Daniel Geale defeated Sebastian Sylvester by a split decision to take Sylvester's IBF middlweight title Saturday in Neubrandenburg, Germany.
Bob Arum said Julio Cesar Chavez could fight Brian Vera next, and eventually, Andre Ward.
Geale outpoints Sylvester to take middleweight title
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Daniel Geale of Australia defeated Sebastian Sylvester by a split decision to take Sylvester's IBF middlweight title Saturday in Neubrandenburg, Germany. Geale (25-1, 15 knockouts) prevailed on two scorecards by scores of 118-110 and 118-112, while the third judge made it a split decision, awarding the fight to Sylvester (34-4-1, 16 KOs) 118-110. Also, Eduard Gutknecht (22-1, 9 KOs) won the European light heavyweight belt with an eighth-round TKO over defending champion Danny McIntosh (13-2, 7 KOs), Karo Murat (24-1, 13 KOs) stopped veteran Otis Griffin (23-8-2, 9 KOs) in the 11th round of a light heavyweight bout, and cruiserweight Ena Licina (20-3, 11 KOs) scored a knockout over Michele De Meao (13-5, 4 KOs) at 2:04 of the opening round. Dennis Tayloris editor/publisher of www.ringsideboxingshow.com and co-host of The Ringside Boxing Show. |