Andrzej Wawrzyk (born 26 September 1987) is a Polish heavyweight boxer. He challenged once for the WBA (Regular) world heavyweight title in 2013.

Andrzej Wawrzyk
Born
Andrzej Wawrzyk

(1987-09-26) 26 September 1987 (age 37)
NationalityPoland Polish
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Reach201 cm (79 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins33
Wins by KO19
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0

Amateur career

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Wawrzyk won the European junior title 2006 beating future world champion Ciocan in the semifinal.

At the World Junior Championships 2006 he lost to eventual runner-up Sardor Abdullayev 9:15 in the quarter-final.

Professional career

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Wawrzyk turned professional on 18 November 2006, winning his first professional bout by four-round unanimous decision. From his pro debut to March 2013, Wawrzyk racked up an impressive record of 27–0, 14 KOs.

On 17 May 2013 he travelled to Russia to challenge for the WBA (regular) heavyweight title held by Alexander Povetkin, and in doing so suffered his first professional loss by third-round TKO. In 2014, Wawrzyk scored two notable wins over former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Danny Williams by first-round TKO, and former IBF world heavyweight champion Francois Botha by fifth-round TKO. In September 2016, he defeated former world heavyweight title challenger Albert Sosnowski by sixth-round TKO.

His next professional contest was scheduled for February 2017 against reigning and undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in Birmingham, Alabama. But Wilder was forced to find a new opponent for the next defence of his WBC heavyweight title after Wawrzyk failed a drug test (Stanozolol).[1]

Professional boxing record

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34 fights, 33 wins (19 knockouts), 1 losses[2]
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
34 Win 33–1   Albert Sosnowski TKO 6 (10), 0:01 17 Sep 2016   Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland Won vacant Polish heavyweight title
33 Win 32–1   Marcin Rekowski TKO 7 (10), 0:42 2 Apr 2016   Kraków Arena, Kraków, Poland
32 Win 31–1   Mike Sheppard TKO 3 (10), 2:59 26 Sep 2015   Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
31 Win 30–1   Patryk Kowoll KO 2 (8), 1:03 21 Jul 2015   Legia Fight Club, Warsaw, Poland
30 Win 29–1   Francois Botha TKO 5 (10), 1:56 15 Mar 2014   Hotel Arlamow, Arłamów, Poland
29 Win 28–1   Danny Williams TKO 1 (10), 2:01 1 Feb 2014   Okraglak Halle, Opole, Poland
28 Loss 27–1   Alexander Povetkin TKO 3 (12), 2:23 17 May 2013   Crocus City Hall, Krasnogorsk, Russia For WBA (Regular) heavyweight title
27 Win 27–0   Robert Hawkins UD 6 23 Mar 2013   Hala Sportowa, Częstochowa, Poland
26 Win 26–0   Dennis Bakhtov UD 10 2 Jun 2012   Hala Luczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland Won WBA International heavyweight title
25 Win 25–0   Claus Bertino UD 10 18 Feb 2012   Hala RAFAKO, Racibórz, Poland
24 Win 24–0   Nelson Dario Dominguez KO 2 (10), 2:21 12 Nov 2011   Hala Sportowa, Gdynia, Poland
23 Win 23–0   Devin Vargas TKO 9 (10), 1:40 10 Sep 2011   Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland
22 Win 22–0   Andreas Sidon KO 1 (8), 2:55 25 Jun 2011   Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszów, Poland
21 Win 21–0   Ivica Perkovic UD 8 5 Mar 2011   Krynica-Zdrój, Poland
20 Win 20–0   Pavel Dolgovs UD 6 25 Sep 2010   Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland
19 Win 19–0   Paul Butlin UD 8 15 May 2010   Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
18 Win 18–0   Lee Swaby UD 8 20 Mar 2010   Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
17 Win 17–0   Harvey Jolly UD 8 19 Jan 2010   UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
16 Win 16–0   Oleksiy Mazikin UD 10 18 Dec 2009   MOSiR Hall, Łódź, Poland Retained WBC Youth heavyweight title
15 Win 15–0   Raymond Ochieng TKO 5 (10), 2:07 9 May 2009   Hala Sportowa, Gdynia, Poland Retained WBC Youth heavyweight title
14 Win 14–0   Edgars Kalnars RTD 3 (10), 3:00 28 Feb 2009   Lublin, Poland
13 Win 13–0   Tomasz Bonin UD 10 29 Nov 2008   Spodek, Katowice, Poland Retained WBC Youth heavyweight title
12 Win 12–0   Harry Duiven Jr. KO 8 (10), 1:56 18 Oct 2008   MOSiR Hall, Zabrze, Poland Won WBC Youth heavyweight title
11 Win 11–0   Aleksandrs Selezens UD 6 31 May 2008   Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa, Legnica, Poland
10 Win 10–0   Marcin Najman TKO 2 (10), 1:35 19 Apr 2008   Spodek, Katowice, Poland Won vacant Polish heavyweight title
9 Win 9–0   Yavor Marinchev UD 6 8 Dec 2007   St. Jakob Halle, Basel, Switzerland
8 Win 8–0   Laszlo Esztan TKO 1 (6), 1:02 20 Oct 2007   Expo Center, Warsaw, Poland
7 Win 7–0   Stefan Cirok TKO 1 (6), 2:15 14 Oct 2007   Hala Polonia, Częstochowa, Poland
6 Win 6–0   Drazen Ordulj RTD 6 (6), 3:00 29 Sep 2007   EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany
5 Win 5–0   Ante Lovric TKO 2 (4), 1:04 14 Apr 2007   Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
4 Win 4–0   Peter Oravec TKO 1 (4), 1:33 24 Mar 2007   OSiR, Wołów, Poland
3 Win 3–0   Aliaksandr Mazaleu TKO 4 (4) 3 Mar 2007   StadtHalle Rostock, Rostock, Germany
2 Win 2–0   Martin Stenský TKO 2 (4), 1:01 25 Nov 2006   Torwar Hall, Warsaw, Poland
1 Win 1–0   Ervín Slonka UD 4 18 Nov 2006   Sporthalle, Steyr, Austria

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Deontay Wilder must find a new opponent after Andrzej Wawrzyk fails drug test".
  2. ^ "Andrzej Wawrzyk - Boxer". BoxRec.
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