Artur Szpilka

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Artur Szpilka
Szpilka in 2013
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Szpila ("The Pin")
Weight(s)	Bridgerweight Heavyweight
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Reach	193 cm (76 in)
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1989-04-12) 12 April 1989 (age 32) Wieliczka, Poland
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	29
Wins	24
Wins by KO	16
Losses	5

Artur Szpilka ([ˈartur ˈʂpilka]; born 12 April 1989) is a Polish professional boxer. He has challenged once for the WBC heavyweight title against Deontay Wilder in 2016. He holds a notable win over former two weight world champion Tomasz Adamek.

Professional career[]

On 30 June 2012, Szpilka fought Jameel McCline in Lodz, Poland, which he won by unanimous decision (UD). Szpilka's winning secured the fight with Mike Mollo in 2013, the winning by knock out resulted in consequent revenge. Both bouts Szpilka won by an early knock out, despite that in bout he was knocked down and counted. The first fight was over in the sixth round, the second in the fifth, Mollo became grounded unable to rise.

On 25 January 2014 Szpilka was defeated by Bryant Jennings. Jennings initially was to face Mariusz Wach, however Wach pulled out of the fight and Szpilka stepped in as he called out Jennings on Twitter and the fight was arranged shortly afterwards. The fight took place on 25 January 2014 in Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Szpilka lost the fight by referee stoppage in the final round.^[1] Later that year, on 8 November 2014, Szpilka scored his most significant win following a ten-round UD over former light-heavyweight and cruiserweight world champion Tomasz Adamek.^[2]

On 16 January 2016 he fought for the WBC heavyweight title against defending champion Deontay Wilder. Szpilka proved an awkward opponent for Wilder with his elusive style, making the champion miss on many occasions. Unfortunately for Szpilka, while advancing closer to Wilder in round nine, he was caught by a hard right hook on the chin which knocked him out cold. He remained on the canvas for several minutes and needed to be stretchered out of the ring.^[3]

About a year and a half after the Wilder fight, Szpilka made his comeback in New York against compatriot Adam Kownacki. Kownacki was in control for most of the fight, dropping Szpilka and subsequently getting a TKO victory in the fourth round.^[4] His next fight was another all-Polish main event, this time against former heavyweight world title challenger Mariusz Wach. Szpilka was visibly smaller and was hit flush several times, and at times the fight seemed like it was going to be stopped. However, in the end he succeeded in edging out Wach by a tiny margin and won by split decision.^[5]

On 20 July 2019, Szpilka fought former world title challenger Derek Chisora. In what was expected to be an action-packed and entertaining fight, Chisora managed to make easy work out of the Pole and knocked him out in the second round. In 2020 Szpilka moved down to cruiserweight and won his first fight against Serhiy Radchenko by way of majority decision.^[6]

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
29	Loss	24–5	Łukasz Różański	KO	1 (10), 2:25	30 May 2021	Podpromie Hall, Rzeszów, Poland	For vacant WBC International bridgerweight title
28	Win	24–4	Serhiy Radchenko	MD	10	7 Mar 2020	Hala Sportowa im. Olimpijczykow, Łomża, Poland
27	Win	23–4	Fabio Tuiach	KO	1 (10), 1:27	26 Oct 2019	Hala Sportowa Zeromskiego 9, Sosnowiec, Poland
26	Loss	22–4	Derek Chisora	KO	2 (10), 1:01	20 Jul 2019	The O2 Arena, London, England
25	Win	22–3	Mariusz Wach	SD	10	10 Nov 2018	Arena Gliwice, Gliwice, Poland
24	Win	21–3	Dominick Guinn	UD	10	25 May 2018	National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland
23	Loss	20–3	Adam Kownacki	TKO	4 (10), 1:37	15 Jul 2017	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, US
22	Loss	20–2	Deontay Wilder	KO	9 (12), 2:24	16 Jan 2016	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US	For WBC heavyweight title
21	Win	20–1	Yasmany Consuegra	RTD	2 (8), 3:00	14 Aug 2015	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, US
20	Win	19–1	Manuel Quezada	RTD	3 (8), 3:00	12 Jun 2015	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US
19	Win	18–1	Ty Cobb	TKO	2 (8), 1:46	24 Apr 2015	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US
18	Win	17–1	Tomasz Adamek	UD	10	8 Nov 2014	Tauron Arena, Kraków, Poland	Won vacant IBF International and Republic of Poland International heavyweight titles
17	Loss	16–1	Bryant Jennings	TKO	10 (10), 2:20	25 Jan 2014	The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
16	Win	16–0	Mike Mollo	TKO	5 (10), 1:41	16 Aug 2013	US Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois, US
15	Win	15–0	Brian Minto	UD	10	15 Jun 2013	Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland	Won vacant WBC interim Baltic heavyweight title
14	Win	14–0	Taras Bidenko	RTD	1 (10), 3:00	20 Apr 2013	Hala Podpromie, Rzeszów, Poland
13	Win	13–0	Mike Mollo	KO	6 (8), 2:45	1 Feb 2013	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US
12	Win	12–0	Jameel McCline	UD	10	30 Jun 2012	Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
11	Win	11–0	Gonzalo Basile	KO	4 (10), 1:43	2 Jun 2012	Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland	Won vacant WBC Baltic Silver and WBC Youth Silver heavyweight titles
10	Win	10–0	Terrance Marbra	TKO	1 (6), 2:46	24 Mar 2012	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
9	Win	9–0	David Saulsberry	KO	2 (6), 1:09	5 Nov 2011	Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US
8	Win	8–0	Owen Beck	RTD	4 (6), 3:00	15 Oct 2011	Spodek, Katowice, Poland
7	Win	7–0	David Williams	KO	1 (4), 1:53	29 Jul 2011	Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US
6	Win	6–0	Ramiz Hadziaganovic	KO	1 (4), 0:33	25 Jun 2011	Podpromie Hall, Rzeszów, Poland
5	Win	5–0	Jeremy May	KO	1 (4), 1:20	31 Jul 2009	Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, US
4	Win	4–0	Zoltan Kallai	PTS	4	16 May 2009	GranTeatro, Rome, Italy
3	Win	3–0	Viktor Szalai	TKO	1 (4), 1:46	28 Feb 2009	Lublin, Poland
2	Win	2–0	Mihaly Nemet	TKO	2 (4), 0:53	29 Nov 2008	Spodek, Katowice, Poland
1	Win	1–0	Senol Cente	UD	4	18 Oct 2008	MOSiR Hall, Zabrze, Poland

Filmography[]

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Artur Szpilka from BoxRec
• Artur Szpilka article at sport.pl (in Polish)
• Artur Szpilka – Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live