Maciej Sulęcki
Maciej Sulęcki (born 2 May 1989) is a professional boxer from Poland. Sulęcki is signed with American adviser Al Haymon.[1] As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's eighth best active middleweight The Ring[2] magazine and twelfth by BoxRec[3].
Maciej Sulęcki | |
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Statistics | |
Nickname(s) | Striczu |
Weight(s) | Light middleweight Middleweight Super middleweight |
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Reach | 173 cm (68 in) |
Nationality | Polish |
Born | Warsaw, Poland | 2 May 1989
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 30 |
Wins | 28 |
Wins by KO | 11 |
Losses | 2 |
Amateur career
Sulecki had a 110-30 record as an amateur, becoming a three-time Polish Junior champion.[4]
Professional boxing career
Sulęcki made his professional debut in June 2010 defeating Adam Gawlik by knockout in the first round in Kielce, Poland. On June 2012, Sulęcki defeated former welterweight world champion Yuriy Nuzhnenko with a unanimous decision.
Over the next three years Striczu put together 15 straight victories before fighting for his first title in November 2013, against Lukasz Wawrzyczek for the vacant Republic of Poland middleweight title. Sulęcki won by unanimous decision. In May 2014, he added the Polish International super middleweight title to that by beating Nicolas Dion of France over ten rounds.
Sulęcki then faced former European champion and WBA middleweight world title challenger Grzegorz Proksa at the Krakow Arena, Poland in November 2014. Sulęcki was victorious in the all-Polish affair stopping Proksa in the seventh. Proksa's unorthodox style gave Sulęcki some trouble early on but as the fight went on, Sulęcki started landing more effective shots and ended the fight with a right-hand counterpunch.[5]
Following that victory, the Pole teamed up with promoter Lou DiBella and manager Al Haymon and made his US debut against Darryl Cunningham at the UIC Pavilion, Chicago in April 2015.[6] Sulęcki again won by knockout, this time in the third round.[7]
Sulęcki then stopped 40-year-old Jose Miguel Berrio, late replacement for Eduardo Tercero, at the Prudential Center. Sulęcki landed a number left hooks under the right elbow of Rodriguez and the referee stopped the fight before the end of the first round.[8][9] Following this victory Sulecki was added as a contender for Sherdog's Top 10 middleweights list.[10]
On 2016, Sulęcki defeated previously unbeaten prospect Hugo Centeno Jr. with a knockout in the final round of a ten-round bout. This was Sulęcki's fifth consecutive knockout after only scoring three stoppages in his first eighteen fights.[11] Sulęcki moved down to light middleweight on 2017. On October, he fought Jack Culcay, backing up the World Boxing Super Series quarter-final match between Krzysztof Włodarczyk and Murat Gassiev. Sulęcki beat Culcay with a unanimous decision (98-92, 97-93, 96-94).
After that, Sulecki fought former world middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs, who was ranked #2 by the WBA and WBO and #3 by the WBC and IBF at the time. He went on to lose the bout by unanimous decision, although through putting up a great performance against a world-class fighter like Jacobs.[12]
In his next fight in the States, Sulecki defeated Puerto Rican veteran Gabriel Rosado in a grudgematch. This win eventually led him to a #2 ranking by the WBO and a mandatory world-title fight against Demetrius Andrade.[13] Andrade would end up being too much for the Pole, taking away every round from him, while also dropping him to the canvas in the process.[14]
Professional boxing record
30 fights | 28 wins | 2 losses |
By knockout | 11 | 0 |
By decision | 17 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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30 | Loss | 28–2 | UD | 12 | Jun 29, 2019 | For WBO middleweight title | ||
29 | Win | 28–1 | UD | 10 | Mar 15, 2019 | |||
28 | Win | 27–1 | TKO | 2 (10), 2:33 | Nov 10, 2018 | |||
27 | Loss | 26–1 | UD | 12 | Apr 28 2018 | |||
26 | Win | 26–0 | UD | 10 | Oct 21 2017 | |||
25 | Win | 25–0 | TKO | 3 (10), 2:54 | Jun 24 2017 | |||
24 | Win | 24–0 | KO | 3 (10), 2:03 | Apr 8 2017 | |||
23 | Win | 23–0 | TKO | 10 (10), 1:06 | Jun 18 2016 | |||
22 | Win | 22–0 | TKO | 7 (8), 1:29 | Jan 16 2016 | |||
21 | Win | 21–0 | TKO | 1 (8), 2:07 | Aug 14 2015 | |||
20 | Win | 20–0 | KO | 3 (8), 2:59 | Apr 24 2015 | |||
19 | Win | 19–0 | TKO | 7 (10), 2:57 | Nov 8 2014 | |||
18 | Win | 18–0 | UD | 10 | May 10 2014 | Won Republic of Poland International super middleweight title. | ||
17 | Win | 17–0 | UD | 10 | Mar 1 2014 | |||
16 | Win | 16–0 | UD | 10 | Nov 9 2013 | Won vacant Republic of Poland middleweight title. | ||
15 | Win | 15–0 | UD | 6 | Jun 29 2013 | |||
14 | Win | 14–0 | UD | 8 | May 10 2013 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | UD | 8 | Feb 23 2013 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | PTS | 6 | Nov 16 2012 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | TKO | 5 (6), 2:26 | Oct 27 2012 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | UD | 6 | Jun 1 2012 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | UD | 6 | Feb 17 2012 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | UD | 6 | Nov 26 2011 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | UD | 6 | Aug 05 2011 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | UD | 6 | Jun 25 2011 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | TKO | 5 (6), 2:44 | Mar 11 2011 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | UD | 4 | Nov 12 2010 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | UD | 4 | Sep 17 2010 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | UD | 4 | Aug 18 2010 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | TKO | 1 (4), 2:16 | Jun 19 2010 | |||
References
- "Maciej Sulęcki". boxrec.com. December 23, 2015.
- "Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- "Polish Heavyweight Contender Artur Szpilka Headlines Stacked Undercard". DBE. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- http://www.boxingscene.com/szpilka-likely-ends-adamek-scores-decision-win--84024
- "Sulęcki got a visa on Sunday flying to Chicago". ringpolska.pl. December 23, 2015.
- "Maciej Sulęcki-Rodriguez Berrio. The whole fight!". PolSat. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- "Eric Armit's weekly boxing results". Boxing News. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- "Sulęcki: I come to fight very seriously Tercero". December 23, 2015.
- "Sherdog Boxing's Pound-for-Pound & Divisional Rankings: October 2015". Sherdog. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- http://www.boxingscene.com/maciej-sulecki-drops-stops-hugo-centeno-tenth--105812
- "Jacobs vs Sulecki - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- "Andrade vs Sulecki - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- "Demetrius Andrade Drops, Shuts Out Maciej Sulecki". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-06-02.