Paweł Kołodziej

Paweł Kołodziej (born 24 September 1980[1] in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland) is a Polish professional boxer, fighting in the cruiserweight and Heavyweight division. Kołodziej is the current IBF Inter-Continental Cruiserweight champion. Kołodziej won the belt against Giulian Ilie of Romania.

Paweł Kołodziej
Statistics
Real namePaweł Kołodziej
Nickname(s)Harnaś
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
Nationality Polish
Born (1980-09-24) September 24, 1980
Krynica Zdrój
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins34
Wins by KO19
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0

Career

Kołodziej is a former IBC (International Boxing Council) champion. The Polish cruiserweight won the vacant title in July 2009 in Ruda Śląska, Poland. Then, by unanimous decision over Czech Roman Kracik. The Pole successfully defended the belt in December 2009 in Łódź, defeating an American journeyman Rob Calloway by RTD in the sixth round of the bout. Previously, in 2006, Kołodziej won the WBC Youth belt and defended the title three times until 2008.

Kołodziej vs Calloway

"The fight against Calloway will be a test of my means. I respect his experience but I believe that if I box wisely and take advantage of my height, I will leave the ring as a winner" said 1.95m tall Kołodziej before the most difficult battle in his professional career. The 40-year-old rival's record was quite impressive – 70 victories (including 57 knockouts) and 10 defeats.[2] However, the '84 born Pole managed to stop the experienced Rob Calloway at MOSiR hall in Łódź and defended his IBC belt.

Kołodziej floored Calloway with a powerful straight right as early as at the finish of the first round. The second one was also firmly won by “Harnaś” who bombarded his extraordinarily experienced rival with series of punches. 40-year-old American found himself on the canvas for a second time in the round three. Kołodziej had no mercy also in the fifth part of the battle, dropping “All-American Prizefighter” twice. After the sixth round, Calloway’s corner reasonably decided to stop this uneven bout.

"I approached this fight very seriously, I was a bit nervous. I am content with the victory but I didn’t do everything I had planned. Sometimes I let him go too far" Kołodziej modestly said while being interviewed by Bokser.org after the clash. "I got a bit irritated that I couldn’t emphasise my victory. If he had fought the next round, I would certainly have knocked him out.".[3]

Kołodziej vs Krence

Originally, the 29-year-old Kołodziej had to defend his IBC title in the upcoming bout but the decision was changed a few days before the bout. - World Boxing Foundation (WBFo) is more active and dynamic than IBC, so when the opportunity of the championship fight occurred, we decided to take it without thinking – explained Andrzej Wasilewski, the promising Pole's promoter.[4]

Professional Record

34 Wins (19 knockouts), 1 Loss, 0 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 34-1 Wladimir Letr KO 2 (6), 2:58 2016-03-04 MOSiR Hall, Sosnowiec
Loss 33–1 Denis Lebedev TKO 2 (12), 2:08 2014-09-27 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow For WBA Cruiserweight title.
Win 33–0 Prince Anthony Ikeji TKO 7 (8) 2013-11-23 Sport Hall, Jastrzebie Zdrój
Win 32–0 Cesar David Crenz UD 8 2013-06-15 Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz
Win 31–0 Richard Hall UD 8 2013-04-20 Sport Hall, Rzeszów
Win 30–0 Giulian Ilie UD 12 2012-03-17 Sport Hall, Krynica Zdrój Won IBF Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title.
Win 29–0 Mauro Adrian Ordiales TKO 2 (10), 2:27 2011-11-1 Sport Hall, Gdynia Retained WBA International Cruiserweight title.
Win 28–0 Felix Cora Jr. UD 12 2011-03-05 Sport Hall, Krynica Zdrój Won vacant WBA International Cruiserweight title.
Win 27–0 John McClain KO 3 (10), 2:48 2010-11-20 Hall, Nysa Won interim WBC Baltic Cruiserweight title.
Win 26–0 Parfait Amougui Amougou KO 12 (12), 2:18 2010-06-12 Sport Hall, Krynica Zdrój Retained WBF Cruiserweight title.
Win 25–0 Mark Krence TKO 3 (12), 3:00 2010-03-20 Sport Hall, Strzelce Opolskie Won vacant WBF Cruiserweight title.
Win 24–0 Rob Calloway RTD 6 (12), 3:00 2009-12-18 MOSiR Hall, Łódź Retained IBO Cruiserweight title.
Win 23–0 Roman Kracik UD 12 2009-06-20 City Place, Ruda Śląska Won vacant IBO Cruiserweight title.
Win 22–0 Laszlo Hubert UD 8 2008-12-13 MOSiR Hall, Ketrzyn
Win 21–0 Jozsef Nagy TD 7 (12), 1:25 2008-05-31 Sport Hall, Legnica
Win 20–0 Laszlo Hubert KO 7 (10), 2:31 2008-02-09 Sport Hall, Lublin Retained WBC Youth Cruiserweight title.
Win 19–0 Jose Manuel Barreira RTD 4 (8), 3:00 2007-12-15 Sport Hall, Rzeszów
Win 18–0 Istvan Varga TKO 4 (10), 2:51 2007-09-22 City Hall, Bytom Retained WBC Youth Cruiserweight title.
Win 17–0 Armen Azizian UD 10 2007-02-24 Sport Hall, Głogów Retained WBC Youth Cruiserweight title.
Win 16–0 Remigijus Ziausys UD 8 2006-11-04 RWE Sporthalle, Mülheim
Win 15–0 Adrian Rajkai KO 6 (10), 2:03 2006-07-01 KOSiR, Kępno Won WBC Youth Cruiserweight title.
Win 14–0 Nabil Haciani KO 1 (6), 2:56 2006-06-03 TUI Arena, Hannover
Win 13–0 Oleksandr Subin TKO 4 (10) 2006-05-06 MOSiR Hall, Krosno
Win 12–0 Mircea Telecan UD 6 2006-02-25 OSiR, Wołów
Win 11–0 Igor Marić TKO 3 (6) 2005-12-17 Max Halle, Prenzlauer Berg
Win 10–0 Neil Stephens KO 1 (6), 2:59 2005-11-26 Copernicus Center, Chicago
Win 9–0 Imrich Borka TKO 6 (6) 2005-10-15 Sport Hall, Rzeszów
Win 8–0 Aleksejs Kosobokovs UD 6 2005-10-01 EWE-Arena, Oldenburg
Win 7–0 Mohamed Ali Bouraoui TKO 1 (6), 2:03 2005-05-14 Sport Halle, Bayreuth
Win 6–0 Ervin Slonka UD 6 2005-04-16 Sport Hall, Bydgoszcz
Win 5–0 Juraj Ondricko TKO 2 (6) 2005-03-12 Sport Arena, Poznań
Win 4–0 Pavel Cirok TKO 3 (6) 2005-02-19 OSiR Wołów
Win 3–0 Ladislav Slezak TKO 2 (4) 2004-12-19 Sport Hall, Rzeszów
Win 2–0 Ervin Slonka PTS 4 2004-11-20 Sport Hall, Strzelce Opolskie
Win 1–0 Sylvester Petrović UD 4 2004-09-25 Sport Hall, Opole Kołodziej's professional debut

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