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Paweł Kołodziej

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Paweł Kołodziej
Born
Paweł Kołodziej

(1980-09-24) September 24, 1980 (age 44)
NationalityPoland Polish
Other namesHarnaś
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins34
Wins by KO19
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0

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.

Career

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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

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"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

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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

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

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