Andrzej Wawrzyk
Andrzej Wawrzyk (born September 26, 1987) is a Polish heavyweight boxer. Wawrzyk is a former world heavyweight title challenger and the current heavyweight champion of Poland. He has faced former world champions and contenders Frans Botha, Danny Williams, Alexander Povetkin, Dennis Bakhtov, and Albert Sosnowski.
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Real name | Andrzej Wawrzyk |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
Reach | 201 cm (79 in) |
Nationality | |
Born | Krakow, Poland | September 26, 1987
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 34 |
Wins | 33 |
Wins by KO | 19 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Amateur career
He won the European junior title 2006 beating future world champion Ciocan in the semifinal.
At the World Junior Championships 2006 he lost to eventual runner-up Sardor Abdullayev 9:15 in the quarter-final.
Professional career
Wawrzyk turned professional on November 18, 2006; winning his first professional bout by four round unanimous decision. From his pro debut to March 2013, Wawrzyk racked up an impressive record of 27–0, 14 KOs.
On May 17, 2013 he travelled to Russia to challenge for the WBA (regular) heavyweight title held by Alexander Povetkin, and in doing so suffered his first professional loss by third-round TKO. In 2014, Wawrzyk scored two notable wins over former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Danny Williams by first-round TKO, and former IBF world heavyweight champion Francois Botha by fifth-round TKO. In September 2016, he defeated former world heavyweight title challenger Albert Sosnowski by sixth-round TKO.
His next professional contest was scheduled for February 2017 against reigning and undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in Birmingham, Alabama. But Wilder was forced to find a new opponent for the next defence of his WBC heavyweight title after Wawrzyk failed a drug test (Stanozolol).[1]
Professional boxing record
34 fights, 33 wins (19 knockouts), 1 losses[2] | ||||||||
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
34 | Win | 33–1 | TKO | 6 (10), 0:01 | 17 Sep 2016 | Won vacant Polish heavyweight title | ||
33 | Win | 32–1 | TKO | 7 (10), 0:42 | 02 Apr 2016 | |||
32 | Win | 31–1 | TKO | 3 (10), 2:59 | 26 Sep 2015 | |||
31 | Win | 30–1 | KO | 2 (8), 1:03 | 21 Jul 2015 | |||
30 | Win | 29–1 | TKO | 5 (10), 1:56 | 15 Mar 2014 | |||
29 | Win | 28–1 | TKO | 1 (10), 2:01 | 01 Feb 2014 | |||
28 | Loss | 27–1 | TKO | 3 (12), 2:23 | 17 May 2013 | For WBA (Regular) heavyweight title | ||
27 | Win | 27–0 | UD | 6 | 23 Mar 2013 | |||
26 | Win | 26–0 | UD | 10 | 02 Jun 2012 | Won WBA International heavyweight title | ||
25 | Win | 25–0 | UD | 10 | 18 Feb 2012 | |||
24 | Win | 24–0 | KO | 2 (10), 2:21 | 12 Nov 2011 | |||
23 | Win | 23–0 | TKO | 9 (10), 1:40 | 10 Sep 2011 | |||
22 | Win | 22–0 | KO | 1 (8), 2:55 | 25 Jun 2011 | |||
21 | Win | 21–0 | UD | 8 | 05 Mar 2011 | |||
20 | Win | 20–0 | UD | 6 | 25 Sep 2010 | |||
19 | Win | 19–0 | UD | 8 | 15 May 2010 | |||
18 | Win | 18–0 | UD | 8 | 20 Mar 2010 | |||
17 | Win | 17–0 | UD | 8 | 19 Jan 2010 | |||
16 | Win | 16–0 | UD | 10 | 18 Dec 2009 | Retained WBC Youth World heavyweight title | ||
15 | Win | 15–0 | TKO | 5 (10), 2:07 | 9 May 2009 | Retained WBC Youth World heavyweight title | ||
14 | Win | 14–0 | RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 28 Feb 2009 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | UD | 10 | 29 Nov 2008 | Retained WBC Youth World heavyweight title | ||
12 | Win | 12–0 | KO | 8 (10), 1:56 | 18 Oct 2008 | Won WBC Youth World heavyweight title | ||
11 | Win | 11–0 | UD | 6 | 31 May 2008 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | TKO | 2 (10), 1:35 | 19 Apr 2008 | Won vacant Polish heavyweight title | ||
9 | Win | 9–0 | UD | 6 | 08 Dec 2007 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | TKO | 1 (6), 1:02 | 20 Oct 2007 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | TKO | 1 (6), 2:15 | 14 Oct 2007 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | RTD | 6 (6), 3:00 | 29 Sep 2007 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | TKO | 2 (4), 1:04 | 14 Apr 2007 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | TKO | 1 (4), 1:33 | 24 Mar 2007 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | TKO | 4 (4) | 03 Mar 2007 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | TKO | 2 (4), 1:01 | 25 Nov 2006 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | UD | 4 | 18 Nov 2006 |
See also
- List of current WBC youth world champions