thiele | Win | TKO4 |
| 12 | Oct 25, 2003 | 23 | Roman Aramyan | Win | PTS |
| 11 | Sep 20, 2003 | 23 | Patrik Hruska | Win | PTS |
| 10 | May 24, 2003 | 22 | Przemyslaw Miszew | Win | PTS |
| 9 | Mar 21, 2003 | 22 | Victor Farkas | Win | KO1 |
| 8 | Mar 1, 2003 | 22 | Patrik Hruska | Win | UD |
| 7 | Jan 11, 2003 | 22 | Petr Rykala | Win | TKO3 |
| 6 | Nov 29, 2002 | 22 | Gabriel Botos | Win | TKO3 |
| 5 | Oct 19, 2002 | 22 | Mohammed Rasuli | Win | PTS |
| 4 | Sep 21, 2002 | 22 | Mateusz Lorek | Win | KO3 |
| 3 | Sep 7, 2002 | 22 | Grzegorz Lewandowski | Win | PTS |
| 2 | Aug 25, 2002 | 22 | Andreas Moeller | Win | PTS |
| 1 | May 26, 2002 | 21 | Yuri Zaytsev | Loss | KO1 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Sebastian Sylvester (Hurrikan) is a 43-year old retired German professional boxer. He was born in Greifswald, East Germany on July 9, 1980. He is a former middleweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 9 years — from 2002 to 2011.
Sylvester made his professional boxing debut against Yuri Zaytsev at the age of 21 on May 26, 2002, losing to Zaytsev via 1st round KO. He went on to win 21 consecutive fights after this loss, which included 9 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 28 on November 1, 2008 after 31 professional fights, against Felix Sturm for the WBA title. He lost to Sturm via 12 round unanimous decision.
Sylvester has won one world title at middleweight. For all the details about Sylvester's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Sylvester had a total of five losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Polish boxer Grzegorz Proksa on October 1, 2011. Sylvester lost the fight via 3rd round RTD. It's been 12 years, 7 months, and 1 day since this fight.
Championships
Sylvester had a total of six world-title fights, which includes winning one world title and three successful title defenses. He won three of these fights, lost two, and drew in one.
Title Wins
Sebastian Sylvester fought for a middleweight world title in two fights and won once. He won one middleweight belt.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2009 | Giovanni Lorenzo | Middleweight | IBF* | SD |
Title Defenses
Sebastian Sylvester had four middleweight world-title defense fights. He won three of them and lost once.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2010 | Mahir Oral | Middleweight | IBF | UD |
| Jun 5, 2010 | Roman Karmazin | Middleweight | IBF | SD (draw) |
| Jan 30, 2010 | Billy Lyell | Middleweight | IBF | TKO |
Title Losses
Sebastian Sylvester lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2011 | Daniel Geale | Middleweight | IBF | SD |
Highlights
Sylvester fought a total of 40 times during his professional career, which includes 6 world-title fights at the middleweight division. These four fights are the highlight of his career.
June 23, 2007: Sebastian Sylvester puts on the first remarkable performance of his career, defeating Amin Asikainen via 11th round TKO.
April 12, 2008: Sebastian Sylvester beats Javier Castillejo via 12th round KO.
November 1, 2008: In his first world-title fight, Sebastian Sylvester loses to Felix Sturm via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBA middleweight title.
September 19, 2009: Sylvester wins the IBF middleweight title from Giovanni Lorenzo, by beating Lorenzo via 12 round split decision.
FAQs
How many KOs does Sebastian Sylvester have on his record?
Sylvester knocked out 16 of his 40 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 40%. Of his total 34 wins, 16 of them were via KO (47.1%).
What was Sebastian Sylvester's first world title win?
Sylvester's first world-title win was the IBF (vacant) belt at middleweight. He defeated Giovanni Lorenzo via 12 round split decision to win the title.
How many world titles did Sebastian Sylvester win?
Sylvester won one world title at middleweight.
How many title defenses did Sebastian Sylvester make?
Sylvester had a total of four title defense fights. He was successful three times and lost one time.