Skelton-Pianeta, Sylvester-Lorenzo today in Germany

[The Hammer]

There a very good fight card in Germany today:

Giovanni Lorenzo vs. Sebastian Sylvester for the IBF middleweight title vacated by Arthur Abraham.

Matt Skelton vs. Francesco Pianeta for the European (EBU) heavyweight title.

Young cruiserweight Alexander Frenkel, who scored a spectacular KO last Saturday, will fight Jozsef Nagy.

And 2008 Olympian heavyweight Kubrat Pulev, who recently fought in the world amateur tournament in Milan, will make his pro debut against Florian Benke.

http://www.boxrec.com/date_search.ph...d=19&SUBMIT=Go

[gingeralbino]

hope skelton loses. doubt it though

[The Hammer]

Hopefully we'll be able to find a stream so we can watch today!

[El Jaguar]

I like Frenkel, Frenkel vs Huck in the future will be a good battle.

And Sylvester should beat Lorenzo fairly easy.

And the New IBF Middleweight Champ of the World----- Sebastian Sylvester.

[The Hammer]

early result from fight news:

"Highly regarded amateur heavyweight Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria (2008 European champion and 2005 WC bronze medalist) debuted as a pro with the second-round TKO over Florian Benke (2-4). Time was 2:05."

[BattlingNelson]

Lorenzo had trouble making the weight and had to step the scale twice to make the limit of 160.

[Tmann400]

when do the fights start? and does anyone have a link?

[El Jaguar]

early result from fight news:

"Highly regarded amateur heavyweight Kubrat Pulev of Bulgaria (2008 European champion and 2005 WC bronze medalist) debuted as a pro with the second-round TKO over Florian Benke (2-4). Time was 2:05."

That was quick debut, he just fought like last weekend in the World Championships

[BattlingNelson]

I like Frenkel, Frenkel vs Huck in the future will be a good battle.

And Sylvester should beat Lorenzo fairly easy.

And the New IBF Middleweight Champ of the World----- Sebastian Sylvester.

Frenkels kayo last week was brutal. This guy packs a solid wallop. Look for him to end matters early today as well.

[The Hammer]

That was quick debut, he just fought like last weekend in the World Championships

Yes, he signed with Sauerland right after the tournament, and they got him a fight immediately. They plan on having him fight once a month this year, so he'll have four pro fights completed at the beginning of 2010. Unlike Universum, Sauerland does an excellent job of developing their boxers.

The physically fit Pulev is a good addition to the heavyweight division, and should at least reach the top 50, and possibly become a contender.