Michał Cieślak (boxer)

Michał Cieślak is a Polish professional boxer. He has challenged for the WBC cruiserweight title in 2020 and the WBO cruiserweight title in February 2022. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's eighth best active cruiserweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[2] ninth by BoxRec[3] and tenth by The Ring.[4]

Michał Cieślak
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Reach79 in (201 cm)
BornRadom, Poland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights27
Wins24
Wins by KO18
Losses2
No contests1

Professional career

Cieślak made his professional debut on 29 June 2013, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory over Lukasz Zygmunt at the Amfiteatr in Ostróda, Poland. All three judges scored the bout 39–36.[5]

After compiling a record of 8–0 (4 KOs) he defeated Jarno Rosberg on 22 August 2015 at the Amfiteatr in Międzyzdroje, Poland, capturing the vacant Republic of Poland Youth International cruiserweight title via first-round knockout (KO).[6]

Cieślak was booked to face Shawn Cox on 26 September 2015, on the undercard of a Polsat Sport pay per view broadcast card. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping Cox before the midway point of the opening round.[7] Cieślak face another journeyman, Hamza Wandera, on 27 November 2015. He made quick work of his opponent, as he won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[8]

Cieślak faced the one-time WBC cruiserweight title challenger Francisco Palacios on 2 April 2016. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout.[9] A month later, on 28 May 2016, Cieślak faced Alexander Kubich. He won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout.[10] Cieślak faced Iluian Ilie on 17 September 2016, and won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[11]

Cieślak faced Nikodem Jezewski for the vacant IBF Baltic, and Republic of Poland cruiserweight titles on 10 December 2016 at the Hala Orbita in Wrocław, Poland. Cieślak defeated Jezewski via third-round technical knockout (TKO).[12] On 9 January it was revealed both fighters had failed their respective drug tests.[13] They were both subsequently suspended for one year with Cieślak's win being overturned and ruled a no contest (NC).[14]

He returned to action in October 2017, scoring a UD victory against Ivica Bacurin.[15] Cieślak secured another three wins, two by stoppage, before facing Ilunga Makabu for the vacant WBC cruiserweight title on 31 January 2020 at the Temporary Arena in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of The Congo. Cieślak suffered the first defeat of his career, losing by UD, with the scorecards reading 116–111, 115–111 and 114–112.[16]

Following his failed title bid, Cieślak was booked to face Taylor Mabika. The fight was scheduled as the main event of a PolSat Sport broadcast card on 5 December 2020. He successfully bounced back from his first professional loss with a sixth-round technical knockout of Mabika.[17] Cieślak was next scheduled to face Yury Kashinsky on 15 May 2021. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[18]

Cieślak is scheduled to challenge the reigning WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie in the main event of a DAZN broadcast card on 27 February 2022.[19]

Professional boxing record
26 fights 23 wins 2 losses
By knockout 17 0
By decision 6 2
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
26 Win 23–2 (1) Krzysztof Twardowski TKO 5 (10), 2:01 1 Oct 2022 MOSiR Hall, Al. Zygmuntowskie 4, Lublin, Poland For vacant Republic of Poland cruiserweight title
25 Win 22–2 (1) Enrico Koelling TKO 1 (10), 2:00 24 Jun 2022 MOSiR – „Hala Legionów” ul. Boczna 15, Kielce, Poland
24 Loss 21–2 (1) Lawrence Okolie UD 12 27 Feb 2022 The O2 Arena, London, England For WBO cruiserweight title
23 Win 21–1 (1) Yury Kashinsky TKO 1 (12), 1:53 14 May 2021 Transcolor, Szeligi, Poland
22 Win 20–1 (1) Taylor Mabika TKO 6 (10), 0:45 5 Dec 2020 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Conference Centre, Warsaw, Poland
21 Loss 19–1 (1) Ilunga Makabu UD 12 31 Jan 2020 Temporary Arena, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of The Congo For vacant WBC cruiserweight title
20 Win 19–0 (1) Olanrewaju Durodola TKO 2 (10), 1:56 31 May 2019 MZOS Pruszków, ul. Bohaterów Warszawy 4, Pruszków, Poland Won vacant Republic of Poland International cruiserweight title
19 Win 18–0 (1) Youri Kalenga RTD 7 (8), 3:00 1 Mar 2019 Legionowo Arena, Legionowo, Poland
18 Win 17–0 (1) Dusan Krstin RTD 5 (8), 3:00 16 Jun 2018 Torwar Sport Hall, Warsaw, Poland
17 Win 16–0 (1) Serhiy Radchenko UD 8 2 Jun 2018 Legionowo Arena, Legionowo, Poland
16 Win 15–0 (1) Ivica Bacurin UD 8 21 Oct 2017 Kopalnia Soli, Wielczka, Poland
15 NC 14–0 (1) Nikodem Jezewski NC 3 (10), 2:02 10 Dec 2016 Hala Orbita, Wrocław, Poland IBF Baltic, and Republic of Poland cruiserweight titles at stake;
Originally TKO win for Cieślak, changed to NC after both fighters failed drug tests
14 Win 14–0 Iluian Ilie TKO 2 (8), 2:45 17 Sep 2016 Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland
13 Win 13–0 Alexander Kubich TKO 9 (10), 0:49 28 May 2016 Szczecin, Poland
12 Win 12–0 Francisco Palacios TKO 4 (10), 1:56 2 Apr 2016 Tauron Arena, Kraków, Poland
11 Win 11–0 Hamza Wandera TKO 2 (8), 2:59 27 Nov 2015 Hala na Podpromiu, Rzeszów, Poland
10 Win 10–0 Shawn Cox KO 1 (8), 1:24 26 Sep 2015 Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
9 Win 9–0 Jarno Rosberg KO 1 (10), 1:46 22 Aug 2015 Amfiteatr, Międzyzdroje, Poland Won vacant Republic of Poland Youth International cruiserweight title
8 Win 8–0 Antoine Boya TKO 8 (8), 2:41 27 Jun 2015 Krynica-Zdrój, Poland
7 Win 7–0 Ismail Abdoul UD 6 19 Sep 2014 MOSiR Hall, Radom, Poland
6 Win 6–0 Andrzej Witkowski TKO 2 (6), 1:58 31 May 2014 Hala Globus, ul. Kazimierza Wielkiego 8, Lublin, Poland
5 Win 5–0 Art Binkowski TKO 2 (6), 1:27 26 Apr 2014 Legionowo Arena, Legionowo, Poland
4 Win 4–0 Ferenc Zsalek TKO 2 (6), 2:50 22 Dec 2013 MOSiR Hall, Radom, Poland
3 Win 3–0 Mathieu Monnier UD 4 9 Nov 2013 Ełk, Poland
2 Win 2–0 Lukasz Rusiewicz UD 4 19 Oct 2013 Kopalnia Soli, Wieliczka, Poland
1 Win 1–0 Lukasz Zygmunt UD 4 29 Jun 2013 Amfiteatr, Ostróda, Poland

References
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