Sebastian Formella

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Sebastian Formella
Born (1987-05-26) 26 May 1987 (age 37)
Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Reach177 cm (70 in) [1]
Stance Orthodox [1]
Boxing record [2]
Total fights27
Wins24
Wins by KO12
Losses3

Sebastian Formella (born 26 May 1987 [1] ) is a German professional boxer who held the IBO welterweight title from 2019 to 2020.

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Professional career

Formella made his professional debut on 3 May 2014, scoring a second-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Pavel Herman at the Müggelspreehalle in Grünheide, Germany [3]

After compiling a record of 20–0 (10 KOs) he defeated Thulani Mbenge on 6 July 2019 at the CU Arena in Hamburg, Germany, capturing the IBO welterweight title via twelve-round unanimous decision (UD), with the scorecards reading 116–112, 115–112 and 114–113. [4]

Professional boxing record

27 fights24 wins3 losses
By knockout120
By decision123
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
27Win24–3Florian WildenhofKO7 (8), 0:5130 Apr 2023Grosse Freiheit 36, St. Pauli, Germany
26Loss23–3 Chris Kongo UD1011 Jun 2022The SSE Arena, London, England
25Win23–2Gabor KovacsTKO4 (10), 2:0925 Sep 2021Fritz-Sdunek-Halle, Zinnowitz, Germany
24Loss22–2 Conor Benn UD1021 Nov 2020 The SSE Arena, London, England For WBA Continental (Europe) welterweight title
23Loss22–1 Shawn Porter UD1222 Aug 2020 Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, USFor vacant WBC Silver welterweight title
22Win22–0Roberto ArriazaUD1218 Jan 2020Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, GermanyRetained IBO welterweight title
21Win21–0 Thulani Mbenge UD126 Jul 2019CU Arena, Hamburg, GermanyWon IBO welterweight title
20Win20–0 Bethuel Ushona UD1215 Dec 2018Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, GermanyWon inaugural WBO Global welterweight title
19Win19–0Ilias EssaoudiTKO7 (12), 2:3029 Sep 2018Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, GermanyRetained WBO European light-middleweight title
18Win18–0Angelo FrankTKO7 (12), 1:3724 Mar 2018 Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, GermanyWon vacant WBO European and IBO Inter-Continental light-middleweight title
17Win17–0Karlo TabaghuaUD822 Dec 2017 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
16Win16–0Jan BalogUD6 9 Sep 2017 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
15Win15–0Denis KriegerUD1019 May 2017Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, GermanyWon vacant IBO Continental light-middleweight title
14Win14–0Krzysztof SzotUD418 Mar 2017 Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden
13Win13–0Nico SalzmannUD816 Jul 2016 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
12Win12–0Gyula VajdaTKO4 (6), 2:157 May 2016 Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany
11Win11–0Frane RadnicUD612 Mar 2016Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany
10Win10–0Robizoni OmsarashviliRTD5 (8), 3:0031 Oct 2015Universum Gym, Hamburg, GermanyWon vacant GBC welterweight title
9Win9–0Mazen GirkeUD1020 Jun 2015Universum Gym, Hamburg, GermanyWon vacant GBC Intercontinental light-middleweight title
8Win8–0Pietro d'AlessioUD1028 Feb 2015Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, GermanyWon vacant GBC Intercontinental light-middleweight title
7Win7–0Dogan KurnazTKO2 (4), 1:558 Nov 2014Autohaus Glinicke Hessenkassel, Kassel, Germany
6Win6–0Cenk UlugRTD4 (10), 3:0018 Oct 2014Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, GermanyWon vacant German International middleweight title
5Win5–0Ziso PoulitsaUD426 Sep 2014Audi-Centrum, Berlin, Germany
4Win4–0Aleksandar JankovicTKO3 (4), 1:1528 Jun 2014Mehrzweckhalle am Ploggensee, Grevesmühlen, Germany
3Win3–0Jozsef KormanyKO6 (6), 1:4016 May 2014CU Arena, Hamburg, Germany
2Win2–0Alichan TersbulatovRTD3 (4), 3:0010 May 2014Pneumant Arena, Fürstenwalde, Germany
1Win1–0Pavel HermanTKO2 (4), 2:103 May 2014Müggelspreehalle, Grünheide, Germany

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sebastian Formella Bio Information - PBC Boxing". FOX Sports . Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Boxing record for Sebastian Formella". BoxRec .
  3. ↑ "BoxRec: Sebastian Formella vs. Pavel Herman". boxrec.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Glover, Chris (12 July 2019). "Mbenge's Team Reflect on World Title Loss To Sebastian Formella". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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