Sebastian Formella (born 26 May 1987
) is a German
professional boxer
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who held the
IBO welterweight
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title from 2019 to 2020.
Professional career
Formella made his professional debut on 3 May 2014, scoring a second-round
technical knockout
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(TKO) victory over Pavel Herman at the Müggelspreehalle in
Grünheide, Germany
After compiling a record of 20–0 (10 KOs) he defeated Thulani Mbenge on 6 July 2019 at the CU Arena in
Hamburg
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, Germany, capturing the
IBO welterweight title via twelve-round
unanimous decision
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(UD), with the scorecards reading 116–112, 115–112 and 114–113.
Professional boxing record
References
Living people
1987 births
German male boxers
Martial artists from Schleswig-Holstein
Welterweight boxers
Light-middleweight boxers
Middleweight boxers
International Boxing Organization champions
21st-century German sportsmen
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