Tomasz Adamek
Tomasz "Tomek" Adamek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈtɔmaʂ aˈdamɛk]; born 1 December 1976) is a Polish professional boxer. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC light heavyweight title from 2005 to 2007; and the IBF, and Ring magazine cruiserweight titles from 2008 to 2009. He also held the IBO title in 2007. Additionally he has challenged once for the WBC heavyweight title in 2011. Adamek is the first Polish winner of both the "Muhammad Ali Giant Athlete Award", and the first Polish boxer to win a Ring title.
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Adamek with the IBF title, 2008 | ||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Góral ("Highlander") | |||||||||||||
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Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
Reach | 191 cm (75 in) | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Polish | |||||||||||||
Born | Żywiec, Polish People's Republic | 1 December 1976|||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||
Total fights | 59 | |||||||||||||
Wins | 53 | |||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 31 | |||||||||||||
Losses | 6 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Adamek was born in Żywiec, Poland, and currently resides in Kearny, New Jersey.[1]
Professional career
Adamek made his professional boxing debut on 13 March 1999 in Manchester, England against Israel Khumalo. He won by TKO in the first round.
Light-heavyweight
WBC light-heavyweight champion
Adamek won the vacant WBC light-heavyweight title defeating Paul "Firepower" Briggs by majority decision on 21 May 2005. The fight was described by some as one of the most brutal in recent memory, as Briggs suffered a large cut above his left eye early in the fight and Adamek bled profusely from his nose for much of the fight as well. Adamek tended to be the aggressor and won the fight.
On 15 October 2005, he defended his title against German boxer Thomas Ulrich by knockout in Round 6.
He then defended his title in a rematch with Paul Briggs in 2006, again winning by majority decision. After the fight Jim Lampley said that Adamek vs Briggs I and II was the best combined 24 rounds he has ever seen.
Adamek vs. Dawson
Undefeated Adamek with 31-0 (21 KO) lost his first fight by unanimous decision to Chad Dawson on 3 February 2007. During that fight, Adamek was knocked down in the seventh round; this was only the second time in his career he has been knocked down (upon slow-motion replay, Adamek was shown to have tripped on Dawson's foot after the body shot). Adamek, well behind on points, provided some drama by suddenly dropping Dawson in the 10th round but Dawson fended off the onslaught that followed, and won a clear-cut points decision. Immediately following the loss to Dawson, Adamek decided to move up in the cruiserweight division.
Cruiserweight
After losing to Dawson, Adamek moved up to cruiserweight to beat Luis Andres Pineda by technical knockout in round seven. He defeated Josip Jalusic on 29 December 2007 in Germany.
Adamek vs. Bell
On 19 April 2008, in Poland, Adamek fought former undisputed cruiserweight champion O'Neil Bell in an IBF Cruiserweight title eliminator. Adamek floored Bell in round one and had good success by outboxing Bell. Bell opted not to come out for round eight, citing that he felt dizzy and ill.
IBF and lineal cruiserweight champion
In December 2008 he fought the then reigning champion Steve Cunningham at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Knocking a game Cunningham down three times, he won the IBF and vacant lineal cruiserweight titles in a bout many thought was the fight of the year.[2]
Adamek successfully defended his title against Johnathon Banks on 27 February 2009, at the Prudential Center in Newark. He won with a brutal TKO in the 8th Round. He then went on to defeat Bobby Gunn before a large crowd at the Prudential Center on 11 July 2009, with the referee stopping the bout at the ring physician's advice between rounds four and five.
He vacated the IBF title on 18 October 2009, choosing to move up to the heavyweight division.[3]
Heavyweight
On 24 October 2009 in Łódź, Poland, Adamek defeated Andrew Golota by TKO in the fifth round to win the IBF "International" Heavyweight Title. Then, on 6 February 2010 in Newark's Prudential Center he defeated Jason Estrada by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.
Adamek (40-1; 27 KO) then took on fellow heavyweight contender Chris Arreola (28-1; 25 KO) on 24 April 2010, at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California California. The bout was televised as part of Boxing After Dark. The Polish fighter won a twelve-round majority decision, with the scores of 114–114, 115–113, and 117–111. A day before the bout, Arreola weighed 250½ pounds, while Adamek was 217.

Adamek defeated veteran American Michael Grant by unanimous decision on 21 August 2010.[4] In his first fight of 2011, Adamek defeated Irishman Kevin McBride by a wide unanimous decision.
Adamek vs. Vitali Klitschko
On 10 September 2011 Adamek faced the WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in Poland, losing by TKO in the 10th round, in the first ever PPV fight in Polish TV history.[5][6]. The referee stopped the bout after Adamek received punishing blows and was ruled out, as he was no longer able to defend himself.
Post-Klitschko fights
Adamek returned on 24 March 2012, after signing a contract with Main Events, defeating Nagy Aguilera by unanimous decision. He then agreed to face former heavyweight contender Eddie Chambers. Both Adamek and Chambers were praised for taking the fight with no world title nor mandatory position on the line.[7][8] Coming into the fight, Adamek was ranked No.3 heavyweight contender by The Ring, while Chambers, having had only one fight in two years and three months, was unranked by the publication.[9] The fight was the main event of the Fight Night card on NBC Sports. In the opening rounds, both fighters were trading shots, with Chambers landing the most meaningful punches. During the first round, Chambers torn his bicep in the left arm, [10][11] and often switched between orthodox and southpaw stances throughout the rest of the fight, throwing shots almost exclusively with the right hand, mostly connecting with overhand punches.[9][12] Adamek was more active since round 3, frequently switching up from counterpuncher to aggressor. The bout lasted full twelve rounds, with Adamek being declared the winner by unanimous decision with scores 116–112 (twice) and 119–109.[13][10] According to CompuBox, Chambers landed 152 punches out of 462 thrown (32.9% accuracy), while Adamek landed 134 punches out of 919 (14.6%).[14]
Adamek defeated Travis Walker on 8 September 2012 via fifth-round technical knockout at 1:51 due to a stoppage by the referee.
Adamek defeated Steve Cunningham in a very close and somewhat controversial split decision on 22 December 2012. Initially, the result was a draw, but after noticing a mathematical miscalculation in the judges scorecards, Adamek was declared the winner. On 15 March 2014 Adamek was defeated by Vyacheslav Glazkov by unanimous decision after 12 rounds, losing his IBF North American heavyweight title .
Professional boxing record
59 fights | 53 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 31 | 3 |
By decision | 22 | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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59 | Loss | 53–6 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (12), 0:51 | 6 Oct 2018 | ![]() |
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58 | Win | 53–5 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10), 2:33 | 21 Apr 2018 | ![]() |
Retained Poland International heavyweight title |
57 | Win | 52–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 18 Nov 2017 | ![]() |
Won vacant Poland International heavyweight title |
56 | Win | 51–5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 24 Jun 2017 | ![]() |
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55 | Loss | 50–5 | ![]() |
KO | 10 (12), 3:00 | 2 Apr 2016 | ![]() |
For vacant IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
54 | Win | 50–4 | ![]() |
RTD | 5 (10), 3:00 | 26 Sep 2015 | ![]() |
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53 | Loss | 49–4 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 8 Nov 2014 | ![]() |
For vacant IBF International and Poland International heavyweight titles |
52 | Loss | 49–3 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 15 Mar 2014 | ![]() |
Lost IBF North American heavyweight title |
51 | Win | 49–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 3 Aug 2013 | ![]() |
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50 | Win | 48–2 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 22 Dec 2012 | ![]() |
Retained IBF North American heavyweight title |
49 | Win | 47–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 1:08 | 8 Sep 2012 | ![]() |
Retained IBF North American heavyweight title |
48 | Win | 46–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 16 Jun 2012 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF North American heavyweight title |
47 | Win | 45–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 24 Mar 2012 | ![]() |
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46 | Loss | 44–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (12), 2:20 | 10 Sep 2011 | ![]() |
For WBC heavyweight title |
45 | Win | 44–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 9 Apr 2011 | ![]() |
Retained IBF International and WBO–NABO heavyweight titles |
44 | Win | 43–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:17 | 9 Dec 2010 | ![]() |
Retained IBF International and WBO–NABO heavyweight titles |
43 | Win | 42–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 21 Aug 2010 | ![]() |
Retained IBF International and WBO–NABO heavyweight titles |
42 | Win | 41–1 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | 24 Apr 2010 | ![]() |
Retained IBF International heavyweight title; Won vacant WBO–NABO heavyweight title |
41 | Win | 40–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 6 Feb 2010 | ![]() |
Retained IBF International heavyweight title |
40 | Win | 39–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 1:20 | 24 Oct 2009 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF International heavyweight title |
39 | Win | 38–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (12), 3:00 | 11 Jul 2009 | ![]() |
Retained IBF, and The Ring cruiserweight titles |
38 | Win | 37–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (12), 1:30 | 27 Feb 2009 | ![]() |
Retained IBF, and The Ring cruiserweight titles |
37 | Win | 36–1 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 11 Dec 2008 | ![]() |
Won IBF and vacant The Ring cruiserweight titles |
36 | Win | 35–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 7 (10), 0:01 | 11 Jul 2008 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 34–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (12) | 19 Apr 2008 | ![]() |
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34 | Win | 33–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 29 Dec 2007 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 32–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (12) | 9 Jun 2007 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBO cruiserweight title |
32 | Loss | 31–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 3 Feb 2007 | ![]() |
Lost WBC light heavyweight title |
31 | Win | 31–0 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | 7 Oct 2006 | ![]() |
Retained WBC light heavyweight title |
30 | Win | 30–0 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (12), 1:57 | 15 Oct 2005 | ![]() |
Retained WBC light heavyweight title |
29 | Win | 29–0 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | 21 May 2005 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC light heavyweight title |
28 | Win | 28–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 10 Sep 2004 | ![]() |
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27 | Win | 27–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (12), 0:43 | 17 Apr 2004 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title |
26 | Win | 26–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10) | 20 Dec 2003 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 25–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (12), 2:14 | 4 Oct 2003 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight title |
24 | Win | 24–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 30 Aug 2003 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 23–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 6 Apr 2003 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | 15 Feb 2003 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | 14 Dec 2002 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (12) | 18 Oct 2002 | ![]() |
Won vacant Poland International light heavyweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 27 Jul 2002 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 24 May 2002 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC–CISBB light heavyweight titles |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | 6 Apr 2002 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | 23 Feb 2002 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 29 Dec 2001 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 10 Nov 2001 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10) | 11 Aug 2001 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | 18 May 2001 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2 Mar 2001 | ![]() |
Won IBC Inter-Continental light heavyweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (8) | 3 Nov 2000 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10) | 14 Oct 2000 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6) | 10 Jun 2000 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | 25 Mar 2000 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | 21 Feb 2000 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | 10 Dec 1999 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6) | 22 Oct 1999 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | 26 Jun 1999 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4), 2:50 | 29 Apr 1999 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 2:15 | 13 Mar 1999 | ![]() |
See also
- List of light heavyweight boxing champions
- List of cruiserweight boxing champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of IBF world champions
- List of The Ring world champions
References
- Idec, Keith. "Tomasz Adamek impressive in victory", The Record (Bergen County), March 25, 2012, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 28, 2012. Accessed January 31, 2018. "Tomasz Adamek methodically made a successful comeback Saturday night from his lopsided loss to Vitali Klitschko.... Adamek, a native of Poland who resides in Kearny, improved to 45–2."
- "Tomasz Adamek - Lineal Cruiserweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- Cassidy, Bobby (2009-10-18). "Tomasz Adamek vacates IBF cruiserweight title". Newsday.com. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- Tomasz Adamek scores win in 12-round unanimous decision over Michael Grant at the Rock in Newark, Tim Smith, DAILY NEWS, August 22, 2010
- "Walka Adamek-Kliczko: 1,15 mln widzów w RTL, 200 tys. subskrypcji PPV" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "Tomasz Adamek vs Witalij Kliczko – 200 tys. widzów zapłaciło po 40 zł" (in Polish). Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "Adamek-Chambers matchup suits all". Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- "TOMASZ ADAMEK BANKING ON SPEED AGAINST EDDIE CHAMBERS". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "Tomasz Adamek vs. Eddie Chambers". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "TOMASZ ADAMEK BEATS EDDIE CHAMBERS, BUT LOOK, ANOTHER INTERESTING SCORECARD". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "Kearny's Tomasz Adamek beats Chambers to win IBF North American heavyweight boxing championship". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "Tomasz Adamek defeats Eddie Chambers". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "Adamek vs Chambers Results: Adamek Beats One-Armed Chambers By Decision". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- "Compubox Stats: Eddie Chambers vs. Tomasz Adamek". Retrieved 8 April 2020.
External links
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- Interview with Tomasz Adamek at BoxingInsider
- Tomasz Adamek profile at Cyber Boxing Zone
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Joe Gatti |
IBC Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion 2 March 2001 – October 2003 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Prince Badi Ajamu | ||
Vacant Title last held by Milorad Dukovic |
WBC–CISBB light heavyweight champion 24 May 2002 – June 2002 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Andrey Shkalikov | ||
New title | Poland International light heavyweight champion 18 October 2002 – 2007 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Grzegorz Soszyński | ||
Vacant Title last held by Vadym Safonov |
IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion 4 October 2003 – January 2004 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Vadym Safonov | ||
Vacant Title last held by Zsolt Erdei |
WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion 17 April 2004 – May 2005 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Stipe Drews | ||
Vacant Title last held by Alexey Soloviev |
IBF International heavyweight champion 24 October 2009 – September 2011 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Kubrat Pulev | ||
Vacant Title last held by Brian Minto |
WBO–NABO heavyweight champion 24 April 2010 – August 2011 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Amir Mansour | ||
Vacant Title last held by Amir Mansour |
IBF North American heavyweight champion 16 June 2012 – 15 March 2014 |
Succeeded by Vyacheslav Glazkov | ||
Vacant Title last held by Mike Mollo |
Poland International heavyweight champion 18 November 2017 – present |
Incumbent | ||
Minor world boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Carl Thompson |
IBO cruiserweight champion 9 June 2007 – 27 February 2009 Stripped |
Vacant Title next held by Danny Green | ||
Major world boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Antonio Tarver |
WBC light heavyweight champion 21 May 2005 – 3 February 2007 |
Succeeded by Chad Dawson | ||
Preceded by Steve Cunningham |
IBF cruiserweight champion 11 December 2008 – 18 October 2009 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Steve Cunningham | ||
Vacant Title last held by David Haye |
The Ring cruiserweight champion 11 December 2008 – 18 October 2009 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Yoan Pablo Hernández |