Jonak and Głowacki victorious. April boxing in Bytom and Wałcz
April 22, 2022 [Tymex Boxing Night, Bytom]
Third time lucky. Damian Jonak (42-1-2, 21 KO) ended his trilogy with Andrew Robinson (26-6-2, 7 KO) with a victory. Both men went on the attack in the very first round, although there was a lack of clean punches. In the second, Jonak missed with a right, but immediately followed up with a left hook. He landed on the jaw and the Briton crashed heavily to the canvas. However, he showed his character once again. He got up and made it to the break.
After that, the Pole continued to dictate the terms. He twice “froze” his opponent momentarily with right hooks. The next three minutes were more even, although Jonak’s body hooks looked good. That element had previously been missing from his boxing. At the halfway point, everything was going the hometown fighter’s way, but the fifth round belonged to Robinson. The Englishman punched more lightly and with greater freedom, while his right hand was finding its way to his opponent’s head more and more often.
In the next round, Jonak returned to his left jab. After a brief crisis, he boxed very well in the seventh. Midway through the round, he landed a straight right, and before the break he connected cleanly several more times in exchanges at mid-range. The final three minutes were a ring war, still with the Pole holding a slight edge. When the final bell sounded, Damian raised his hands in a gesture of victory. The judges scored it 78:73, 78:73 and 77:74 in his favor.
Stanisław Gibadło (8-0) and Kamil Młodziński (15-5-4, 7 KO) also recorded difficult—and therefore all the more valuable—victories. “Camilo” faced the tough Miroslav Serban (13-11, 7 KO), brought in at the last minute. After six rounds, the judges favored the hometown fighter: 58:56, 58:56 and 59:55.
Gibadło was knocked down in the fifth round by a right to the body from Mateo Verona (29-29-3, 8 KO). The bout was disjointed and chaotic at times. Staszek, who had worked well with his feet and countered impressively in Olympic boxing, unnecessarily entered mid-range, where he did not have many advantages. After eight rounds, he won 76:75, 77:76 and 76:75. However, he looked less impressive against the Argentine than he had against Rafał Wołczecki.
Tomasz Gromadzki (12-4-1, 3 KO) put on gloves and, instead of another bare-knuckle bout, returned to the professional ring. At the Bytom card, he comfortably outboxed Adam Koprowski (4-4-2). “Zadyma” began and ended the bout in his familiar style. He came out with intense pressure from the start, forcing his opponent onto the ropes with chaotic attacks.
Experienced Koprowski responded with a fine right hook in the second round, but did not follow up. Gromadzki increased his advantage with every minute. In the fifth, again after countering with a right hook, he dropped to one knee and was counted to eight. He got up quickly and continued to press forward. By the end of the sixth round, Adam was fighting not only his opponent but also a crisis. He nevertheless made it to the final bell. The judges scored it 57:56, 59:55 and 59:55 for Gromadzki.
Remigiusz Smoliński (4-1, 2 KO) remains on a good run. The two-meter giant, after stopping Kamil Bodzioch, dealt with Borna Grcic (1-1, 1 KO) even more quickly this time. It was a bout without much of a story. The much shorter Croatian tried to close the distance and get to mid-range. In the middle of the first round, Smoliński took a step back, countered with a right cross and sent his opponent to the canvas. Grcic got up, but after several more punches he landed on the canvas again. The referee stopped the mismatch.
Former Polish silver medalist Wiktor Szadkowski (4-0, 2 KO) added a fourth victory to his record. At light heavyweight, “Wicio” dominated Damian Szewczyk (1-2) from the opening bell. In the second round, he hurt him with a right cross, but could not finish the fight early. After the final bell, all three judges scored it 40:36.
Earlier, Martin Gottschall (4-0, 1 KO), returning after a long layoff, outpointed Paweł Strykowski (3-16), while Aleksander Jasiewicz (4-1) won a bloody clash with Bazargur Jugder (3-4-1, 2 KO).
April 30, 2022 [Knockout Promotions, Wałcz]
Krzysztof Głowacki (32-3, 20 KO) had waited three and a half years to return to winning ways. The two-time cruiserweight world champion rebuilt himself in his hometown of Wałcz after losses to Mairis Briedis and Lawrence Okolie. He stopped Francisco Ruiz (16-4, 5 KO).
“Główka” moved his powerfully built opponent onto the ropes with his very first punch, a left cross. He kept him there until the end of the round. In the meantime, he twice knocked the Mexican down with a left hook to the body, under the right elbow. Toward the end, he was practically taking it easy on him, giving himself and the fans a few more minutes.
In the second round, Głowacki treated himself to some “heavy-bag work.” He battered his opponent mercilessly, but punched freely, without putting full power into his shots. He enjoyed his boxing and his long-awaited return. Near the end of the third, he raised the tempo and landed several hooks with both hands. Ruiz was suffering from the body shots, but he had a hard head.
In the fourth round, the Pole’s left hook dropped Ruiz for the third time. After the count of eight, Krzysiek completed the destruction with a short right hook.
Mateusz Tryc (14-0, 7 KO), with Andrzej Liczik in his corner for the first time, defeated Omar Garcia (17-7, 14 KO). The first round hinted at an upset. The Venezuelan’s right hook landed near Mateusz’s ear and he “danced.” In the second, however, he beat his opponent to the punch in a right-versus-right exchange, regaining control of the fight.
In the third round, the fighter from Wyszków added powerful body hooks. At the halfway point, a cut to his right eyelid from an accidental clash of heads was clearly bothering him. Tryc controlled the bout, although it was apparent that he was uncomfortable. At the start of the fifth, he took a right uppercut, but the punch did not trouble him much. He simply increased the pace with every minute.
Garcia must nevertheless be credited for throwing a good right uppercut. In the seventh round, he caught Tryc with it again. The Pole answered with a right hook just before the break. In the final, eighth round, he chased the tired opponent around the ring. Had the fight lasted another three minutes, he would probably have won by stoppage. The judges scored it 80:72 (?), 78:74 and 78:74.
Heavily praised—sometimes, perhaps, excessively—Kamil Bednarek (11-0, 6 KO) deservedly defeated the solid Iago Kiziria (5-4, 3 KO), but it was not his best performance. The Georgian immediately came forward with pressure. Bednarek, superior on his feet, controlled the attacks, but in the first round he took a hard right and in the second a left hook. It was clear that both punches had an effect.
In the third round, the pupil of Piotr Wilczewski found the right rhythm. He drew his opponent onto counters, and one of them opened up Kiziria’s right eyebrow. The following minutes looked similar. Kiziria launched two or three bursts per round, while Bednarek evaded the usually chaotic attacks with good footwork and outboxed the tough opponent with his right jab.
Everything seemed to be under control. At the start of the seventh round, however, Kiziria launched a minute-long, hurricane attack. Bednarek became disorganized, took several unnecessary punches and could have paid dearly against an opponent who punched harder. He again lost his composure late in the round. Instead of standing his ground, he retreated somewhat frantically, without a decisive counter. The final three minutes were better, but Bednarek and his trainer know what needs to be worked on. The judges were split: 78:74, 75:77 and 77:75.
At the age of seventeen, promising Polish youth and cadet champion Tobiasz Zarzeczny (1-0, 1 KO) made a successful professional debut. The task was theoretically not difficult, as Kamil Zychiewicz (0-4) stood opposite him. For such a young boxer, however, television and different gloves make a difference.
After just 30 seconds, Zarzeczny landed a long right cross. Moments later, he followed with a right hook and a right uppercut, finishing the combination with a left hook to the liver. The debut lasted 75 seconds in total.
Another debutant, Kamil Urbański (1-0, 1 KO), entered the ring shortly afterward. In his corner was another debutant, Mateusz Masternak, this time in the role of trainer. The Wrocław fighter’s opponent was Goga Kewliszwili (5-10-1, 1 KO).
The two-time Polish middleweight medalist was breaking down his opponent with the left jab near the end of the first round and forced him to drop to one knee. After the break, he sent the Georgian to the canvas with a right hook. Moments later, the same punch dropped Kewliszwili again. It was all over after four minutes.
Source: bokser.org
