Grzegorz Kielsa (born 26 May 1979) is a Canada-based Polish professional boxer.
Grzegorz Kielsa | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Polish |
Other names | The Steel Pole |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | heavyweight |
Stance | southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 14 |
Wins | 11 |
Wins by KO | 3 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 1 |
Amateur career
editHe fought at both the 2000 and 2002 European Boxing Championships but did not gain a medal at either.
Kielsa represented Poland at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He lost to the Kazakhstan's Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov in his first fight, Dildabekov went on to win the silver medal.[1]
At the 2003 World championships in Bangkok he beat China's Zhang Zhilei in the first round but lost to eventual winner Alexander Povetkin in the next round.
Amateur Boxing Highlights
edit- 2000 at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia at Superheavyweight. Results were:
- Lost to Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (KAZ) PTS (16-5)
- 2003 at the World Championships in Bangkok at Superheavyweight. Results were:
- Defeated Zhang Zhilei (China) PTS (22-8)
- Lost to Alexander Povetkin (Russia) PTS (20-9)
Professional career
editDebut fight
editKielsa has fought all of his professional bouts in Canada. His first fight as a professional boxer was in March 2006, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, when he beat American fighter Mike Jones with a first round knockout.[2]
First title fight
editKielsa won his first 6 fights, 3 wins by KO, and in November 2008, he fought for his first title belt against Toronto based Raymond Olubowale at the Casino Rama, Ontario, for the Canadian heavyweight title. Kielsa, won the title on points being clearly ahead on points all scorecards after ten rounds.[2]
Professional boxing record
editReferences
edit- ^ "Grzegorz Kielsa Record". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ^ a b "Grzegorz Kielsa". Boxrec. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Grzegorz Kielsa from BoxRec (registration required)