IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian Sylvester (34-3-1, 16 KOs) made a successful defence of his title on Saturday night when he outclassed Mahir Oral (28-3-2, 11 KOs) in front of 4,600 fans in Rostock. The Hurricane knocked his opponent down three times to clinch a unanimous points victory, with the judges scoring the bout 119-106, 117-107 and 117-107. “I am pleased with my performance,” Sylvester said. “I knew I had to catch him to the body. Our game plan worked very well.” The first four rounds were rather open, despite Sylvester suffering a deep cut above his right eye following an accidental clash of heads. The turning point came in the fourth round when he wobbled Oral with big shots to the head and then followed it up with impressive series of punches for almost two minutes. However, Oral – nicknamed the Lion – refused to go down and somehow survived. “I have never seen Sebastian firing so many explosive shots,” promoter Kalle Sauerland lauded. “His punching frequency was very impressive. I think overall the performance today was his best ever.” Read more: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2010/10/sylvester-defeats-oral/
