Boxing Celebration in Warsaw as Legia Take Early League Lead

The opening of the revived Polish Boxing League was a celebration of boxing. On Saturday evening, KB Legia Warszawa defeated Imperium Boxing Wałbrzych 14-4. More matches will take place on Sunday in Kielce, Knurów and Ciechocinek.

It brought back memories of the days when league boxing drew fans to outstanding bouts. A large crowd at the OSiR Bemowo arena watched some good contests, most of them won by Legia’s boxers.

The guests included well-known boxers Andrzej Gołota, Krzysztof Kosedowski and Henryk Petrich, as well as former European champion Bogdan Gajda. Polish boxing was represented by Grzegorz Nowaczek, president of the Polish Boxing Association, and Maciej Demel, president of the Polish Olympic Boxing Foundation. League sponsors and partners were also present. Their support, led by assistance from the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, made the competition’s return possible. TVP Sport broadcasts the match of the round.

Nikolas Pawlik of Legia won the first bout of the league revived by the Polish Boxing Association. He defeated Danylo Yefremov at 55 kg.

The match began evenly. Imperium Boxing Wałbrzych’s Oleksandr Solomennikov and Mike Drużga answered wins by Legia’s Pawlik and Bartłomiej Rośkowicz with victories of their own.

Bulgarian Rami Kiwan (75 kg), a quarterfinalist at the Paris Olympics and the 2024 European champion, put Legia ahead 6-4. Nikodem Kozak, Jakub Straszewski, Alexey Sevostyanov and Oskar Kopera added further points for the Warsaw team.

Legia won 14-4 to become the first leaders of the eight-team league. Fans will see 56 matches this season.

Polish Boxing League — Round 1:

March 15, Legia Warszawa - Imperium Boxing Wałbrzych 14-4
55 kg: Nikolas Pawlik - Danylo Yefremov 3-0 (2-0 in the match)
60 kg: Elvir Karimov - Oleksandr Solomennikov 1-2 (2-2)
65 kg: Bartłomiej Rośkowicz - Konrad Czajkowski 3-0 (4-2)
70 kg: Paweł Sulęcki - Mike Drużga 1-2 (4-4)
75 kg: Rami Kiwan - Bartosz Gołębiewski 3-0 (6-4)
80 kg: Nikodem Kozak - Jakub Baranowski 3-0 (8-4)
85 kg: Jakub Straszewski - Dawid Tkacz 3-0 (10-4)
90 kg: Alexey Sevostyanov - Dawid Szarek AB 1 (12-4)
+90 kg: Oskar Kopera - Paweł Sajda 3-0 (14-4)

March 16
11:00 Rushh Kielce - Golden Team Nowy Sącz
17:00 Concordia Knurów - Boxing Team Toruń
20:30 CKS Potężnie Ciechocinek - Wisłok Rzeszów