Mateusz Masternak | |
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| Born | Mateusz Masternak May 2, 1987 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Other names | Master |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Cruiserweight |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 54 |
| Wins | 48 |
| Wins by KO | 32 |
| Losses | 6 |
Mateusz Masternak (born 2 May 1987 in Iwaniska, Poland) is a Polish professional boxer fighting in the Cruiserweight division. He is a former EBU (European) Cruiserweight champion.
Masternak had been living in Iwaniska until he finished primary school and junior high school. He started training boxing at the KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski club. At the age of 15 he moved to Wrocław where he started training at the Gwardia Wrocław club.
His first coaches in Gwardia were Mariusz Cieślak and Grzegorz Strugała. At the same time, Masternak joined Primary School No. 19 in Wrocław. His crucial year in amateur boxing was 2005, when he became the junior champion of Poland in Middleweight (75 kg). After the success he joined the national junior team.
His first fight in the national team took place in Tallinn during Junior Championship of Europe. Masternak was defeated in the quarter-final. In the same season, a young Pole won bronze medal during Championship of Poland. In the next year he was second. Until that moment his amateur record looked great: 61 wins in 70 fights.
In March 2006 Masternak decided to become a professional fighter. His first four professional battles took place in the USA. However, financial problems of his promoter made him come back to Poland.
In May 2007 he signed a contract with new professional group - CENG AG. Masternak participated in the boxing show Perfect Boxing at Spodek Hall in Katowice and defeated Anton Krasnolutsky by technical knockout in the fourth round.
On 3 October Masternak won the WBC Youth Cruiserweight title. During the boxing show in Lublin he defeated Alex Mogylewski from Ukraine, knocking him out in the round of five.
During Polsat Boxing Night in Łódź, organised on 24 October 2009, Masternak defeated another Polish Cruiserweight Łukasz Janik by technical knockout. Masternak dropped the opponent in the first round and in the fifth one. Janik managed to stand on his feet but the referee reasonably decided to stop the clash. The main event of the evening was a clash between Andrew Golota and Tomasz Adamek which was promoted as "Polish Fight of the Century".
Masternak's first WBC title defence took place on 19 December 2009 in Radom. Masternak won by RTD in the seventh round of the bout, defeating Jameson Bostic. Masternak's second and third defences finished with technical knockouts.
On March 6 in Katowice, the Pole's fight was the main event of the Diamond Boxing Night at Spodek Hall in Katowice, organised by Andrzej Grajewski. Masternak finished Faisal Ibnel Arrami in the round of eight, winning by technical knockout. The uneven bout was stopped by the corner of "African King". After the seventh round, all three judges scored 70:63 for the Pole, which means that "Master" was better in each round.
Three months later, on 19 June in Kielce, Masternak beat Lewan Jomardashvili, previously undefeated. The Polish cruiserweight was exerting pressure on the Georgian rival from the first bell. In the fourth round, after series of Masternak's accurate hooks, Jomardashvili was dropped on the canvas two times. In the fifth one, the referee Grzegorz Molenda stopped the contest. [1] [2]
On 5 November 2010, Masternak defeated Ismail Abdoul by unanimous decision. [3]
On 12 December 2015, Mateusz Masternak lost the EBU European cruiserweight title bout to England's Tony Bellew (25-2-1, 16KOs) at The O2 Arena, London. The judges scored the contest 115-113, 115-112, 115-112 all in favour of Bellew. [4]
Masternak beat Youri Kayembre Kalenga by technical knockout in the 6th round on 21 April 2018. [5]
On 20 October 2018, Mateusz Masternak lost in the quarter-final bout of the World Boxing Super Series cruiserweight tournament. Dorticos was ranked #7 by the WBA, #8 by the WBC, #13 by the IBF and #15 by the WBO. [6] Yunier Dorticos (23-1, 21 KOs) won a tough twelve round unanimous decision over Masternak (41-5, 28 KOs). The scores were 116-112, 115-113, 115-113. [7]
| 54 fights | 48 wins | 6 losses |
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| By knockout | 32 | 2 |
| By decision | 16 | 4 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 54 | Win | 48-6 |  Jean Jacques Olivier | TKO | 8(10), 1:23 | 2024-04-20 |  KGHM Arena Ślęza Wrocław, Wrocław | |
| 53 | Loss | 47-6 |  Chris Billam-Smith | RTD | 8(12), 0:02 | 2023-12-10 | Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth | For WBO cruiserweight title |
| 52 | Win | 47–5 |  Jason Whateley | UD | 12 | 2022-10-29 | Nosalowy Dwór, Zakopane | |
| 51 | Win | 46–5 |  Armend Xhoxhaj | TKO | 4(8), 3:00 | 2021-10-23 | Nosalowy Dwór, Zakopane | |
| 50 | Win | 45–5 |  Felipe Nsue | KO | 3(10), 1:55 | 2021-08-29 | Amphitheatre Czos, Mragowo | |
| 49 | Win | 44–5 | Adam Balski | UD | 10 | 2021-05-30 | Hala Podpromie, Rzeszów | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title |
| 48 | Win | 43–5 |  Jose Gregorio Ulrich | TKO | 7(10), 0:13 | 2020-12-12 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Łódź | |
| 47 | Win | 42–5 |  Taylor Mabika | UD | 10 | 2020-09-19 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów | |
| 46 | Loss | 41–5 |  Yuniel Dorticos | UD | 12 | 2018-10-20 |  CFE Arena, Orlando, Florida | World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight quarter-final |
| 45 | Win | 41–4 | Youri Kayembre Kalenga | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | 2018-04-21 | Hala Sportowa Częstochowa, Częstochowa | Won vacant WBO European Cruiserweight title. |
| 44 | Win | 40–4 |  Stivens Bujaj | TKO | 7 (10), 1:23 | 2017-10-21 | Prudential Center, Newark | Reserve bout for the WBSS: cruiserweight quarter-final. |
| 43 | Win | 39–4 |  Ismail Sillakh | UD | 10 | 2017-06-24 | Ergo Arena, Gdańsk | |
| 42 | Win | 38–4 |  Alexander Kubich | UD | 8 | 2017-03-04 | OSiR Hall, Dzierzoniow | |
| 41 | Win | 37–4 | Eric Fields | UD | 10 | 2016-04-02 | Kraków Arena, Kraków | |
| 40 | Loss | 36–4 |  Tony Bellew | UD | 12 | 2015-12-12 | O2 Arena, Greenwich, London | For vacant EBU Cruiserweight title. |
| 39 | Win | 36–3 |  Carlos Ailton Nascimento | TKO | 2 (12) | 2015-09-05 |  EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Sachsen | Won WBA Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title. |
| 38 | Loss | 35–3 |  Johnny Muller | SD | 10 | 2015-06-06 | Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, Gauteng | |
| 37 | Win | 35–2 | Ruben Angel Mino | TKO | 2 (10), 1:23 | 2015-04-25 | Columbiahalle, Berlin | |
| 36 | Win | 34–2 | Jean-Marc Mormeck | MD | 10 | 2014-12-05 | Palais des sports, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine | |
| 35 | Win | 33–2 | Ben Nsafoah | KO | 5 (8), 3:00 | 2014-09-27 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | |
| 34 | Loss | 32–2 | Youri Kayembre Kalenga | SD | 12 | 2014-06-21 |  Casino de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo | For interim WBA Cruiserweight title. |
| 33 | Win | 32–1 |  Stjepan Vugdelija | UD | 8 | 2014-04-12 |  Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg | |
| 32 | Win | 31–1 |  Sandro Siproshvili | KO | 4 (8), 2:34 | 2014-02-01 | Arena Nord, Frederikshavn | |
| 31 | Loss | 30-1 | Grigory Drozd | TKO | 11 (12), 0:53 | 2013-10-05 | Olimpiyskiy, Moscow | Lost EBU Cruiserweight title. |
| 30 | Win | 30–0 |  Shawn Corbin | TKO | 9 (12), 1:01 | 2013-04-13 | Arena Nord, Frederikshavn | Won WBC Silver International Cruiserweight title. |
| 29 | Win | 29–0 |  Juho Haapoja | UD | 12 | 2012-12-15 | Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg, Bayern | Won EBU Cruiserweight title. |
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | David Quinonero | TKO | 7 (10) | 2012-09-15 | Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Bayern | |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Hari Miles | UD | 10 | 2012-05-19 | Parken, Copenhagen | |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 |  Felipe Romero | TKO | 10 (10), 2:06 | 2012-03-31 | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Michael Simms | TKO | 4 (8), 1:16 | 2012-02-04 | Fraport Arena, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Carl Davis | TKO | 3 (10), 2:46 | 2011-09-10 | Municipal Stadium, Wrocław | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 |  Arturs Kulikauskis | TKO | 7 (8), 2:17 | 2011-06-25 | KSZO Hall, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 |  Ali Ismailov | TKO | 5 (12), 2:36 | 2011-03-11 | Urania Hall, Olsztyn | Reteined IBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title. |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 |  Ismail Abdoul | UD | 12 | 2010-11-05 | MOSiR Sports Hall, Chełm | Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title. |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Levan Jomardashvili | TKO | 5 (10), 1:32 | 2010-06-19 | Legions Hall, Kielce | Won vacant interim WBC Youth Cruiserweight title. |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Marco Heinichen | TKO | 2 (8), 0:50 | 2010-04-17 | Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Faisal Ibnel Arrami | TKO | 8 (12), 1:46 | 2010-03-06 | Spodek, Katowice | Won vacant interim WBC Youth Cruiserweight title. |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Tino Fröhlich | KO | 2 (8), 2:38 | 2010-01-09 | Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Jameson Bostic | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 2009-12-19 | MOSiR Hall, Radom | Won vacant interim WBC Youth Cruiserweight title. |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Łukasz Janik | TKO | 5 (10), 2:30 | 2009-10-24 | Atlas Arena, Łódź | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Mazur Ali | TKO | 5 (8), 2:36 | 2009-07-11 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Laszlo Hubert | TKO | 4 (10) | 2009-02-14 | OSiR Hall, Grodzisk Mazowiecki | Won TWBA interim Cruiserweight title. |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Yavor Marinchev | PTS | 8 | 2008-11-21 | OSiR Hall, Grodzisk Mazowiecki | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Alex Mogylewski | TKO | 5 (10), 1:48 | 2008-10-03 | Globus Hall, Lublin | Won vacant interim WBC Youth Cruiserweight title. |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  Artem Solomko | UD | 8 | 2008-03-13 | OSiR Hall, Dzierzoniów | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Dmytro Sharypov | TKO | 5 (6), 0:35 | 2007-12-15 | Best Western Hotel Mazurkas, Ożarów Mazowiecki | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Ronny Daniels | UD | 6 | 2007-11-16 | Jaskółka, Tarnów | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Artem Shchehlov | UD | 4 | 2007-10-18 | Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa, Iława | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Taras Boyko | UD | 6 | 2007-08-30 | OCSiR Hall, Ostróda | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Anton Krasnolutsky | TKO | 4 (6) | 2007-06-09 | Spodek, Katowice | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | William Chouloute | TKO | 4 (4), 1:37 | 2006-10-20 | Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jason Medina | TKO | 1 (4), 1:48 | 2006-09-15 | Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Gregory Holmes | TKO | 3 (4), 1:09 | 2006-06-23 | The Odeum, Villa Park, Illinois | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Anton Lascek | TKO | 2 (4), 2:15 | 2006-06-03 | Arkadiusz Gołaś Hall, Ostrołęka | Professional debut. |
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