Adam Kownacki boxer

Adam Kownacki boxer
bouts
22
won
20
lost
2
draw
0
Status
active
Division
heavyweight
Debut
2009-10-30
Height
6′ 3″/191cm
Reach
76″/193cm
Age
30
Born
1989-03-27
Death
-
Nationality
Poland

Adam Kownacki (born 27 March 1989) is a Polish professional boxer who held the IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title in 2019.Kownacki was born in Łomża, Poland. When he was 7 years old, he emigrated to Greenpoint, Brooklyn in 1996 along with his parents and brothers, settling into the large Polish community there. As a youngster, he played a variety of sports, including basketball, baseball, football and soccer. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn in 2007.He grew up watching Andrew Golota fights, which got him interested in boxing. As an overweight youngster who spoke English with a Polish accent, he was frequently the target of bullies at school and on the streets, which gave him further motivation to enter the boxing gym. Early in his boxing career, Kownacki had to work in construction and security in nightclubs to support himself.Kownacki started training at Gleason's Gym at the age of 15. He first won the New York Golden Gloves heavyweight tournament in 2006 at the age of 17. He then went on to be the runner up in 2007 and 2008, then won the tournament for the second time in 2009.Kownacki made his professional debut on 30 October 2009, at the PAL Gym in New York, United States, where he knocked out Carossee Auponte in the first round.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2021-10-09 Robert Helenius WWWLWW T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas LOST
Technical knockout
2020-03-07 Robert Helenius LWWWLW Barclays Center, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
2019-08-03 Chris Arreola WDLWW Barclays Center, Brooklyn WIN
Unanimous decision
2019-01-26 Gerald Washington DWWLLW Barclays Center, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
2018-09-08 Charles Martin WWWLWW Barclays Center, Brooklyn WIN
Unanimous decision
2018-01-20 Iago Kiladze WWWWWW Barclays Center, Brooklyn WIN
KO
2017-07-15 Artur Szpilka LWWWWL Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale WIN
Technical knockout
2017-01-14 Joshua Tufte WLWWWW Barclays Center, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
2016-06-25 Jesse Barboza WWWWWW Barclays Center, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
2016-01-16 Danny Kelly WWLWWW Barclays Center, Brooklyn WIN
Unanimous decision
2015-10-10 Rodney Hernandez WDLWWW Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell WIN
Unanimous decision
2015-08-01 Maurenzo Smith LLWDLL Barclays Center, Brooklyn WIN
KO
2015-05-29 Ytalo Perea WWLWWD Barclays Center, Brooklyn WIN
Unanimous decision
2015-04-25 Randy Easton WLLLWL Harrah's Philadelphia, Chester WIN
KO
2014-11-01 Terrell Jamal Woods WDLLLW UIC Pavilion, Chicago WIN
Technical knockout
2014-08-02 Charles Ellis DWLWWW Revel Resort, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
2014-03-29 Excell Holmes WDWLL The Ballroom, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City WIN
Technical knockout
2013-04-20 Calbert Lewis LL Madison Square Garden Theater, New York WIN
Technical knockout
2010-07-16 Damon Clement LL Prudential Center, Newark WIN
KO
2010-05-22 Yohan Banks WLDLDW Fitzgerald's Casino & Hotel, Tunica WIN
KO
2010-04-02 Tyyab Beale LWWL Masonic Temple, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
2009-10-30 Carossee Auponte LL PAL Gym, Yonkers WIN
Technical knockout