Piotr "Skawiński" Wilczewski (born 9 August 1978) is a Polish professional boxer and former

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champion.

Professional career

Wilczewski won his first 22 fights before facing

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on 11 July 2009, who stopped him in three rounds. On 3 March 2011, Wilczewski defeated

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by an eleventh-round TKO to become the European super middleweight champion. In his first defence of the title, Wilczewski lost a close

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on 15 October 2011. He unsuccessfully attempted to regain his European title against Arthur Abraham on 31 March 2012, losing a unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

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* 1978 births Living people People from Dzierżoniów Sportspeople from Lower Silesian Voivodeship Polish male boxers Super-middleweight boxers 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{poland-boxing-bio-stub