Sebastian Zbik (born 17 March 1982) is a German former professional
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and the former
WBC middleweight
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Boxing Professional
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Champion of the world. He resides in
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; ), also known by its Anglicisation, anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a Federated state, state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's States of Germany, sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpom ...
.
Professional career
Zbik won the interim
WBC middleweight title against Italian Domenico Spada on 11 July 2009. He was given the full title in January 2011 when the WBC promoted
Sergio Martínez to Emeritus champion.
Zbik lost his newly awarded
WBC Middleweight
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Boxing Professional
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Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have beg ...
Championship against undefeated Mexican
Julio César Chávez Jr. at Staples Center Los Angeles, California on 4 June 2011.
On 13 April 2012, Zbik went to
Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
, Germany, to face fellow German and current WBA Super World Middleweight Champion
Felix Sturm in a German world title showdown. Sturm would go on to earn his 16th KO in his 37 wins with a 9th round TKO stoppage of Zbik.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of world middleweight boxing champions Championship recognition
1884–1910
Champions were recognized by public acclamation. A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another fighter and kept winning afterward. Retirements or disputed results could lead to a cha ...
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1982 births
Living people
German male boxers
Sportspeople from Neubrandenburg
Boxers from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
World Boxing Council champions
Super-middleweight boxers
World middleweight boxing champions
21st-century German sportsmen