On May 7, 2011, Sebastian Sylvester (34-3-1, 16 KOs), the middleweight IBF champion, defends his title against Australian challenger, Daniel Geale (24-1, 15 KOs).
Sebastian Sylvester is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Mahir Oral, 6 months and 7 days ago. Daniel Geale is on a 3-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a 12th round TKO win over Roman Karmazin, 6 months and 7 days ago.
The winning odds are at 89.2-10.8 in favor of Daniel Geale. Sebastian Sylvester may have moments of brilliance during the fight but it won't be enough for him to get the victory.
Daniel Geale defeated Sebastian Sylvester via split decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Geale improves his record to 25-1, while Sylvester adds a loss to his record at 34-4-1.