After two tours of duty as European champion and a shot at the WBA belt, Sebastian Sylvester clawed his way to a world title tonight at Jahnsportforum in Neubrandenberg, Germany.

The 29 year old local man, nicknamed "Hurrikan", started fast as expected against opponent Giovanni Lorenzo of New York but had difficulty navigating the distance Lorenzo maintained during the early rounds.

The American based visitor repeatedly picked off the German with sharp punches and seemed to be on the way to controlling the contest until Sylvester's pressure began to pay off. More...

Big show tonight at Neubrandenburg's Jahnsportforum with the vacant IBF middleweight belt and the European Union heavyweight strap on offer.

Ready to rip for Arthur Abraham's vacanted IBF crown are two-time European kingpin Sebastian "Hurrikan" Sylvester, 31-3 (15), and Giovanni Lorenzo, 27-1 (19).

Greifswald based Sylvester had a shot at the big time last November but failed to lift Felix Sturm's WBA trophy in a brave 12 round effort and currently holds the IBF International title.

Lorenzo makes the trip all the way from New York, having won an IBF title eliminator by knocking out Dionisio Miranda in two this past February after narrowly losing to Raul Marquez in 2008. More...

Heavyweight hopeful Alexander Povetkin continued down the path toward a world title shot last night by handling the challenge posed by American visitor Jason Estrada at Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf.

The early rounds were fairly even as the pair mostly jabbed and studied but each enjoyed sporadic success with hard single shots on occasion.

The middle rounds got rougher as Povetkin and Estrada hammered away at each other during the constant clinching. As Povetkin began to get more aggressive, he succeeded in breaking through Estrada's defense but was also getting picked off cleanly by the American on many occasions. More...

There are a few good shows on the continent tonight, with the bill at Burg-Waechter Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany taking centre stage.

The card is headlined by a European Union Heavyweight title battle between Germany based Italian southpaw Francesco Pianeta, 18-0 (11), and England based Pole, Albert Sosnowski, 44-2 (27).

Pianeta has been on a good winning streak over the last year, putting the first loss on American prospect Mike Marrone's record for the WBC Youth title before winning the EU crown when Welshman Scott Gammer injured a hand in the eighth frame.

The 24 year old Gelsenkirschen resident spoiled another perfect record while retaining his belt by decisioning Johann Duhaupas in December. More...

Integrated Sports will distribute the December 20 heavyweight showdown between tow-time and reigning WBA Champion Nikolay “The Russian Giant” Valuev and future Hall of Famer Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield, on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada, live from Zurich, Switzerland. Holyfield is attempting to make boxing history by defeating the largest man ever to hold a heavyweight championship. More...

Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz, 43-8-1 (29), as well as his advisor/attorney Tony Cardinale and head trainer Manny Siaca, Sr., believe they faced sizable unfair disadvantages August 30 fighting Nikolai Valuev, 49-1 (34), for the WBA heavyweight title in Berlin.

Valuev recaptured the WBA belt by way of a 12-round decision clouded in controversy. Team Ruiz is demanding a full videotape of Valuev-Ruiz II to further review for evidence of alleged corrupt practices.

Points of contention include the following issues: More...

By Per Ake Persson

Russian giant Nikolai Valuev won a unanimous decision over John Ruiz in a rematch to win the vacant WBA heavyweight title last night at Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin, Germany.

It was scored 116-111, 116-113 and 114-113, all for Valuev, but it was however first announced as a split decision, which was due to a mix-up in the scoring slips used by the judges. More...

By Per Ake Persson

Karo Murat defends the European Super Middle title against Spaniard Gabriel Campbillo on September 20 in Germany. This is likely to be a supporting bout to Mikkel Kessler vs Danilo Haussler. Murat can already be found at # 9 in WBA ratings. More...

By Per Ake Persson

French TV network Canal+ paid light flyweight Brahim Asloum 750,000 Euros when he challenged then WBA champ Juan Carlos Reveco, plus a bonus of 150,000 Euros in case of victory.

Asloum won and was all set to defend the title July 26 against Giovanni Segura. However, Canal+ will now pay the champ 500,000 Euros and a 100,000 Euro extra as bonus should he retain the title. More...

By Per Ake Persson

WBA Intercontinental Welter Champ Vyacheslav Senchenko defends the title against Frenchman Frederik Klose July 8 in Donetsk, Ukraine. In the other main bouts, Oleg Yefimovich and Sergio Blanco fight for the vacant European Featherweight title. More...

World class cruiserweight Marco Huck won his second bout in a row following his failed bid to unseat IBF Champion Steve Cunningham last December with a ninth round stoppage of big punching Slovakian International Champion Frantisek Kasanic, 12-3 (12), at the Oberfrankenhalle in Bayreuth.

Former European Union titlist Huck, 21-1 (16), is looking to get back onto the world stage but is likely still a few more wins away from those kind of opportunities.

Also on the card, Alexander Frankel, 15-0 (11), KO'd Cory Phelps, 12-4-1 (7), in the first round to capture the vacant IBF Youth Cruiserweight title while Italian southpaw Francesco Pianeta, 16-0 (10), stopped highly rated American Mike Marrone, 18-1 (13), for the WBC World Youth Heavyweight title.

Ex-European Super Middleweight titlist Vitali Tsypko, 22-2 (12), won his third straight bout with a third round finishing of Marcin Piatkowski, 19-12-2 (6). More...