Maciej Sulęcki

Maciej Sulęcki (born 2 May 1989) is a Polish professional boxer who challenged for the WBO middleweight title in 2019. As of July 2020, he is ranked as the world's ninth best active middleweight The Ring.[1]

Maciej Sulęcki
Statistics
Nickname(s)Striczu
Weight(s)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Reach173 cm (68 in)
NationalityPolish
Born (1989-05-02) 2 May 1989
Warsaw, Poland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins29
Wins by KO11
Losses2

Amateur career

Sulecki had a 110-30 record as an amateur, becoming a three-time Polish Junior champion.[2]

Professional boxing career

Sulęcki made his professional debut in June 2010 defeating Adam Gawlik by knockout in the first round in Kielce, Poland. In 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.[3]

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.[4] Sulęcki again won by knockout, this time in the third round.[5]

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.[6][7] Following this victory Sulecki was added as a contender for Sherdog's Top 10 middleweights list.[8]

In 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.[9] Sulęcki moved down to light-middleweight in 2017. In 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.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
31 fights 29 wins 2 losses
By knockout 11 0
By decision 18 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
31 Win 29–2 Sasha Yengoyan UD 10 29 Aug 2020 Sport Hall, Suwałki, Poland
30 Loss 28–2 Demetrius Andrade UD 12 29 Jun 2019 Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island, US For WBO middleweight title
29 Win 28–1 Gabriel Rosado UD 10 15 Mar 2019 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Won vacant WBO International middleweight title
28 Win 27–1 Jean Michel Hamilcaro TKO 2 (10), 2:33 10 Nov 2018 Arena Gliwice, Gliwice, Poland
27 Loss 26–1 Daniel Jacobs UD 12 28 Apr 2018 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US
26 Win 26–0 Jack Culcay UD 10 21 Oct 2017 Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, US
25 Win 25–0 Damián Bonelli TKO 3 (10), 2:54 24 Jun 2017 Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland
24 Win 24–0 Michi Muñoz KO 3 (10), 2:03 8 Apr 2017 Nosalowy Dwór, Zakopane, Poland
23 Win 23–0 Hugo Centeno, Jr. TKO 10 (10), 1:06 18 Jun 2016 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US
22 Win 22–0 Derrick Findley TKO 7 (8), 1:29 16 Jan 2016 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US
21 Win 21–0 Jose Miguel Berrio TKO 1 (8), 2:07 14 Aug 2015 Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, US
20 Win 20–0 Darryl Cunningham KO 3 (8), 2:59 24 Apr 2015 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US
19 Win 19–0 Grzegorz Proksa TKO 7 (10), 2:57 8 Nov 2014 Kraków Arena, Kraków, Poland
18 Win 18–0 Nicolas Dion UD 10 10 May 2014 Hala OSiR, Brodnica, Poland Won Republic of Poland International super-middleweight title
17 Win 17–0 Howard Cospolite UD 10 1 Mar 2014 HALA OSiR, Suwałki, Poland
16 Win 16–0 Lukasz Wawrzyczek UD 10 9 Nov 2013 Sport Hall, Ełk, Poland Won vacant Republic of Poland middleweight title
15 Win 15–0 Daniel Urbanski UD 6 29 Jun 2013 Amfiteatr, Ostróda, Poland
14 Win 14–0 Francis Tchoffo UD 8 10 May 2013 Urania Hall, Olsztyn, Poland
13 Win 13–0 Robert Swierzbinski UD 8 23 Feb 2013 Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland
12 Win 12–0 Andrejs Loginovs PTS 6 16 Nov 2012 Hotel Trylogia, Zielonka, Poland
11 Win 11–0 Dzianis Makar TKO 5 (6), 2:26 27 Oct 2012 Sport Hall, Częstochowa, Poland
10 Win 10–0 Yuriy Nuzhnenko UD 6 1 Jun 2012 Sport Hall, Rzeszów, Poland
9 Win 9–0 Jetmir Kuqi UD 6 17 Feb 2012 Urania Hall, Olsztyn, Poland
8 Win 8–0 Fehti Bentafna UD 6 26 Nov 2011 Lodowisko MOSiR, Bialystok, Poland
7 Win 7–0 Mika Joensuu UD 6 5 Aug 2011 Hala Polonia, Częstochowa, Poland
6 Win 6–0 Endrit Vuka UD 6 25 Jun 2011 Sport Hall, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland
5 Win 5–0 Dzianis Makar TKO 5 (6), 2:44 11 Mar 2011 Urania Hall, Olsztyn]l, Poland
4 Win 4–0 Sergejs Savrinovics UD 4 12 Nov 2010 Salt Mine, Wieliczka, Poland
3 Win 3–0 Deniss Sirjatovs UD 4 17 Sep 2010 Urania Hall, Olsztyn, Poland
2 Win 2–0 Andrejs Loginovs UD 4 18 Aug 2010 Amfiteatr, Międzyzdroje, Poland
1 Win 1–0 Adam Gawlik TKO 1 (4), 2:16 19 Jun 2010 MOSiR, Kielce, Poland

References
  1. "Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "Polish Heavyweight Contender Artur Szpilka Headlines Stacked Undercard". DBE. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  3. http://www.boxingscene.com/szpilka-likely-ends-adamek-scores-decision-win--84024
  4. "Sulęcki got a visa on Sunday flying to Chicago". ringpolska.pl. 23 December 2015.
  5. "Maciej Sulęcki-Rodriguez Berrio. The whole fight!". PolSat. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  6. "Eric Armit's weekly boxing results". Boxing News. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  7. "Sulęcki: I come to fight very seriously Tercero". 23 December 2015.
  8. "Sherdog Boxing's Pound-for-Pound & Divisional Rankings: October 2015". Sherdog. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  9. http://www.boxingscene.com/maciej-sulecki-drops-stops-hugo-centeno-tenth--105812
  10. "Jacobs vs Sulecki - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  11. "Andrade vs Sulecki - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  12. "Demetrius Andrade Drops, Shuts Out Maciej Sulecki". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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