Krzysztof Głowacki

Krzysztof Głowacki (born 31 July 1986) is a Polish professional boxer who has held the WBO cruiserweight title twice; from 2015 to 2016 and again in 2019 (elevated from interim champion). As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the super-heavyweight division at the 2008 EU Championships. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's fourth best active cruiserweight by The Ring magazine and third by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and BoxRec.

Krzysztof Głowacki
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Główka
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Reach	191 cm (75 in)
Nationality	Polish
Born	31 July 1986 Wałcz, Polish People's Republic
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	33
Wins	31
Wins by KO	19
Losses	2
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Poland EU Championships 2008 Cetniewo Super-heavyweight

Early life

Glowacki first started training aikido and karate in the club Orzel Walcz, before finally deciding to pursue a career in boxing.[1] He started boxing at the age of 13, in 1999. He idolizes Mike Tyson. Glowacki became a father at the age of 18, and, after finishing high school realized that he needs to support his family, so he gave up on studying and took up boxing full-time.[2]

Amateur career

Born in Walcz, north west Poland,[3] Krzysztof Głowacki fought 125 amateur fights (103 Wins, 19 Losses and 3 Draws). He became Polish Junior Champion in 2003, 2004 and 2005. In 2007, he finished as runner-up in the Polish Senior Championships in the Super heavyweight category. The following year, he finished as a bronze medalist.

Professional career

Early career

He made his debut in 2008, defeating Mariusz Radziszewski by points decision. In 2009, Głowacki won vacant Baltic Boxing Union International title, defeating Łukasz Rusiewicz by points decision.

On 18 August 2012, he won the vacant WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title, defeating Felipe Romero by sixth-round technical knockout (TKO).

On 31 January 2015, Głowacki won WBO European cruiserweight title by unanimous decision (118-110, 118-110 and 120-108) against Nuri Seferi (36-6, 20 KOs) at Torun, Poland. The bout was as also a WBO cruiserweight title eliminator.

Głowacki vs. Huck

On 14 August 2015, Głowacki won the WBO cruiserweight title, defeating Marco Huck (38-2-1, 26 KOs) by eleventh-round knockout. Huck dropped Głowacki with a huge left hand in the sixth round, Głowacki staggered to his feet and threw back everything he had, rocking Huck in the process. Coming into the eleventh round Huck was ahead on the scorecards, Głowacki knocked down Huck with a left-right combination. As the referee allowed the bout to continue, Głowacki landing two huge right hands and dropped Huck down against the ropes, the referee come in and waved off the bout. Glowacki twice dropped Marco Huck in a knockout that foiled Huck's attempt at a record 14th defense in the 200-pound division at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[4] Like Huck, it was Glowacki's first fight outside of Europe.[5] Many consider this as the 2015 fight of the year.

Głowacki vs. Cunningham

On 16 April 2016, he defended the WBO cruiserweight title by unanimous decision (116-108, 115–109, 115-109) against Steve Cunningham. Cunningham was down twice in the second-round and once in tenth and twelfth.

Głowacki vs. Usyk

Głowacki lost the WBO cruiserweight championship against undefeated Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk (9-0, 9 KOs) on 17 September 2016 at the Ergo Arena in Gdańsk, Poland.[6] The fight was shown live on Sky Sports in the UK. On the night, Usyk outpointed Głowacki after an exciting twelve-round fight with the judges scoring it 119–109, 117–111, and 117–111 all in Usyk's favour.

2018-2019 : World Boxing Super Series

Krzysztof Głowacki entered the second edition of the World Boxing Super Series, with the winner from each weight division taking the Muhammad Ali Trophy, named after the former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, and a share of a grand prize.[7]

Głowacki vs. Vlasov

On 10 November 2018 Głowacki won the vacant WBO interim title by unanimous decision (118-110, 117–110, 115-112) against Maxim Vlasov (42-2, 25 KOs)[8] in the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight quarter-final. Głowacki knocked Vlasov down in the third-round of the bout. The fight took place at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, United States.

Glowacki vs. Briedis

On 6 February 2019 it was announced that Glowacki would challenge Latvia's Mairis Briedis (25-1, 18KOs) to defend the WBO interim title and their quest for the Ali Trophy in the cruiserweight division semi-final on 15 June at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. On 4 June the WBC made Oleksandr Usyk 'champion in recess', which frees up the vacant WBC cruiserweight title to be on the line for the Briedis vs. Glowacki fight. On 5 June, after Usyk moved up to heavyweight, the WBO made Krzysztof Glowacki their new cruiserweight champion.[9]

On 15 June 2019 in Riga he lost in third-round by TKO to Briedis. The fight raised a lot of controversy as far as Glowacki in the end of the second-round, during a clinch punched Briedis in the back of the head. Briedis in response Glowacki with an elbow to the jaw. Glowacki fell down but was able to stand up and referee Robert Byrd continued the fight. Next the referee didn't hear the bell and Glowacki was punched by Briedis which was scored as a knockdown for Briedis. During the bout after the bell, which was not heard by a referee, some of the Briedis' crew entered the ring.

Głowacki vs. Okolie

At the WBO federation convention in Tokyo, it was decided that Głowacki would face Lawrence Okolie for the vacant cruiserweight title. Soon both camps will receive 15 days for negotiations.[10]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

33 fights	31 wins	2 losses
By knockout	19	1
By decision	12	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
34	N/A	N/A	Lawrence Okolie	N/A	– (12)	20 Mar 2021	England	For vacant WBO cruiserweight title
33	Loss	31–2	Mairis Briedis	TKO	3 (12), 0:27	15 Jun 2019	Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia	Lost WBO cruiserweight title World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight semi-final
32	Win	31–1	Maxim Vlasov	UD	12	10 Nov 2018	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US	Won vacant WBO interim cruiserweight title; World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight quarter-final
31	Win	30–1	Santander Silgado	KO	1 (10), 1:50	12 May 2018	Hala Sportowa MOSiR, Wałcz, Poland
30	Win	29–1	Serhiy Radchenko	UD	8	10 Feb 2018	Nysa Hall, Nysa, Poland
29	Win	28–1	Leonardo Bruzzese	KO	5 (10), 0:02	30 Sep 2017	Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
28	Win	27–1	Hizni Altunkaya	TKO	6 (10), 0:02	24 Jun 2017	Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland
27	Loss	26–1	Oleksandr Usyk	UD	12	17 Sep 2016	Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland	Lost WBO cruiserweight title
26	Win	26–0	Steve Cunningham	UD	12	16 Apr 2016	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US	Retained WBO cruiserweight title
25	Win	25–0	Marco Huck	KO	11 (12), 2:39	14 Aug 2015	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, US	Won WBO cruiserweight title
24	Win	24–0	Nuri Seferi	UD	12	18 Jan 2015	Arena Toruń, Toruń, Poland	Won WBO European cruiserweight title
23	Win	23–0	Thierry Karl	KO	5 (12), 2:37	18 Oct 2014	NOSiR, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland	Retained WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
22	Win	22–0	Ismail Abdoul	UD	8	28 Jun 2014	Podpromie Hall, Rzeszów, Poland
21	Win	21–0	Varol Vekiloglu	TKO	9 (12), 2:21	14 Dec 2013	Hala Sportowa MOSiR, Wałcz, Poland	Retained WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
20	Win	20–0	Richard Hall	TKO	4 (8)	19 Oct 2013	Salt Mine, Wieliczka, Poland
19	Win	19–0	Taylor Mabika	UD	8	20 Apr 2013	Podpromie Hall, Rzeszów, Poland
18	Win	18–0	Matty Askin	KO	11 (12), 1:16	17 Nov 2012	Hilton Hotel and Convention Centre, Warsaw, Poland	Retained WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
17	Win	17–0	Felipe Romero	TKO	6 (12), 2:59	18 Aug 2012	Amphitheatre, Międzyzdroje, Poland	Retained Poland International cruiserweight title; Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
16	Win	16–0	Ismail Abdoul	UD	6	17 Mar 2012	Hala Lodowa MOSiR, Krynica Zdrój, Poland
15	Win	15–0	Konstantin Semerdjiev	TKO	2 (6), 0:41	3 Dec 2011	Hilton Hotel and Convention Centre, Warsaw, Poland
14	Win	14–0	Paata Berikashvili	RTD	6 (6)	14 Oct 2011	Salt Mine, Wieliczka, Poland
13	Win	13–0	Roman Kracik	TKO	9 (10), 2:15	18 Aug 2011	Amphitheatre, Międzyzdroje, Poland	Won vacant Poland International cruiserweight title
12	Win	12–0	Levan Jomardashvili	RTD	3 (6), 3:00	2 Apr 2011	Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland
11	Win	11–0	Patrick Berger	TKO	3 (6), 0:59	12 Jun 2010	Hala Lodowa MOSiR, Krynica Zdrój, Poland
10	Win	10–0	Remigijus Ziausys	UD	6	7 Mar 2010	Hilton Hotel and Convention Centre, Warsaw, Poland
9	Win	9–0	Jonathan Pasi	TKO	3 (6), 1:38	6 Feb 2010	Podpromie Hall, Rzeszów, Poland
8	Win	8–0	Josip Jelušić	TKO	3 (6), 1:37	20 Dec 2009	Hala Sportowa OSiR, Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland
7	Win	7–0	Łukasz Rusiewicz	PTS	6	20 Sep 2009	Hala ICSiR, Józefów, Poland	Won vacant BBU International cruiserweight title
6	Win	6–0	Kaspars Ozoliņš	KO	1 (4), 3:00	18 Aug 2009	Amphitheatre, Międzyzdroje, Poland
5	Win	5–0	Jevgenijs Andrejevs	PTS	4	31 May 2009	Centrum Sportu i Rekreacji, Warka, Poland
4	Win	4–0	Anton Lascek	KO	1 (4), 1:23	14 Dec 2008	Hala Włókniarza, Białystok, Poland
3	Win	3–0	Dariusz Balla	TKO	2 (4), 1:20	7 Nov 2008	Salt Mine, Wieliczka, Poland
2	Win	2–0	Klaids Kristapsons	UD	4	26 Oct 2008	Hala Sportowa AON, Rembertów, Poland
1	Win	1–0	Mariusz Radziszewski	PTS	6	3 Oct 2008	Hotel "U Pietrzaków", Zielonka, Poland

References

1. "Biography". www.krzysztofglowacki.pl. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
2. "About me". www.krzysztofglowacki.pl. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
3. "Krzysztof Glowacki - Next Fight, Fighter Bio, Stats & News".
4. "Huck vs Glowacki Results & Highlights - Aug 14, 2015".
5. "Marco Huck vs Krzysztof Glowacki stands above all as PBC Fight of the Year".
6. Scott Christ "https://www.badlefthook.com/2016/9/17/12954862/glowacki-vs-usyk-results-usyk-dominates-dethrones-g-owacki-in-poland" www.badlefthook.com, Sep 17, 2016
7. "http://worldboxingsuperseries.com/tournament/#cruiserweight"
8. Allan Fox "https://www.boxingnews24.com/2018/11/krzysztof-glowacki-defeats-maksim-vlasov-results/" www.boxingnews24.com, November 11th, 2018
9. "https://www.boxingnews24.com/2019/06/oleksandr-usyk-moves-to-heavyweight-wbo-makes-krzysztof-glowacki-new-cruiserweight-champion/" June 5, 2019 boxingnews24.com
10. "https://www.boxingscene.com/glowacki-okolie-wbo-order-vacant-cruiserweight-title-fight--144851" Dec 5, 2019 boxingscene.com

External links

• Boxing record for Krzysztof Głowacki from BoxRec
• Krzysztof Glowacki - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live