Krzysztof Włodarczyk
Krzysztof Włodarczyk is a Polish professional boxer. He has held a cruiserweight world championship twice, including the IBF title from 2006 to 2007, and the WBC title from 2010 to 2014.
Professional career
Włodarczyk held the IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title during 2001-2002, the Polish International cruiserweight title during 2002-2004, the WBC Youth cruiserweight title during 2003-2004, the World Boxing Foundation cruiserweight title in 2004, the European Union cruiserweight title in 2005, the International Boxing Council cruiserweight title during 2006-2007, the WBC FECARBOX cruiserweight title in 2006 and the IBF cruiserweight title during 2006-2007.His trainer is Fiodor Lapin.
He won the IBF title on November 25, 2006 with a split decision over Steve Cunningham but lost in a rematch on May 26, 2007.
He fought Giacobbe Fragomeni on May 16, 2009 for the WBC cruiserweight title. Włodarczyk knocked down his opponent during round 9 but the fight went to a draw, in May 2010 he won a heated rematch by TKO in round 8 at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.
In September 2010, Włodarczyk defended his title against unsung Jason Robinson.
In November 2011, he successfully defended his title against Australian Danny Green by TKO in the eleventh round at Challenge Stadium in Western Australia. He also beat undefeated Puerto Rican Francisco Palacios by UD and by SD in 2011/2012.
In 2013 he upset undefeated Russian Olympic champion Rakhim Chakhkiev after coming off the deck to win by KO in Moscow for his arguably biggest win. On December 6, 2013 Wlodarczyk made his 6th successful title defence when he fought Giacobbe Fragomeni a third time at UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The fight was stopped after round 6 in favour of Wlodarczyk, after a cut over Fragomeni's left eye.
Wlodarczyk lost his WBC cruiserweight title on September 27, 2014 to Grigory Drozd. At the Krylatskoe Sport Palace in Moscow, the judges scored the bout 118:109, 119:108, 119:108 all in favour of Drozd.
On 20 May, 2017, he fought undefeated contender Noel Gevor. In a rough, close fight, Wlodarczyk managed to outperform Gevor in the final rounds in order to snatch a split-decision win.
On 21 October, 2017 Wlodarczyk challenged IBF champion Murat Gassiev in the World Boxing Super Series quarter-final bout at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Gassiev delivered a 3rd round KO, connecting with a left to the body dropping Wlodarczyk.
Wlodarczyk notched his 55th career win on 2 June 2018 at the G2A Arena in Rzeszow, when he outboxed Nigeria’s Olanrewaju Durodola to a unanimous decision. The judges scored the fight 97:93, 97:93 and 98:92 on the third card. It was Wlodarczyk’s second victory following his first ever stoppage defeat.
Professional boxing record
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
63 | Win | 58–4–1 | Taylor Mabika | UD | 10 | 30 Nov 2019 | Nosalowy Dwór Hotel, Zakopane, Poland | |
62 | Win | 57–4–1 | Alexandru Jur | UD | 10 | 23 Mar 2019 | Hala Sportowa, Łomża, Poland | |
61 | Win | 56–4–1 | Al Sands | KO | 2, 1:19 | 6 Oct 2018 | Nosalowy Dwór Hotel, Zakopane, Poland | |
60 | Win | 55–4–1 | Olanrewaju Durodola | UD | 10 | 2 Jun 2018 | G2A Arena, Rzeszów, Poland | |
59 | Win | 54–4–1 | Adam Gadajew | RTD | 2, 3:00 | 10 Feb 2018 | Nysa Hall, Nysa, Poland | |
58 | Loss | 53–4–1 | Murat Gassiev | KO | 3, 1:57 | 21 Oct 2017 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, US | For IBF cruiserweight title; World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight quarter-final |
57 | Win | 53–3–1 | Noel Gevor | SD | 12 | 20 May 2017 | HWS Arena, Poznań, Poland | |
56 | Win | 52–3–1 | Leon Harth | UD | 12 | 10 Dec 2016 | Hala Orbita, Wrocław, Poland | Retained IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title |
55 | Win | 51–3–1 | Kai Kurzawa | TKO | 4, 2:22 | 28 May 2016 | Arena Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title |
54 | Win | 50–3–1 | Valery Brudov | TKO | 2, 1:58 | 4 Mar 2016 | MOSiR Hall, Sosnowiec, Poland | |
53 | Loss | 49–3–1 | Grigory Drozd | UD | 12 | 27 Sep 2014 | Krylatskoe Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia | Lost WBC cruiserweight title |
52 | Win | 49–2–1 | Giacobbe Fragomeni | 6, 3:00 | 6 Dec 2013 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US | Retained WBC cruiserweight title | |
51 | Win | 48–2–1 | Rakhim Chakhkiev | TKO | 8, 2:03 | 21 Jun 2013 | Krylatskoe Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia | Retained WBC cruiserweight title |
50 | Win | 47–2–1 | Francisco Palacios | UD | 12 | 22 Sep 2012 | Hala Stulecia, Wrocław, Poland | Retained WBC cruiserweight title |
49 | Win | 46–2–1 | Danny Green | TKO | 11, 2:15 | 30 Nov 2011 | Challenge Stadium, Mount Claremont, Australia | Retained WBC cruiserweight title |
48 | Win | 45–2–1 | Francisco Palacios | SD | 12 | 2 Apr 2011 | Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland | Retained WBC cruiserweight title |
47 | Win | 44–2–1 | Jason Robinson | UD | 12 | 25 Sep 2010 | Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland | Retained WBC cruiserweight title |
46 | Win | 43–2–1 | Giacobbe Fragomeni | TKO | 8, 0:44 | 15 May 2010 | Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland | Won vacant WBC cruiserweight title |
45 | Win | 42–2–1 | Konstantin Semerdjiev | UD | 8 | 27 Nov 2009 | Hala MOSiR, Ełk, Poland | |
44 | Draw | 41–2–1 | Giacobbe Fragomeni | 12 | 16 May 2009 | Il Gran Teatro, Rome, Italy | For WBC cruiserweight title | |
43 | Win | 41–2 | Gabor Gyuris | KO | 1, 1:56 | 5 Apr 2008 | CeSiR, Warka, Poland | |
42 | Win | 40–2 | Gabor Halasz | TKO | 4, 1:30 | 9 Feb 2008 | Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa "Globus", Lublin, Poland | |
41 | Win | 39–2 | Moyoyo Mensah | TKO | 5, 1:42 | 15 Dec 2007 | Hala Podpromie, Rzeszów, Poland | |
40 | Win | 38–2 | Dominique Alexander | KO | 1, 2:13 | 20 Oct 2007 | International Expo Center, Warsaw, Poland | Won vacant IBC cruiserweight title |
39 | Loss | 37–2 | Steve Cunningham | 12 | 26 May 2007 | Spodek, Katowice, Poland | Lost IBF cruiserweight title | |
38 | Win | 37–1 | Steve Cunningham | SD | 12 | 25 Nov 2006 | Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland | Won vacant IBF cruiserweight title |
37 | Win | 36–1 | Mircea Telecan | TKO | 1, 2:25 | 1 Jul 2007 | KOSiR, Kepno, Poland | |
36 | Win | 35–1 | Imamu Mayfield | UD | 12 | 25 Mar 2007 | Sports Hall, Siedlce, Poland | Won vacant WBC FECARBOX and IBC cruiserweight titles |
35 | Win | 34–1 | Sebastian Hill | UD | 6 | 26 Nov 2005 | Copernicus Center, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
34 | Win | 33–1 | Hector Alfredo Avila | KO | 6, 2:06 | 24 Sep 2005 | Katowice, Poland | |
33 | Win | 32–1 | John Keeton | TKO | 4 | 11 Jun 2005 | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland | Retained WBC Youth cruiserweight title |
32 | Win | 31–1 | Rüdiger May | KO | 10, 1:30 | 16 Apr 2005 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | Won vacant European Union cruiserweight title |
31 | Win | 30–1 | Tefouet Dieudonne | KO | 8 | 19 Feb 2005 | OSiR, Wolów, Poland | |
30 | Win | 29–1 | Bryan Blakely | TKO | 3, 1:38 | 21 Jan 2005 | Belvedere Events & Banquets, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, US | |
29 | Win | 28–1 | Bruce Oezbek | TKO | 7 | 19 Dec 2004 | Rzeszów, Poland | |
28 | Win | 27–1 | Joseph Marwa | UD | 10 | 25 Sep 2004 | Opole, Poland | Retained WBC Youth cruiserweight title |
27 | Win | 26–1 | Alain Simon | TKO | 6 | 5 Jun 2004 | Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland | Won vacant WBF cruiserweight title |
26 | Win | 25–1 | Stefan Stanko | TKO | 2 | 24 Apr 2004 | Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland | |
25 | Win | 24–1 | Raymond Ochieng | TKO | 1, 0:35 | 27 Mar 2004 | MOSiR Hall, Radom, Poland | Retained Polish International cruiserweight title |
24 | Win | 23–1 | Siarhei Karanevich | 10 | 13 Dec 2003 | Hala Okrąglak, Opole, Poland | Won vacant WBC Youth cruiserweight title | |
23 | Win | 22–1 | Attila Huszka | TKO | 1 | 24 Oct 2003 | Hala Orbita, Wrocław, Poland | |
22 | Win | 21–1 | Roberto Coelho | UD | 10 | 28 Jun 2003 | Opole, Poland | Retained Polish International cruiserweight title |
21 | Loss | 20–1 | Pavel Melkomyan | 4, 3:00 | 26 Apr 2003 | Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany | For vacant WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title; Unanimous TD after Melkomian was cut | |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Goodman Kwinana | KO | 5 | 15 Feb 2003 | MOSiR Hall, Zabrze, Poland | |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Ismail Abdoul | TKO | 12 | 23 Nov 2002 | Opole, Poland | Retained IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Marian Geroseanu | KO | 1 | 18 Oct 2002 | Kozienice, Poland | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Siarhei Krupenich | TKO | 5 | 21 Sep 2002 | Stargard, Poland | Won vacant Polish International cruiserweight title |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Zoltan Komlosi | PTS | 6 | 22 Jun 2002 | Płock, Poland | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Badara M'baye | KO | 6 | 4 May 2002 | Hala Ludowa, Wrocław, Poland | Retained IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Rodney Phillips | KO | 2 | 6 Apr 2002 | Łódź, Poland | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Otto Nemeth | TKO | 1 | 23 Feb 2002 | OSiR, Włocławek, Poland | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Vincenzo Rossitto | TKO | 10 | 7 Dec 2001 | Quartucciu, Italy | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Vladislav Druso | UD | 8 | 27 Oct 2001 | Warsaw, Poland | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Gyorgy Orsola | TKO | 2 | 29 Sep 2001 | Poznań, Poland | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Attila Szombathelyi | KO | 3 | 30 Jun 2001 | Tarnów, Poland | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Rene Janvier | 8 | 26 May 2001 | Warsaw, Poland | ||
7 | Win | 7–0 | Radoslav Milutinovic | 6 | 28 Apr 2001 | Jaworzno, Poland | ||
6 | Win | 6–0 | Dusan Pasic | TKO | 2 | 31 Mar 2001 | Środa Wielkopolska, Poland | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Roman Kaloczai | TKO | 4 | 24 Feb 2001 | Nowy Sącz, Poland | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Roman Nikodem | TKO | 3 | 3 Feb 2001 | Warsaw, Poland | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Robert Bycek | KO | 1 | 9 Dec 2000 | Katowice, Poland | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Anton Lascek | 2 | 2 Sep 2000 | Chorzów, Poland | ||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Andrei Georgiev | 2 | 10 Jun 2000 | Elbląg, Poland |