Krzysztof Głowacki

Krzysztof Głowacki (born 31 July 1986) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer. As a boxer he held the WBO junior-heavyweight title twice; from 2015 to 2016 and again in 2019 (elevated from interim champion). As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the super-heavyweight division at the 2008 EU Championships.

Early life Krzysztof Głowacki was born in Walcz, north west Poland in 1986. Glowacki first started training aikido and karate in the club Orzel Walcz, before finally deciding to pursue a career in boxing. He started boxing at the age of 13, in 1999. He idolized Mike Tyson. Glowacki became a father at the age of 18, and, after finishing high school realized that he needed to support his family, so he gave up on studying and took up boxing full-time.

Amateur career Głowacki fought 125 amateur fights (103 Wins, 19 Losses and 3 Draws). He became Polish Junior Champion in 2003, 2004 and 2005. In 2007, he finished as runner-up in the Polish Senior Championships in the Super heavyweight category. The following year, he finished as a bronze medalist.

Professional career

Early career

He made his debut in 2008, defeating Mariusz Radziszewski by points decision. In 2009, Głowacki won vacant Baltic Boxing Union International title, defeating Łukasz Rusiewicz by points decision.

On 18 August 2012, he won the vacant WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title, defeating Felipe Romero by sixth-round technical knockout (TKO).

On 31 January 2015, Głowacki won WBO European cruiserweight title by unanimous decision (118–110, 118–110 and 120–108) against Nuri Seferi (36–6, 20 KOs) at Torun, Poland. The bout was as also a WBO cruiserweight title eliminator.

WBO Cruiserweight Champion

Głowacki vs. Huck

On 14 August 2015, Głowacki won the WBO cruiserweight title, defeating Marco Huck (38–2–1, 26 KOs) by eleventh-round knockout. Huck dropped Głowacki with a huge left hand in the sixth round, Głowacki staggered to his feet and threw back everything he had, rocking Huck in the process. Coming into the eleventh round Huck was ahead on the scorecards, Głowacki knocked down Huck with a left-right combination. As the referee allowed the bout to continue, Głowacki landing two huge right hands and dropped Huck down against the ropes, the referee come in and waved off the bout. Glowacki twice dropped Marco Huck in a knockout that foiled Huck's attempt at a record 14th defense in the 200-pound division at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Like Huck, it was Glowacki's first fight outside of Europe. Many consider this as the 2015 fight of the year.

Głowacki vs. Cunningham

On 16 April 2016, he defended the WBO cruiserweight title by unanimous decision (116–108, 115–109, 115–109) against Steve Cunningham. Cunningham was down twice in the second-round and once in tenth and twelfth.

Głowacki vs. Usyk

Głowacki lost the WBO cruiserweight championship against undefeated Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk (9–0, 9 KOs) on 17 September 2016 at the Ergo Arena in Gdańsk, Poland. The fight was shown live on Sky Sports in the UK. On the night, Usyk outpointed Głowacki after an exciting twelve-round fight with the judges scoring it 119–109, 117–111, and 117–111 all in Usyk's favour.

2018–2019 : World Boxing Super Series

Krzysztof Głowacki entered the second edition of the World Boxing Super Series, with the winner from each weight division taking the Muhammad Ali Trophy, named after the former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, and a share of a grand prize.

Głowacki vs. Vlasov On 10 November 2018 Głowacki won the vacant WBO interim title by unanimous decision (118–110, 117–110, 115–112) against Maxim Vlasov (42–2, 25 KOs) in the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight quarter-final. Głowacki knocked Vlasov down in the third-round of the bout. The fight took place at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, United States.

Glowacki vs. Briedis On 6 February 2019 it was announced that Glowacki would challenge Latvia's Mairis Briedis (25–1, 18KOs) to defend the WBO interim title and their quest for the Ali Trophy in the cruiserweight division semi-final on 15 June at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. On 4 June the WBC made Oleksandr Usyk 'champion in recess', which freed up the vacant WBC cruiserweight title to be on the line for the Briedis vs. Glowacki fight. On 5 June, after Usyk moved up to heavyweight, the WBO made Krzysztof Glowacki their new cruiserweight champion.

On 15 June 2019 in Riga he lost in third-round by TKO to Briedis. The fight raised a lot of controversy at the end of the second-round when, during a clinch, Glowacki punched Briedis in the back of the head. Briedis responded with an elbow to Glowacki's jaw. Glowacki fell down but was able to stand up and referee Robert Byrd continued the fight. Next the referee didn't hear the bell and Glowacki was punched by Briedis which was scored as a knockdown for Briedis. During the bout after the bell, which was not heard by a referee, some of the Briedis' crew entered the ring.

2021 Głowacki vs. Okolie At the WBO federation convention in Tokyo, Japan, it was decided that Głowacki would face Lawrence Okolie for the vacant WBO cruiserweight title. The fight took place at the SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England on 20 March 2021. Okolie won by stoppage in the sixth-round to hand Głowacki his third defeat.

2022 Głowacki vs. Francisco Rivas Ruiz Głowacki won in a bout against Francisco Rivas Ruiz, via TKO.

2023 Głowacki vs. Richard Riakporhe Głowacki lost in a bout against British boxer Richard Riakporhe, via TKO. This bout was on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr. vs. Liam Smith, held in the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, on the 21 January 2023. Almost a year after the bout it was announced that Głowacki tested positive for boldenone in the bout's urine sample, and was banned from any competition overseen by UKAD for four years.

Mixed martial arts career Głowacki made his mixed martial arts debut against Patryk Tołkaczewski on 3 June 2023 at XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2. He won the bout via knockout in the first round after hitting Tołkaczewsk with left hook while being mounted which knocked Tołkaczewsk out.

At the end of July 2024, it was announced that Głowacki would face former kickboxer Dawid Kasperski on September 14 at KSW 98: Paczuski vs. Zerhouni in Lubin. Głowacki lost unanimously on the scorecards.

Professional boxing record

Mixed martial arts record NC

Damian Kostrzewa NC (accidental punch to back of head) Babilon MMA 59

Międzyzdroje, Poland Win

Kleber Silva TKO (arm injury) Babilon MMA 56

Żyrardów, Poland Loss

Jordan Nandor Technical Submission (guillotine choke) Babilon MMA 55

Radom, Poland NC

Jordan Nandor NC (accidental eye poke) KSW 104

Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland Loss

Dawid Kasperski Decision (unanimous) KSW 98

Lubin, Poland Win

Patryk Tołkaczewski KO (punch) KSW 83

Warsaw, Poland