Things you didn't know about Campbell Hatton's next opponent Michal Bulik
Trained by his uncle Matthew, Campbell Hatton (11-0, 3KO) is looking to take another big step on his boxing journey this weekend against winning fighter Michal Bulik (6-2, 2KO) in Manchester.
22-year-old Campbell, son of two-weight world champion Ricky, meets his fifth winning opponent in a row as the super-lightweights get set to clash on the undercard of Lara vs Wood 2, live on DAZN.
But who is young Hatton's 12th professional opponent, Michal Bulik? Find out all you need to know about the visiting fighter below:
Michal Bulik
Born in 1988, Michal comes from West Opole, a picturesque, historic city located in southern Poland.
Up until the age of 18, young Michal was really skilled at kayaking, once reaching as high as fifth place in the national Polish Championships.
He began boxing around 2012, aged 23, so has only been involved in the sport for 11 years.
As an amateur, he took part in Olympic boxing tournaments and reached the quarter-finals of the Polish Senior Championships in 2019.
He counts his biggest achievement in the amateurs when he fought 13 times during 2019 and won the Malopolska Grand Prix.
His amateur record was 13-7, 1KO. He only managed to box in 20 bouts because he wasn't associated with any boxing clubs for many years.
He trains at the Kuznia Boksu gym with trainer Dawid Dużyński.
The 34-year-old southpaw is signed to Silesia Boxing, a professional boxing group established in 2010 by trainer and promoter Irosław Butowicz.
His stablemate, Jakub Laskowski, was Hatton's third pro opponent in 2021. Hatton won all four rounds against Laskowski at the Matchroom Boxing HQ during lockdown.
Bulik's pro debut was in December 2019 and he won his first two pro fights by first-round knockout.
In May 2021, when he was 3-0, he clashed with another 3-0 fighter, Dominik Harwankowski, who outpointed him over four rounds to hand him his first defeat in the paid ranks. Harwankowski is still unbeaten in his career, currently at 11-0 and is the second ranked lightweight in Poland.
In 2021, Bulik outpointed Greek fighter Tzemal Chousein Oglou over six rounds. They met again in 2022, but this time Bulik broke his arm early in the fight and, although he continued through the injury, he lost on points.
This will be his third fight abroad, previously fighting and winning in Czech Republic and France.
In his last fight in April, he defeated Dimitri Trenel on points, who is well known in the UK for his fights with Cyrus Pattinson and Pat McCormack last year on Matchroom and Sauerland shows.
He is a keen basketball fan and can be seen showing off his ball skills on his instagram page @michal.tazz.bulik
He is a dog owner and nature lover, so enjoys going on long walks in the woods.
Prior to his professional boxing career, he was a trained Roboticist and worked for Fanuc for seven years as a service technician and programmer of industrial robots.
He quit that job one year ago to set up his own company promoting and investing in Bitcoin and Forex. He did this for the sole purpose of focusing more time on his pro boxing career.
He describes himself as a boxer and entrepreneur and funds his career all by himself, with no help from sponsors. This is why he is so active on social media, trying to build his brand and following.
Michal also has an interest in 3D printing.
What Does he Think of Campbell Hatton?
"It's another attempt to fight me, in fact, they already made an offer three times to fight me. I was meant to be his second opponent but they didn't organise this fight, they chose another opponent.
"It looks like he ran away from me a bit before.
"I think it will be an interesting fight."
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