Team Sauerland was forced to call off Saturday´s big card in
Neubrandenburg, Germany after IBF Middleweight Champion Sebastian
Sylvester caught a virus infection. The 30-year-old was slated to face
Mehdi Bouadla in his fourth defence on January 22nd, with IBF
Cruiserweight Champion Steve Cunningham taking on mandatory challenger
Enad Licina in the co-featured main event. “I am very disappointed,”
Sylvester said. “All of a sudden I felt sick and exhausted. I went
straight to the doctor who told me that I could not fight on Saturday.
That is a major disappointment for me as I was really looking forward to
fighting in front of my home fans in Neubrandenburg.”
The show in Neubrandenburg will be rescheduled as soon as possible. “We
have to wait and see how quickly Sebastian recovers and then speak to
the IBF to set a new date,” said Team Sauerland General Manager Chris
Meyer. “We are trying to sort this out as soon as we can.”
