Sebastian Sylvester vs. Giovanni Lorenzo

Sebastian Sylvester 159 lbs beat Giovanni Lorenzo 160 lbs by SD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 2009-09-19
• Location: Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
• Referee: David Fields
• Judge: Valerie Dorsett 111-116
• Judge: Alfred Asaro 115-113
• Judge: Pawel Kardyni 116-112

Notes

• Close bout, with German Middleweight Sylvester outworking Lorenzo over the last three rounds to win the IBF middleweight title.
• Lorenzo, a Dominican fighting out of New York City, lost 12 round split decisions in two of his last three IBF-related bouts.
• Sylvester, 32-3 with 15 KOs, won the IBF version of the middleweight title vacated by Arthur Abraham, who moved up in weight.
• In Germany, the fight avegared 3.34 million TV viewers with 26.1 market share.[1]
• Lorenzo fell to 27-2, 19 KOs.