Grzegorz Kielsa (born 26 May 1979) is a

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-based

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professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

Amateur career

He fought at both the

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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

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Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov Mukhtarkhan Qabylanbekuly Dildabekov ( kk, Мұхтархан Қабыланбекұлы Ділдәбеков, ''Mūhtarhan Qabylanbekūly Dıldäbekov''; born March 19, 1976) is a Kazakh boxer, best known to win the silver medal in the Super He ...

in his first fight, Dildabekov went on to win the silver medal. At the 2003 World championships in Bangkok he beat China's

Zhang Zhilei Zhilei Zhang (; born May 2, 1983) is a Chinese professional boxer who has held the WBO interim heavyweight title since April 2023. As an amateur, he won bronze medals at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships, and a silver medal at the 2008 ...

in the first round but lost to eventual winner Alexander Povetkin in the next round.

Amateur Boxing Highlights

*2000 at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia at Superheavyweight. Results were: ** Lost to

(KAZ) PTS (16-5) *2003 at the World Championships in Bangkok at Superheavyweight. Results were: ** Defeated

(China) PTS (22-8) ** Lost to Alexander Povetkin (Russia) PTS (20-9)

Professional career

Debut fight

Kielsa has fought all of his professional bouts in Canada. His first fight as a professional boxer was in March 2006, in

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, Canada, when he beat American fighter Mike Jones with a first round knockout.

First title fight

Kielsa won his first 6 fights, 3 wins by KO, and in November 2008, he fought for his first title belt against

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based Raymond Olubowale at the

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, for the Canadian heavyweight title. Kielsa, won the title on points being clearly ahead on points all scorecards after ten rounds.

Professional boxing record

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kielsa, Grzegorz 1979 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Super-heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Poland Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Białystok Polish male boxers