Dawid Kostecki

Dawid Kostecki (27 June 1981 – 2 August 2019) was a Polish professional boxer who fought at light heavyweight.[1][2]

Dawid Kostecki
Statistics
Nickname(s)Cygan ("Gypsy")
Weight(s)Light-heavyweight
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
NationalityPolish
Born(1981-06-27)27 June 1981
Rzeszów, Poland
Died2 August 2019(2019-08-02) (aged 38)
Warsaw, Poland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins39
Wins by KO25
Losses2
Draws0

Personal life

Kostecki was born in Rzeszów, Poland. He married Edyta and they had four children.

Boxing titles

  • WBC Youth Light Heavyweight Title (2004)
  • WBF Light Heavyweight Title (2005)
  • IBC Light Heavyweight Title (2010)
  • (2) WBF Light Heavyweight Title (2010)
  • WBC Baltic Light Heavyweight Title (2010)
  • WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight Title (2011)

Scheduled bout against Roy Jones Jr.

Dawid Kostecki is best remembered in boxing circles for a scheduled bout which never took place. In a major opportunity bout which could have propelled Kostecki into the worldwide light heavyweight ratings, Roy Jones was supposed to face Kostecki in a 10 round bout at Atlas Arena on 30 June 2012. Days before the fight, Kostecki was convicted of being the ringleader of a criminal organization and was imprisoned. Another Polish boxer, Paweł Głażewski stepped in to fight Jones instead. Jones defeated the 17-0 Głażewski by 10 round split decision. Kostecki missed the career change of a lifetime by now being able to fight the legendary ex-world champion Jones, who had signed for the bout, who showed up in Poland contractually anyway, and who fought a different Polish contender instead.

Escort business and prison

On 31 October 2011, the District Court in Rzeszów sentenced Kostecki to 2.5 years in prison for setting up and co-owning a criminal group. From 2003 to 2007 the group conducted three escort agencies. Investigators also accused him of trafficking in amphetamine, but the court acquitted him of the charge. He lodged an appeal. On 10 May 2012 the Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of 2.5 years imprisonment. On 13 August 2014, he was released from prison early.[3] He was subsequently returned to prison again in Warsaw in 2016 for five years after his fifth conviction, for drug trafficking, car theft, running a prostitution escort ring, and income tax evasion.[4]

Comeback to ring

After emerging from prison in 2014, Kostecki extended his contract by four years with Andrzej Wasilewski, owner of the Poland's Knockout Promotions.[5] Kostecki's comeback attempt ended in failure as he lost an eight round decision to Andrzej Soldra in Krakow Arena in Krakow Poland on 8 November 2014. Kostecki never fought again, finishing with a pro record of 39-2 with 25 knockouts.[4]

Death

Kostecki committed suicide by hanging in a Warsaw prison using bedsheets on 2 August 2019. He was survived by his wife and children.

Professional record

39 Wins (25 knockouts), 2 Loss, 0 Draw[6]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 39-2 Andrzej Sołdra UD8 2014-11-08 Kraków
Win 39–1 Sandro Siproshvili UD6 2012-04-21 Zabrze
Win 38–1 Byron Mitchell KO4 (10) 2011-12-03 Warszawa Retained WBC Baltic and WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight titles
Win 37–1 Lolenga Mock UD10 2011-06-25 Rzeszów Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight title

Retained WBC Baltic Light Heavyweight title

Win 36–1 Juan Nelongo UD6 2011-03-05 Krynica Zdrój
Win 35–1 Shawn Corbin TKO4 (10) 2010-10-23 Warszawa Won vacant WBC Baltic Light Heavyweight title
Win 34–1 Giulian Ilie UD12 2010-04-24 Gdynia Won vacant WBF Light Heavyweight title
Win 33–1 Dario Cichello TKO7 (12) 2010-02-06 Rzeszów Won vacant IBC Light Heavyweight title
Win 32–1 Istvan Varga TKO1 (8) 2009-12-18 Łódź
Win 31–1 Grzegorz Soszyński UD10 2009-10-24 Łódź
Win 30–1 Martial Bella Oleme UD8 2009-02-28 Lublin
Win 29–1 Samson Onyango TKO5 (10) 2008-12-13 Ketrzyn
Win 28–1 Marcelo Leandro Da Silva TKO1 (8) 2008-09-14 Kielce
Win 27–1 Armen Azizian UD8 2008-02-29 Lublin
Win 26–1 Antonio Pedro Quiganga TKO2 (10) 2007-12-15 Rzeszów
Win 25–1 Bernard Donfack UD8 2007-10-13 Moscow
Win 24–1 Paul David KO1 (8) 2007-09-22 Bytom
Win 23–1 Ramdane Serdjane DQ6 (8) 2006-10-28 Dębica
Win 22–1 Andreas Günther KO2 (6) 2006-07-01 Kepno
Loss 21–1 Rachid Kanfouah KO9 (12) 2006-05-06 Krosno For vacant IBC Light Heavyweight title
Win 21–0 Richard Nwoba KO2 (10) 2006-01-21 Busko Zdrój
Win 20–0 Ismail Abdoul UD12 2005-10-15 Rzeszów Won vacant WBF Light Heavyweight title
Win 19–0 Joseph Marwa TKO5 (10) 2005-05-21 Zdzieszowice
Win 18–0 Mukadi Shambuyi KO3 (10) 2005-03-12 Poznań Retained WBC Youth Light Heavyweight title
Win 17–0 Tucker Lambert KO3 (6) 2005-01-21 Elk Grove
Win 16–0 Dhafir Smith UD10 2004-12-19 Rzeszów Retained WBC Youth Light Heavyweight title
Win 15–0 Talal Santiago PTS6 2004-11-20 Strzelce Opolskie
Win 14–0 Gasper Mathew TKO5 (10) 2004-09-25 Opole Won vacant WBC Youth Light Heavyweight title
Win 13–0 Dmitry Treskov TKO6 (6) 2004-06-05 Dąbrowa Górnicza
Win 12–0 Ivica Cukusic KO2 (6) 2004-04-24 Dąbrowa Górnicza
Win 11–0 George Adipo Odour TKO6 (6) 2004-03-27 Radom
Win 10–0 Stefan Stanko KO1 (4) 2004-03-13 Berlin
Win 9–0 Pavel Zima TKO3 (6) 2003-12-13 Opole
Win 8–0 Otto Nemeth TKO2 (6) 2003-10-24 Wrocław
Win 7–0 Bruce Özbek PTS6 2003-09-27 Gorzów Wielkopolski
Win 6–0 Florian Benche PTS4 2003-06-28 Opole
Win 5–0 Dmitry Adamovich KO3 (4) 2002-05-24 Płońsk
Win 4–0 Sandor Szakaly TKO1 (6) 2002-04-13 Bielsko Biała
Win 3–0 Piotr Ścieszka TKO2 (4) 2002-02-23 Włocławek
Win 2–0 unknown KO2 (4) 2001-12-29 Konin
Win 1–0 Marcin Najman TKO4 (4) 2001-11-24 Łódź Kostecki's professional debut.

References

  1. "Tragiczna śmierć polskiego pięściarza. Dawid Kostecki miał 38 lat" (in Polish). 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. Boxing record for Dawid Kostecki from BoxRec. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. Sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. WP.PL
  4. Brizel, Robert (3 August 2019). "Light Heavyweight Champ Dawid 'Gypsy' Kostecki Dies in a Warsaw Prison at 38". REAL COMBAT MEDIA. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. Comeback. Przegląd Sportowy
  6. "Boxing record". Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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