Facts about Paweł Stepien
New BOXXER signing Joshua Buatsi (16-0, 13KO) headlines in Birmingham on May 6 against Paweł Stepien (18-0-1, 12KO), but who is his 17th professional opponent?
As it's his first fight in England, BBN listed a host of interesting facts about the visitor below:
Paweł Stepien
Paweł Stepien was born on September 10, 1990 in Szczecin, Poland.
He trains at Jura Boks Boxing Gym in his home city of Szczecin with trainer Jurij Wachtierow.
His amateur record was 89-20-1.
As an amateur, he was the Youth Polish champion and winner of the Youth Polish Cup, and part of the Poland Rafako Hussars team that participated in the World Series Boxing in 2013. He lost in round three of five to the Cuban Domadores team captain, Julio Cesar la Cruz, who was a double Olympic gold medallist and five-time World amateur champion.
Paweł's pro debut was in December 2015 and he won his first four fights by knockout.
He won the Republic of Poland International light-heavyweight title in his ninth fight. By his 10th fight, he had knocked out nine opponents, six of those within rounds one and two.
The unbeaten pro fought against Marek Matyja for the Republic of Poland national light-heavyweight title both times ending in a split decision. The first fight in 2019 was declared a draw, the second in 2020 saw Stepien edge it on a split decision win.
He won the IBF Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title in 2021.
Stepien defeated Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna in his penultimate fight in March 2022, an opponent all British fight fans will know for knocking out Queensberry prospect Karol Itauma in January this year.
He is currently ranked WBC #21 / IBF #13 / WBO #4 / IBO #26 / BoxRec #39. He is the No.1 ranked light-heavyweight in Poland.
Paweł has trained with fellow Polish fighter Piotr Wilczewski, who is a former European super-middleweight champion, now aged 44; as well as Maciej Sulęcki, who is a Polish professional boxer that challenged for the WBO middleweight title against Demetrius Andrade in 2019.
The 32-year-old became a father to his daughter, Alice, on November 8, 2022.
Bio
Bouts: 19
Rounds: 101
Wins: 18
Losses: 0
Draws: 1
KOs: 12
KO Ratio: 61%
Height: 6' 2" / 188cm
Reach: 75" / 190cm
What have they said?
Stepien: “Buatsi is a very good fighter. I have watched and studied his fights and I'm happy that I can step in the ring with him on Saturday night and test my skills. This is the height of my career. I'm even more happy that I'm in the main event.”
Buatsi: “He's a good boxer, represented his country, which I must give credit to. I'm sure he'll be strong and tough. But I'm here to win – there's no other language, there's no other thinking process, there's no other thought. The aim is to win, and look good doing it.”
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