Paweł Stępień

Paweł Stępień (born 10 September 1990) is a Polish professional boxer.

Professional career Stępień made his professional debut on December 12, 2015, against Przemysław Pikulik. Stępień won the fight via a first-round knockout.

After accumulating a career record of 4–0, he faced Norbert Dąbrowski on September 17, 2016, on the undercard of Krzysztof Głowacki vs. Oleksandr Usyk. Stępień won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.

After another three wins, he faced Michał Ludwiczak on May 12, 2018, for the vacant Republic of Poland International light heavyweight title. Stępień won the fight via a fourth-round knockout, winning his first career championship in the process.

His first title defense came on June 2, 2018, against Ricardo Marcelo Ramallo. Stępień won the fight via a first-round knockout, successfully defending his title in the process.

After a non-title victory over Yevgenii Makhteienko, his next title defense came on November 10, 2018, against Dmitry Sukhotskiy. Stępień won the fight via a ninth-round TKO, successfully defending his title for a second time.

His next title defense came on July 6, 2019, against Marek Matyja. The bout ended in a Split Draw, meaning Stępień was still the champion afterwards, marking his third successful defense.

His next bout was a non-title fight against Geard Ajetović on March 7, 2020. Stępień won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.

In his next fight, he faced Marek Matyja in a rematch for the vacant Republic of Poland light heavyweight title on July 25, 2020. Stępień won the fight via a Split Decision, winning his second career championship in the process.

In his next fight, he faced the undefeated Deneb Diaz on May 30, 2021, for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight title. Stępień won the fight via a fifth-round knockout, winning his third career championship in the process.

After another three wins, he faced the undefeated Joshua Buatsi on May 6, 2023. Stępień lost the fight via a Unanimous Decision, suffering his first career defeat.

Following his loss, he returned eight months later in a bout against Petro Lakotskyi on January 27, 2024. Stępień won the fight via a Majority Decision.

His next fight came on September 20, 2024, against Sherzod Husanov. Stępień won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.

In his next fight, he faced Łukasz Stanioch on January 31, 2025, for the vacant WBC Frnacophone light heavyweight title. The bout ended in a Split Draw, resulting in neither fighter winning the championship.

In his next fight, he faced Kajetan Kalinowski on December 13, 2025, for the WBC Francophone and Baltic Light Heavyweight titles, which Kalinowski won in April of the same year. Stępień lost the fight via an eighth-round TKO, failing to win the championships in the process, and suffering his second career defeat.

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