Paweł Kołodziej (born 24 September 1980 in
Krynica-Zdrój
Krynica-Zdrój (until 31 December 2001 Krynica, rue, Крениця, uk, Криниця) is a town
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, Poland) is a Polish professional boxer, fighting in the
cruiserweight and
Heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...
division. Kołodziej is the current
IBF
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Inter-Continental
Cruiserweight champion. Kołodziej won the belt against
Giulian Ilie
Giulian Ilie (born July 16, 1977) is a Romanian professional boxer living and fighting out of Rimini, Italy.
Professional career
Ilie became the new IBF International cruiserweight champion, after scoring a split decision win over the rough s ...
of Romania.
Career
Kołodziej is a former IBC (International Boxing Council) champion. The Polish cruiserweight won the vacant title in July 2009 in
Ruda Śląska
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, Poland. Then, by unanimous decision over Czech Roman Kracik. The Pole successfully defended the belt in December 2009 in
Łódź
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, defeating an American journeyman
Rob Calloway
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by
RTD in the sixth round of the bout. Previously, in 2006, Kołodziej won the
WBC
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Youth belt and defended the title three times until 2008.
Kołodziej vs Calloway
"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. However, the '84 born Pole managed to stop the experienced
Rob Calloway
Rob Calloway (born July 18, 1969) is an American boxer. He had forty amateur bouts, was the Kansas City Golden Gloves champion three times, and a semifinalist for the 1992 US western Olympic trials. He has held the World Boxing Council Continen ...
at MOSiR hall in
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...
and defended his IBC belt.
Kołodziej floored
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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.".
Kołodziej vs Krence
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.
Kołodziej-Krence for WBF on Saturday
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Professional Record
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Professional career
Ilie became the new IBF International cruiserweight champion, after scoring a split decision win over the rough s ...
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Professional career
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolodziej, Pawel
1984 births
Living people
People from Krynica-Zdrój
Sportspeople from Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Polish male boxers
Heavyweight boxers