Adamek-Szpilka Available In U.S. Via Webcast PPV
Nov 7, 2014 • 11:23 AM ET
By Jake Donovan
Efforts have been made for an all-Poland heavyweight bout between Tomasz Adamek and Artur Szpilka to be viewed in the United States.
The only catch is that it's pay-per-click.
Saturday's headliner in Krakow, Poland has been made available for stateside fans through web-based pay-per-view. The show will stream live at
http://boks.ipla.tv
(Saturday, 1:00 p.m. ET), with your confirmed purchase of $13 for the event.
Both fighters enter the bout coming off of losses in their lone other bout of the year.
Adamek (49-3, 29KOs) was thoroughly outboxed by Vyacheslav Glazkov in their 12-round clash this past March. The bout was fought as a title eliminator, with the winner—Glazkov—named the #2 contender for one of the belts currently in the possession of World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
The loss snapped a five-fight win streak for Adamek. His previous defeat also marked the last time he fought in Poland, suffering a 10th round knockout loss at the hands of Vitali Klitschko in their Sept. '11 heavyweight title fight.
Szpilka (16-1, 12KOs) suffered the first defeat of his career in January, when he was stopped in the 10th and final round of his HBO-televised heavyweight clash with Bryant Jennings. The free-swinging southpaw enjoyed a breakout year in 2013, including a pair of thrilling off-the-canvas knockout wins over Mike Mollo in Chicago.
Saturday's bout is scheduled for 10 rounds, despite the presence of a regional title at stake.
Jake Donovan is the
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Jake Donovan is an award-winning journalist who served as senior writer for BoxingScene from 2007-2024, and news editor for the final nine years of his first tour. He was also the lead writer for The Ring before his decision to return home.
