Kielce World Championships draw: Polish boxers learn their tournament paths

The Youth World Boxing Championships began today in Kielce. As usual, the tournament opened with the draw. Despite the difficult situation caused by the pandemic, the turnout was good, although teams from the British Isles, the United States and Australia, among others, did not travel to Poland. A total of 414 boxers will compete, including 140 women and 274 men. Poland will be represented by 20 athletes. The first bouts will take place tomorrow, but we already have a medal. The draw guaranteed Martyna Jancelewicz (81 kg) at least a bronze medal.

Two Polish women and two Polish men will enter the ring tomorrow. Karolina Ampulska (54 kg) will face Vilte Savickaite of Lithuania, Izabela Rozkoszek (60 kg) will meet Daniela Golino of Italy, Marcel Materla (56 kg) will box Michele Baldassi of Italy, while Mateusz Urban (69 kg) will take on Petar Knezevic of Croatia.

Draw results

Women
48 kg Natalia Kuczewska – Yuliya Peleshuk (Ukraine), round of 32, April 15
51 kg Alexas Kubicka – Gisselly Salcedo (Spain), round of 32, April 14
54 kg Karolina Ampulska – Vilte Savickaite (Lithuania), round of 32, April 13
57 kg Julia Szeremeta – Bojana Gojković (Montenegro), round of 16, April 14
60 kg Izabela Rozkoszek – Daniela Golino (Italy), round of 32, April 13
64 kg Wiktoria Tereszczak – Kristyna Vaclavikova (Czech Republic), round of 16, April 17
69 kg Barbara Marcinkowska – Anstasiya Kholueva (Russia), quarterfinal, April 19
75 kg Daria Parada – Chiara Saraiello (Italy), quarterfinal, April 19
81 kg Martyna Jancelewicz – Busra Isildar (Turkey) or Khushi (India), semifinal, April 20
+81 kg Oliwia Toborek – Tatiana Bogdanova (Russia), quarterfinal, April 18

Men
49 kg Oskar Jędrysiak – Omer Ametovic (Serbia), round of 32, April 14
52 kg Jakub Krzpiet – Laszlo Bernath (Hungary), round of 32, April 14
56 kg Marcel Materla – Michele Baldassi (Italy), round of 32, April 13
60 kg Paweł Sulęcki – Hennadiy Maslennikov (Ukraine), round of 32, April 15
64 kg Oliwier Zamojski – Nedas Gudomskas (Lithuania), round of 32, April 16
69 kg Mateusz Urban – Petar Knezevic (Croatia), round of 64, April 13
75 kg Adrian Timofiejczuk – Albert Gonzalez (Cuba), round of 32, April 16
81 kg Sebastian Kusz – Oleg Bercovich (Israel), round of 32, April 16
91 kg Jakub Straszewski – Manuchar Kriheli (Israel), round of 32, April 14
+91 kg Jakub Domurad – Fernando Arzola (Cuba), round of 16, April 16

Profiles of Poland’s representatives

48 kg Natalia Kuczewska (Mazur Ełk)
Born on September 12, 2003. She is 159 cm tall and weighs 48 kg. She began training in 2016. She is the 2020 Polish junior champion and won a bronze medal at the 2020 European Junior Championships. She has had 34 bouts, including 12 international contests, and lost six of them. She is in the third year of a military-focused general secondary school in Ełk.

51 kg Alexas Kubicka (Carbo Gliwice)
Born on June 4, 2003, in Edmonton. She is 158 cm tall and weighs 51 kg. She began training in 2015. In 2020, she won gold at the European Junior Championships. She also has two gold medals from the Polish Cadet Championships, two gold medals from the Canadian Cadet Championships and a Polish junior title. Her record is 79-8, and she remains unbeaten in Poland. She admires Arturo Gatti, but does not model herself on one particular boxer. She watches many fighters and takes the best from each of them. She completed Grade 12 at high school. In September, she plans to begin studying political science.

54 kg Karolina Ampulska (Wda Świecie)
Born on February 13, 2002, in Świecie nad Wisłą. She is 160 cm tall and weighs 54 kg. She began training in 2014. She won bronze medals at the 2018 and 2019 European Junior Championships. She has also won medals at the Polish Championships in the youth, cadet and junior categories, including the 2020 Polish junior title. She has won 20 bouts and lost nine. She attends the School of Management in Świecie, where she is in the second year of a police-focused class.

57 kg Julia Szeremeta (Paco Lublin)
Born on August 24, 2003, in Chełm. She is 165 cm tall and weighs 57 kg. She began training in 2017. She won bronze medals at the 2019 and 2020 European Junior Championships. She finished second at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Konin and won the 2020 Polish junior title. She has won 23 bouts, including 11 inside the distance, and lost four. Her international record is 5-3. Among Polish boxers, she admires Kamil Szeremeta, while internationally she looks up to Vasiliy Lomachenko. She attends the seventh Maria Konopnicka General Secondary School, where she is in the second year of a media-focused class.

60 kg Izabela Rozkoszek (Garda Gierałtowice)
Born on December 28, 2002, in Knurów. She is 170 cm tall and weighs 60 kg. She has been training since 2017. In 2020, she finished second at the European Championships and won the Polish junior title. She placed third at the 2019 Polish Junior Championships and third at the 2018 Polish Cadet Championships. She has had 50 bouts in Poland and 20 abroad. Her idol is Dariusz Michalczewski. She attends CKZiU No. 1, Technical School No. 5, where she studies catering and food-service technology.

64 kg Wiktoria Tereszczak (Ring Bielsko-Biała)
Born on August 11, 2002, in Bielsko-Biała. She is 175 cm tall and weighs 64 kg. She began training in 2017. She won gold at the Polish Cadet Championships and gold and silver medals in the junior category. She has had 50 bouts. Her boxing idol is Fiodor Czerkaszyn. She attends the Adam Asnyk General Secondary School in Bielsko-Biała, in a sports class.

69 kg Barbara Marcinkowska (Pomorzanin Toruń)
Born on July 24, 2003. She is 177 cm tall and weighs 69 kg. She began training in 2018. She was European runner-up in 2019, won bronze at the 2020 European Junior Championships, finished runner-up at the 2018 Polish Championships and won the 2020 Polish junior title. She has had 26 bouts in Poland, with a 19-7 record. Abroad, she has boxed five times, recording a 3-2 record. Her idols are Aneta Rygielska and Katie Taylor. She attends Sports Championship School No. 13, where she specializes in boxing.

75 kg Daria Parada (Skorpion Szczecin)
Born on August 5, 2002, in Szczecin. She is 168 cm tall and weighs 75 kg. She has been training since 2011. She won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Championships, gold in 2018 and another gold in 2020. In 2019, she reached the European Championships quarterfinals. She also has two gold medals from the Polish Cadet Championships and two gold medals from the Polish Junior Championships. She has had around 30 bouts in Poland and won them all. Her international record is 22-5. She considers Vasiliy Lomachenko a role model. She attends the Sports Championship Centre and is completing her third year of secondary school.

81 kg Martyna Jancelewicz (Taurus Goleniów)
Born on April 29, 2002. She is 175 cm tall and weighs 81 kg. She has been training since 2017. She won silver at the 2018 European Cadet Championships and bronze at the 2019 European Junior Championships. At the Polish Championships, she won silver in her first cadet year, followed by gold in her second cadet year and both junior years. She has had 22 bouts in Poland, winning 19. Abroad, she has boxed 13 times and won eight. Her idols are Marian Kasprzyk and Vasiliy Lomachenko. She attends School No. 1 in Goleniów, where she is in the third year of a biology-and-chemistry class.

+81 kg Oliwia Toborek (Żoliborska Boxing School Warsaw)
Born on May 11, 2002, in Warsaw. She is 176 cm tall and weighs more than 81 kg. She began training in 2015. She was European runner-up in 2018. She won gold medals at the Polish Cadet Championships in 2018 and 2019, as well as gold in the 2020 junior category and silver in 2019. She has had 25 bouts in Poland, losing three. Abroad, her record is 10 bouts and four defeats. Her idols are Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, Mike Tyson and Andy Cruz Gomez. She attends the Janusz Kusociński Ninth Sports Championship General Secondary School, where she is in the third year of a biology, chemistry and English class.

Profiles of Poland’s representatives

49 kg Oskar Jędrysiak (DKB Dzierżoniów)
Born on February 15, 2003, in Dzierżoniów. He is 170 cm tall and weighs 49 kg. He has been training since 2014. He won the 2017 Polish youth title, bronze at the 2018 Youth Olympics in the cadet category and silver at the 2020 Polish Junior Championships. In Poland, he has won 48 bouts and lost seven. His international record is 5-5. His idol is Mateusz Masternak. He attends School No. 2 in Dzierżoniów, where he is in the second year of a motor-vehicle mechanics program.

52 kg Jakub Krzpiet (Imperium Boxing Wałbrzych)
Born on October 4, 2003, in Świebodzice. He is 162 cm tall and weighs 52 kg. He has been training since 2015. He won the 2017 Polish youth title and the 2020 Polish junior title, and reached the European Junior Championships quarterfinals. In Poland, he has won 25 bouts and lost eight. His international record is 1-5. His idols are Krzysztof Sadłoń and Gennady Golovkin. He attends Technical School No. 7 in Wałbrzych, studying catering and food-service technology.

56 kg Marcel Materla (Skorpion Szczecin)
Born on January 4, 2003. He is 170 cm tall and weighs 56 kg. He began training in 2012. He has won medals at the Polish Championships: bronze as a youth, silver as a cadet and gold as a junior. He also reached the European Junior Championships quarterfinals. His record is 82 wins and 14 losses. His idol is Vasiliy Lomachenko. He is in the second year of the boxing class at the Sports Championship Secondary School.

60 kg Paweł Sulęcki (Legionowska Academy of Martial Arts)
Born on June 26, 2003, in Warsaw. He is 176 cm tall and weighs 60 kg. He has been training since 2014. He won the Polish youth title and finished second at the Polish Junior Championships. His record in Poland is 42-10, while abroad it is 9-5. His idols are Maciej Sulęcki and Saul Alvarez. He attends the second year of the Janusz Kusociński Sports Championship School in Warsaw, specializing in boxing.

64 kg Oliwier Zamojski (Concordia Knurów)
Born on August 22, 2002, in Knurów. He is 173 cm tall and weighs 64 kg. He has been training since 2012. He has won five Polish championship titles across every category from youth to junior level. In Poland, he has had 81 bouts, losing seven. Abroad, he has boxed 36 times and suffered six defeats. His idol is Vasiliy Lomachenko. He attends Vocational School No. 2 in Knurów, studying to become a locksmith.

69 kg Mateusz Urban (Bojan Boks Lubań)
Born on April 25, 2003. He is 185 cm tall and weighs 69 kg. He has been training since 2016. He is a two-time Polish champion, having won titles as a cadet and junior. In Poland, he has won 50 bouts and lost 20. His international record is 23-7. His idols are Andrzej Gołota and Floyd Mayweather. He attends the Sports Championship School in Szczecin, in its boxing class.

75 kg Adrian Timofiejczuk (Hetman Białystok)
Born on August 15, 2002, in Athens. He is 180 cm tall and weighs 75 kg. He began training in 2017. He won bronze at the Polish Junior Championships. In Poland, he has won 22 bouts and suffered 18 defeats. His international record is 2-2. His idol is Tyson Fury. He attends the General Władysław Anders Technical School, studying railway transport technology.

81 kg Sebastian Kusz (Ziętek Team Kalisz)
Born on June 24, 2003, in Kalisz. He is 191 cm tall and weighs 82 kg. He has been training since 2016. He finished third at the 2017 Polish Youth Championships and the 2018 Polish Cadet Championships, then won the 2019 Polish Cadet Championships and the 2020 Polish Junior Championships. His record in Poland is 28-7, while abroad it is 9-5. He attends the Stanisław Mikołajczyk School, studying information technology.

91 kg Jakub Straszewski (Champion Włocławek)
Born on August 23, 2003, in Poznań. He is 189 cm tall and weighs 91 kg. He began training in 2016. He finished third at the Polish Youth Championships, was runner-up as a cadet and became Polish champion as a junior. In Poland, he has won 54 bouts and lost six. His international record is 8-7. His idols are Tomasz Adamek, Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk. He attends the Sports Championship Centre in Szczecin.

+91 kg Jakub Domurad (Garda Bełchatów)
Born on May 7, 2002, in Bełchatów. He is 191 cm tall and weighs 104 kg. He has been training since 2017. He won bronze at the Youth Olympics in the cadet category, silver at the 2020 Polish Junior Championships and reached the European Junior Championships quarterfinals. In Poland, he has won 23 bouts and lost seven. His international record is 6-4. His idols are Andrzej Gołota, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk and Mike Tyson. He attends ZSP No. 1 in Bełchatów, studying motor-vehicle technology.