Paweł Głażewski

Paweł Głażewski (born 1 September 1982) is a Polish professional boxer who has challenged once for the WBA light-heavyweight title.[1]

Paweł Głażewski
Statistics
Nickname(s)Głaz ("Stone")
Weight(s)Light-heavyweight
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
NationalityPolish
Born (1982-10-01) 1 October 1982
Białystok, Poland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins23
Wins by KO5
Losses5

Amateur career

Głażewski was Polish Senior Champion in amateur boxing three times. In 2005, 2006 and 2008.

Professional career

Paweł Głażewski turned pro in 2007. When he won fight against Leo Tchoula, he won BBU International Champion. On August 18 he won WBC Baltic Silver belt. He stopped French boxer Abdelkader Benzinia.

Roy Jones vs. Paweł Głażewski

Jones was supposed to face Dawid Kostecki in a ten-round bout at Atlas Arena, Poland on June 30. Days before the fight, Kostecki was convicted of being the ringleader of a criminal organization and was thrown in jail. Paweł Głażewski stepped in to fight Jones instead. Jones defeated the 17–0 Głażewski by split decision.

Jones was knocked down in round six. Many felt Głażewski deserved the decision in a close fight. Judges scored 96–93 96–94 for Jones, and 95–94 for Głażewski. Polish TV scored the fight 97–94 for Głażewski.

References

  1. "Pawel Glazewski". Boxrec. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012.
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