Adam Kownacki: record, next fight and profile →
Danny Garcia finally cracked a smile Friday afternoon after talking some trash to Shawn Porter and his father/trainer, Ken Porter, on the stage at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Moments earlier, Philadelphia’s Garcia (34-1, 20 KOs) and Las Vegas’ Porter (28-2-1, 17 KOs) both made weight for their 12-round, 147-pound championship match Saturday night at Barclays Center.
NEW YORK – Adam Kownacki questions Charles Martin’s heart. The Polish heavyweight contender is sure Martin could’ve gotten up and continued during the second round against Anthony Joshua. A lack of desire, according to Kownacki, is what made Martin take too much time to reach his feet following a second knockdown and lose that IBF heavyweight title bout by knockout.
Kownacki, Charles Martin Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Welterweight stars Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference before they battle for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship this Saturday, September 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Former world heavyweight champion Charles Martin (25-1-1, 23 KOs) is hungry to get back in position for a world title opportunity. Martin has won two in a row since losing his IBF world title in two rounds to Anthony Joshua in April of 2016.
Kownacki, Martin Workout Photos Gallery - Welterweight stars Danny Garcia and Shawn Porter kicked off fight week in Brooklyn Wednesday with media workouts ahead of their showdown for the vacant WBC Welterweight World Championship taking place this Saturday, September 8 live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™ and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Adam Kownacki considers his technical-knockout victory over Artur Szpilka last summer as the win that legitimized him as a heavyweight contender. Kownacki thinks beating Charles Martin on Saturday night should lead him to a world title shot. Martin is a former IBF heavyweight champion who has lost only to Anthony Joshua, but he hasn’t fought a ranked opponent since Joshua knocked him out in the second round of their April 2016 fight at O2 Arena in London.
Charles Martin has endured an avalanche of criticism since Anthony Joshua knocked him out two years ago. The former IBF heavyweight champion views his upcoming fight against Adam Kownacki as an opportunity to silence skeptics who’ve questioned his heart and ability since Joshua beat him. Brooklyn’s Kownacki (17-0, 14 KOs) figures to be by far the toughest of the three opponents Martin has faced since Joshua knocked him out in the second round of their March 2016 title fight in London.
By Thomas Gerbasi - It says something about the rising profile of unbeaten Brooklyn heavyweight Adam Kownacki that most observers are looking at his September 8 meeting with former IBF belt holder Charles Martin simply as a showcase bout, one that could propel him into the title picture. Kownacki hopes t...
Top 147-pound contender Yordenis Ugas and Argentine slugger Cesar Barrionuevo will battle in a WBC welterweight title eliminator while unbeaten Polish heavyweight contender Adam Kownacki will face former heavyweight champion Charles Martin in a 10-round attraction as part of a tripleheader live on SHOWTIME Saturday, September 8 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
Adam Kownacki’s quest for a heavyweight title shot could lead the Polish contender toward a fight against a former champion. BoxingScene.com has learned a deal for a bout between the Polish-born, Brooklyn-based Kownacki (17-0, 14 KOs) and Charles Martin (25-1-1, 23 KOs) is near completion. If, as expected, their agreement is completed, Kownacki and Martin would fight on the Danny Garcia-Shawn Porter undercard late this summer.