Artur Szpilka: record, next fight and profile →
Chris Arreola, Dominic Breazeale and Artur Szpilka are the three opponents being seriously considered for IBF heavyweight champion Charles Martin's first title defense. Martin is expected to face one of those three foes sometime late in April, according to a source close to the situation. The date, site and network have not yet been determined.
Polish heavyweight contender Artur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) has returned home. He will rest and then undergo surgery on his injured hand. After that, rehabilitation awaits and then he returns to the ring.
Showtime kicked off its 2016 season of boxing coverage with a January 16 heavyweight doubleheader live from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. In the main event, Deontay Wilder celebrated his one-year anniversary as a heavyweight titlist with a 9th round knockout of Artur Szpilka. Opening the telecast, Charles Martin claimed a vacant belt in anti-climactic fashion when Vyacheslavez tore apart his right knee in round three and was unable to continue.
After tasting defeat on Saturday night, Polish heavyweight contender Artur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) is already looking ahead and seems to be in good spirits.
NEW YORK - Deontay Wilder knew Tyson Fury was in full promotional mode when the brash British heavyweight champion dramatically challenged Wilder in the ring Saturday night at Barclays Center.
It wasn't always pretty. The scores that had accumulated didn't reflect the fight in the ring. Deontay Wilder should have been losing. In fight sports, none of that has to matter. Football players can't overcome a two-touchdown deficit on one Hail Mary. Baseball doesn't have a five-run Grand Slam. Fighters do. It takes one shot, and a toll of ten, to make an average night sensational.
Although Arthur Szpilka (20-2, 15 KOs) lost by vicious knockout to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the Polish couldn't expected Wilder to be a much bigger puncher based on his feared reputation.
NEW YORK - American heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder defended his WBC title for the third time with a devastating ninth round knockout of Polish challenger Artur Szpilka on Saturday night, live on SHOWTIME in front of 12,668 fans at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
NEW YORK - American heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder defended his WBC title for the third time with a devastating ninth round knockout of Polish challenger Artur Szpilka on Saturday night, live on SHOWTIME in front of 12,668 fans at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The announced attendance of 12,668 for Deontay Wilder’s knockout of Artur Szpilka was the second-most for boxing at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, behind only the announced 13,048 who showed up to see Danny Garcia against Zab Judah.