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By Thomas Gerbasi - With the 2010 census reporting the population of Quincy, Massachusetts to be 33.5% Irish, you would figure that a kid going by the name of “The Polish Prince” might have gotten into his share of scraps growing up. Not so, says Ryan Kielczewski.
“I never got into a street fight,” he chuckles. “Some people try to get me going, but that stuff doesn’t work on me.”
That may have something to do with the fact that Kielczewski has been boxing since the age of six, winning two New England Golden Gloves titles and 118 of 144 amateur fights before turning pro in 2008. Currently 16-0 in the punch for pay ranks, the 23-year-old has landed in the ESPN Friday Night Fights co-main event slot this Friday at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire against fellow unbeaten Miguel Soto, and just as he was unmoved by anyone trying to test him in the neighborhood, he’s similarly cool about his big nationally televised showcase.
“It’s definitely a huge opportunity for me, but at the end of the day, it’s just another fight,” he said. “I trained real hard for this fight and I had an unbelievable camp this time around. I know I’m ready to do my thing, so it feels like another day at the office.”
It’s not though. A big win for the Lou DiBella-promoted junior lightweight can start to put him on the fast track to the top of the division, but the way he sees it, this isn’t just a lark he stumbled upon; this is a life mission just starting to get good. [Click Here To Read More]
“I never got into a street fight,” he chuckles. “Some people try to get me going, but that stuff doesn’t work on me.”
That may have something to do with the fact that Kielczewski has been boxing since the age of six, winning two New England Golden Gloves titles and 118 of 144 amateur fights before turning pro in 2008. Currently 16-0 in the punch for pay ranks, the 23-year-old has landed in the ESPN Friday Night Fights co-main event slot this Friday at Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire against fellow unbeaten Miguel Soto, and just as he was unmoved by anyone trying to test him in the neighborhood, he’s similarly cool about his big nationally televised showcase.
“It’s definitely a huge opportunity for me, but at the end of the day, it’s just another fight,” he said. “I trained real hard for this fight and I had an unbelievable camp this time around. I know I’m ready to do my thing, so it feels like another day at the office.”
It’s not though. A big win for the Lou DiBella-promoted junior lightweight can start to put him on the fast track to the top of the division, but the way he sees it, this isn’t just a lark he stumbled upon; this is a life mission just starting to get good. [Click Here To Read More]