“Główka” Effective Once Again. Karl Stopped in the Fifth Round
At a professional boxing gala in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Krzysztof Głowacki (23-0, 15 KOs) stopped Thierry Karl (31-6, 19 KOs). He thus retained the WBO intercontinental cruiserweight title and secured a path to the federation’s eliminator against Nuri Seferi. “Główka” went on the attack from the opening bell. His opponent accepted the exchange and tried to respond punch for punch. The Pole had the physical advantages and clearly hit harder. However, he lost concentration several times and took a long right hand. In the context of a potential clash with Marco Huck, he will need to eliminate such mistakes. In the second round, Karl suffered a cut above his eye after an accidental clash of heads. His corner dealt with the problem, however. Głowacki consistently looked for an opening beneath his opponent’s right elbow. Although he sometimes landed too low, those attacks ultimately brought him victory. In the fifth round, Krzysztof was warned for a low blow, but the fight was over in that same session. First, Karl took a knee after a left hook to the liver. He rose at the eight count, but exposed himself while trying to protect the injured area. Głowacki took advantage and sent the Frenchman to the canvas for the second time with a left hook upstairs. Moments later, after a series of punches to the body and head, Karl took a knee for the third time. This time, he was unable to rise before the count was completed.
Kamil Szeremeta (8-0, 1 KO) defeated Howard Cospolite (10-4-1, 4 KOs) after a difficult fight. From the opening bell, both men stood in the center of the ring and began a fierce battle at close range. The exception was the third round, in which the Frenchman clearly dominated with powerful right uppercuts. The remaining rounds were competitive, though with a slight edge to the Pole. Szeremeta’s punches did not always carry much authority, but defensively he either caught shots on his guard or slipped them. When he tried to punch with full power, he occasionally lost his form. He looked better when varying the power of his shots and calmly collecting points. Cospolite perhaps handled the high pace better. He strongly finished the eighth round, but could not make up for his earlier deficit. The judges scored the fight 78:74 and 77:75 twice, all in favor of Andrzej Liczik’s charge.
Even a day before the fight, Maciej Miszkiń (15-3, 4 KOs) had to lose a considerable amount of weight to make the required limit. This clearly affected his performance. Aleksander Suszczyc (18-3-1, 10 KOs), on the other hand, put on an excellent display. The first three minutes belonged to the Pole. He effectively closed the distance and landed hooks to his opponent’s ribs at close range, while also looking for opportunities to throw a right uppercut. Midway through the second round, however, Miszkiń became disorganized defensively. The Belarusian took advantage and punished him several times with a straight right. Fiodor Łapin’s charge went on the attack in the third round, trying to break his opponent down. Suszczyc defended tightly and found a way to trouble the Pole late in the round, landing short left hooks. The situation changed rapidly. The first half of the fourth round was very difficult for Miszkiń. A relaxed Suszczyc punched freely, varied the power of his shots and put them together in longer combinations. Just when it seemed he was taking complete control, Miszkiń fired a right hand over a right hand and knocked his opponent down. It did not change the course of the fight, however. The visitor from across the eastern border quickly recovered and dominated the fifth round once again. Miszkiń put maximum power into his punches, while his opponent consistently followed his game plan and scored points. The following minutes looked much the same. The Pole did better when he managed to get into close range, but it was difficult for him to get there. Suszczyc controlled the bout with straight punches from distance. He absolutely dominated the final part of the seventh round and probably hurt the Pole with a left hook to the liver area. Despite all the adversity, a tired Miszkiń went on the offensive late in the fight. He landed a right uppercut and a right hook, but it was not enough to erase the deficit. After the final bell, one judge scored the bout a draw, 76:76, while the other two favored Suszczyc, scoring it 77:75 and 77:74.
Ewa Piątkowska (5-0, 4 KOs), who boxes under the Sferis Knockout Promotions banner, recorded another early victory. This time, “The Tigress” dispatched the passive Zsofia Bedo (12-31-1, 2 KOs) in the third round. The Pole broke down the Hungarian from the outset. Once she felt her opponent was ready to quit, she needed just a dozen or so seconds to end the contest. Bedo had had enough after a series of powerful body shots. Piątkowska once again followed her principle of not prolonging fights that can be settled without the judges’ help.
source: bokser.org
