Legia Warsaw Win in Knurów to Strengthen League Lead
KB Legia Warsaw won their third straight match and are the clear leaders of the 2025 Polish Boxing League. On Friday, May 9, they beat Concordia Knurów 14-4 away from home.
Legia had previously defeated Imperium Boxing Wałbrzych and KKB Rushh Kielce. Both matches ended 14-4.
In the third round, the Warsaw side faced a strong Concordia team in Knurów. Their lineup included two-time Olympian Damian Durkacz (70 kg). Concordia had played one match before this, losing 10-8 at home to Pomorzanin Boxing Team Toruń.
Legia quickly took a 6-0 lead. Nikolas Pawlik (55 kg), Elvir Karimov (60 kg) and Bartłomiej Rośkowicz (65 kg) scored in succession.
Wins by Damian Durkacz (70 kg) and Mateusz Wojtasiński (75 kg) cut the hosts’ deficit to 6-4. From then on, only the visitors won. Pylyp Akilov (80 kg), Jakub Straszewski (85 kg), Alexey Sevostyanov (90 kg) and Oskar Kopera (+90 kg) scored for Legia, giving them a 14-4 victory.
Five Legia boxers have 3-0 records in this Polish Boxing League season: Nikolas Pawlik, Bartłomiej Rośkowicz, Jakub Straszewski, Alexey Sevostyanov and Oskar Kopera.
The league leaders’ next match is scheduled for May 25, when Legia will host CKB Potężnie Ciechocinek.
After Friday’s match, Legia boxers Nikolas Pawlik, Bartłomiej Rośkowicz, Jakub Straszewski, Alexey Sevostyanov and Oskar Kopera, along with Concordia’s Damian Durkacz, head to Warsaw. The World Cup — the 40th Feliks Stamm Tournament — begins there on Sunday.
Three Polish Boxing League matches will take place on Saturday, May 10: CKB Potężnie Ciechocinek vs. Golden Team Nowy Sącz at 3:30 p.m., RKB Wisłok 1995 Rzeszów vs. Pomorzanin Boxing Team Toruń at 5:30 p.m., and KKB Rushh Kielce vs. Imperium Boxing Wałbrzych at 7:30 p.m.
Third-round match result — May 9:
Concordia Knurów — KB Legia Warsaw 4-14
55 kg Damian Nicpoń — Nikolas Pawlik (0-2)
60 kg Łukasz Dudziński — Elvir Karimov (0-4)
65 kg Bartosz Dudziński — Bartłomiej Rośkowicz (0-6)
70 kg Damian Durkacz — Mateusz Grejber (2-6)
75 kg Mateusz Wojtasiński — Mateusz Pędrak (4-6)
80 kg Marcel Ptak — Pylyp Akilov (4-8)
85 kg Mateusz Wodziński — Jakub Straszewski (4-10)
90 kg Kamil Janik — Alexey Sevostyanov (4-12)
+90 kg Michał Fiedler — Oskar Kopera (4-14)
