Career
In March 2007 Sylvester retained the WBA Inter-Continental Middleweight Title against Alessio Furlan at the Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany. On 2 November 2008, Felix Sturm retained the WBA middleweight title via unanimous decision (118-110, 118-110 and 119-109) over Sylvester. He improved to 31-2-1, while Sylvester fell to 31-3.