Artur Szpilka: record, next fight and profile →
CHICAGO (April 20, 2015) - A slew of local favorites and exciting fighters come to UIC Pavilion in Chicago on Friday, April 24 as part of a stacked undercard topped by hard-punching Roberto "La Amenaza" Garcia (36-3, 23 KOs) battling James Stevenson (22-1, 15 KOs) in the first televised bout and heavyweight bruiser Artur Szpilka (17-1, 12 KOs) taking on Ty Cobb (18-6, 10 KOs).
In a little over two weeks Artur Szpilka (17-1, 12 KOs) will return to the ring at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, with newly hired head coach Ronnie Shields in the corner. It will also be the first fight for Szpilka since signing up with powerful manager/adviser Al Haymon powerful. For his first assignment under Shields, Szpilka will face Ty Cobb (18-6, 10 KOs) in a non-televised contest. Although there has been talk of Szpilka pursuing a much stiffer test in his next ring return, possibly against someone like two-time title challenger Chris Arreola (36-4, 31 KOs), who is also contracted to Haymon.
Polish heavyweight contender Artur Szpilka (17-1, 12KOs), coming off the biggest win of his career with a unanimous decision win over Tomasz Adamek, is being positioned to return to action on April 14th, in Chicago, as part of a card likely to land on Showtime. Initially, the plan was to have a doubleheader with Andrzej Fonfara, but that was changed when Fonfara signed to face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on April 18th.
As we recently reported, Polish heavyweight star Arthur Szpilka (17-1, 12 KOs) came on board with powerful adviser Al Haymon. Haymon, with nearly 140 fighters in his stable, was signing up an army in 2014 and appears to be signing fighters on a near daily basis in 2015. According to sources in Poland, Szpilka will have the opportunity to see action three times in 2015 as part of the agreement with Haymon.
Promoter Andrzej Wasilewski has confirmed the recent rumors pertaining to his heavyweight, Polish star Arthur Szpilka (17-1, 12 KOs), who in the coming days will sign a contract with powerful adviser Al Haymon. Haymon, with nearly 140 fighters in his stable, was signing up an army in 2014 and appears to be signing fighters on a near daily basis in 2015.
Polish heavyweight Artur Szpilka (17-1, 12 KOs) is already heading back to training camp, because the boxer is going to return on January 31st in Torun, Poland. Szpilka was just in action on November 8th, winning a very important ten round unanimous decision over former two division world champion Tomasz Adamek. The future of Szpilka's career was at stake in that contest, after starting off the year with a knockout defeat to current top contender Bryant Jennings on the United States.
The recent decision win by 25-year-old Polish heavyweight contender Artur Szpila (17-1, 12 KOs), over former two-division world champion Tomasz Adamek (49-4, 29 KOs), has caught the attention of powerful manager Al Haymon.
Former two division world champion Tomasz Adamek (49-4, 29 KOs), 37-years-old, is potentially going to retire, after losing a clear ten round unanimous decision last Saturday night to Polish heavyweight rival Artur Szpilka. It was the second consecutive defeat for Adamek, who was beaten over twelve rounds earlier this year by Czar Glazkov. Adamek admits that his skills have declined and he is no longer the fighter he once was. Adamek dominated most opponents at 175 and 200-pounds, but had a tougher time once moving up to the heavyweight ranks against much bigger and stronger opponents.
The last time Tomasz Adamek faced a fellow Polish heavyweight in his homeland, the locals responded in droves. That moment came when the former light heavyweight and cruiserweight king moved up in weight to face former heavyweight contender Andrew Golota. From a crowd perspective, history will repeat itself as a nearly sold-out crowd is expected when Adamek squares off versus Artur Szpilka on Saturday evening in Krakow, Poland.
In the opener of a huge night of boxing in Krakow, Poland, super bantamweight Piotr Gudel (2-1) scored a knockdown in the first round to clinch a minor upset win over previously undefeated compatriot Rafal Kaczor (now also 2-1) over six hard rounds. Scores were: 57-56, 58-56 - for Gudel, and 55-58 - for Kaczor. The latter defeated Gudel in his pro debut.