Grzegorz Kielsa

Grzegorz Kielsa (born 26 May 1979) is a Canada-based Polish professional boxer.

Grzegorz Kielsa
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Steel Pole
Weight(s)heavyweight
NationalityPolish
Born (1979-05-26) 26 May 1979
Białystok, Poland
Stancesouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins11
Wins by KO3
Losses2
Draws0
No contests1

Amateur career

He 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
  • 2000 at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia at Superheavyweight. Results were:
  • 2003 at the World Championships in Bangkok at Superheavyweight. Results were:

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 Montreal, Quebec, Canada, when he beat American fighter Mike Jones with a first round knockout.[2]

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 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]

References
  1. "Grzegorz Kielsa Record". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  2. "Grzegorz Kielsa". Boxrec. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
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