Adam Kownacki: record, next fight and profile →
Undefeated Polish heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki will headline a show from the Barclays Center on March 7 on Fox against an opponent still to be determined, PBC announced on its flagship program “Inside PBC Boxing.”
Ahead the what many consider to be the biggest heavyweight fight of the decade between Andy Ruiz, Jr. and Anthony Joshua, DAZN collected predictions from fighters, celebrities, and boxing experts. Below is a collection of these predictions which included surprising selections and intriguing insights from some of those who know boxing best.
The Adam Kownacki-Chris Arreola heavyweight fight was the most-watched sporting event Saturday on American television. Viewership figures from Nielsen Media Research revealed Tuesday that a peak audience of 1,769,000 watched Kownacki and Arreola slug it out during the latter portion of a 12-round main event FOX televised from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The average viewership of that entertaining encounter, which Kownacki won by unanimous decision, was 1,727,000.
NEW YORK – A reporter expressed concern late Saturday night about what would happen if Adam Kownacki can’t tighten his defense before he fights Deontay Wilder. The mild-mannered Kownacki acknowledged that he needs to work on moving his head and slipping punches. His manager, Keith Connolly, gave a more assertive answer following the popular Polish contender’s 12-round, unanimous-decision victory over veteran heavyweight Chris Arreola on Saturday night at Barclays Center.
You couldn’t encapsulate the harmony among the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) family any better than the moment when Deontay Wilder and Adam Kownacki sat shoulder to shoulder and cordially discussed in detail their thoughts on a future fight together. The pair of top-rated heavyweights were in the house Saturday evening at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York performing vastly different roles. Wilder—the sport’s longest reigning active alphabet titlist—served as part of the PBC on Fox broadcast team for Kownacki’s hometown headliner, scoring a 12-round win over Chris Arreola in a non-stop thriller which destroyed Compubox records for punches thrown and landed in a heavyweight fight.
Adam Kownacki Video Interview - Unbeaten Polish star and Brooklyn native Adam Kownacki (20-0, 15 KOs) earned a unanimous decision over Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KOs) in an all-action brawl in front of his hometown fans that headlined FOX PBC Fight Night main event and on FOX Deportes Saturday night from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
By Tris Dixon - They say the best boxers are liars. For years, academics and students of the sport have pointed out how, to take it to the top of this rough old business, you need to be a master of deception. You must be able to disguise punches, mask pain, trick a foe using your eyes, feint until they no longer know what to believe and punch at 75 percent until a window opens and then, when an...
Heavyweight contender Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KOs) has yet to make a decision regarding his future in the sport. On Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, he lost a hard-fought twelve round unanimous decision to undefeated rising star Adam Kownacki (20-0, 15 KOs).
0 - rounds in which either Adam Kownacki or Chris Arreola threw less than 75 punches. 17 - combined jabs landed in round one by Kownacki (10) & Arreola (7) before a fight broke out. They landed just 43 combined jabs the rest of the fight
Kownacki, Arreola Fight Photos Gallery - Unbeaten Polish star and Brooklyn native Adam Kownacki (20-0, 15 KOs) earned a unanimous decision over Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola (38-6-1, 33 KOs) in an all-action brawl in front of his hometown fans that headlined FOX PBC Fight Night main event and on FOX Deportes Saturday night from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. (photos by Stephanie Trapp & Nabeel Ahmad).