Andrzej Fonfara
| Andrzej Fonfara | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | The Polish Prince |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Reach | 196 cm (77 in) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born |
4 November 1987 Bialobrzegi, Poland |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 33 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 4 |
| No contests | 1 |
Andrzej Fonfara (born 4 November 1987) is a Polish professional boxer who held the IBO light heavyweight title from 2012 to 2013. He currently resides in Chicago, the city with the third largest Polish population in the world behind Warsaw and New York City.[1]
Amateur career
- Bronze medal- Nationwide Youth Olympics in Hall Sports- Boxing, Starachowice, Poland 2003
- Bronze medal- Polish Junior Championship, Ostroleka, Poland 2004
- Silver medal- Polish Junior Cup, Ostroleka, Poland 2004
- Trophy for the youngest boxer- Youth Polish Championship, Ostroleka, Poland 2005
- Gold medal- Polish Junior Championship, Leszno, Poland 2005
Professional boxing
Andrzej began his career in boxing by joining the Warsaw boxing club Gwardia Warszawa. His trainers were Jacek Kucharczyk and Jerzy Rybicki. After some time he decided to transfer to another Warsaw boxing club, Legia Warszawa, and this time he trained with Krzysztof Kosedowski, Adam Kozlowski and Lukasz Landowski. But he didn’t stay there for long and transferred back to his original club. This time he was working with Stanislaw Lakomiec with whom he won his biggest trophies. Finally as a senior he trained with Paweł Skrzecz and Sebastian Skrzecz, and with them he ended his amateur career.
His professional career began in 2006 at Ostrołęka, where he won by majority decision against Czech fighter Miroslav Kubik. After this fight he got a chance to train and fight in the U.S. He currently resides in the U.S. with his family in Chicago and trains with Sam Colonna (Andrzej Golota’s trainer). In 2009 he signed a contract with Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions. That same year, Fonfara tested positive for anabolic steroids. His TKO win over Skyler Thompson was overturned, ending up in a No Contest.[2] At the beginning of 2010 he decided to move to Light Heavyweight division which is better suited for his body. In 2010 he won a WBC Youth Championship, and in 2011 WBO NABO Title. On September 23, 2011, he won by TKO in second round against Jose Spearman in his home town of Chicago.
On June 13, 2012 at Chicago's UIC Pavilion, Fonfara defeated former champion Glen Johnson by unanimous decision with the three judges scoring the bout 99-91, 97-93 and 97-93. Johnson announced his retirement after the fight.[3]
Fonfara fought Adonis Stevenson for the WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal light heavyweight titles on May 24, 2014, in Montreal, Quebec, losing by unanimous decision in a 12-round bout. Both men hit the canvas as the judges scored it (115-110 twice, 116-109) all in favour of Stevenson.[4]
After the fight with Stevenson he signed a contract with Al Haymon.
Fonfara fought Julio César Chávez, Jr. on April 18, 2015, in Carson, California for the vacant WBC International Light Heavyweight Championship. Fonfara won the fight by technical knockout after Chavez threw in the towel before the start of the 10th round.[5]
On October 16, 2015, at UIC Pavilion in Chicago he retained WBC International Light Heavyweight Championship. Fonfara defeated Nathan Cleverly by unanimous decision (115-113, 116-112, 116-112).[6]
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 33 fights | 28 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 16 | 2 |
| By decision | 11 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | N/A | N/A |  Chad Dawson |
N/A | – (10) | 14 Jan 2017 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US |
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| 33 | Loss | 28–4 (1) | Joe Smith Jr. |
TKO | 1 (10), 2:32 | 18 Jun 2016 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
Lost WBC International light heavyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 28–3 (1) |  Nathan Cleverly |
UD | 12 | 16 Oct 2015 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
Retained WBC International light heavyweight title |
| 31 | Win | 27–3 (1) |  Julio César Chávez Jr. |
RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 18 Apr 2015 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, US |
Won vacant WBC International light heavyweight title |
| 30 | Win | 26–3 (1) |  Doudou Ngumbu |
UD | 10 | 1 Nov 2014 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 29 | Loss | 25–3 (1) |  Adonis Stevenson |
UD | 12 | 26 May 2014 | Centre Bell, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
For WBC, The Ring, and lineal light heavyweight titles |
| 28 | Win | 25–2 (1) |  Samuel Miller |
KO | 2 (10), 0:58 | 6 Dec 2013 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 27 | Win | 24–2 (1) |  Gabriel Campillo |
KO | 9 (12), 1:37 | 16 Aug 2013 | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 26 | Win | 23–2 (1) | Tommy Karpency |
TKO | 7 (12), 0:57 | 16 Nov 2012 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
Won vacant IBO light heavyweight title |
| 25 | Win | 22–2 (1) |  Glen Johnson |
UD | 10 | 13 Jul 1012 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 24 | Win | 21–2 (1) | Byron Mitchell |
TKO | 3 (10), 1:03 | 16 Mar 2012 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
Won vacant USBO light heavyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 20–2 (1) | Phil Williams |
KO | 3 (10), 1:25 | 16 Dec 2011 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 22 | Win | 19–2 (1) | Jose Spearman |
TKO | 2 (8), 1:20 | 23 Sep 2011 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 21 | Win | 18–2 (1) | Anthony Russell |
KO | 6 (10), 2:46 | 20 May 2011 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
Won vacant WBO–NABO light heavyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 17–2 (1) | Ray Smith |
KO | 4 (8), 1:04 | 9 Apr 2011 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, US |
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| 19 | Win | 16–2 (1) | Adam Jaco |
TKO | 5 (8), 2:25 | 28 Jan 2011 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 18 | Win | 15–2 (1) | Anthony Doughty |
KO | 1 (8), 0:23 | 19 Nov 2011 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 17 | Win | 14–2 (1) | Roger Cantrell |
TKO | 4 (10), 1:01 | 30 Apr 2010 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
Won vacant WBC Youth light heavyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 13–2 (1) | Adan Leal |
TKO | 4 (6), 2:38 | 29 Jan 2010 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 15 | NC | 12–2 (1) | Skylar Thompson |
TKO | 2 (8), 2:59 | 26 Jun 2009 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
For vacant WBF United States super middleweight title; Originally a TKO win for Fonfara, later ruled an NC after he failed a drug test |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Kendall Gould |
UD | 6 | 27 Mar 2009 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Terrence Wilson |
UD | 6 | 23 Jan 2009 | Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, US |
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| 12 | Loss | 10–2 | Derrick Findley |
TKO | 2 (8), 3:00 | 11 Jul 2008 | Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Manny Castillo |
DQ | 2 (6), 1:20 | 11 Apr 2008 | Odeum Expo Center, Chicago, Illinois, US |
Castillo disqualified for an intentional shoulder-butt |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 |  Jorge Alberto Gonzalez |
MD | 6 | 15 Feb 2008 | Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, US |
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| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Dave Saunders |
KO | 1 (6), 0:28 | 26 Nov 2007 | Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, US |
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| 8 | Win | 7–1 |  Luis Hodge |
UD | 6 | 14 Sep 2007 | Congress Theater, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Joshua Rodriguez |
KO | 3 (4) | 13 Jul 2007 | Congress Theater, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Justin Danforth |
UD | 4 | 13 Apr 2007 | Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, US |
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| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | Eberto Medina |
UD | 5 | 1 Dec 2006 | Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, US |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Calvin Pitts |
KO | 2 (5) | 10 Nov 2006 | Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, US |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Johnny Higgins Jr. |
UD | 4 | 20 Oct 2006 | Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, US |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Gregory Walker |
UD | 4 | 23 Jun 2006 | Odeum Expo Center, Chicago, Illinois, US |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Miroslav Kubik |
MD | 4 | 3 Jun 2006 |  Hala widowiskowo-sportowa, Ostrołęka, Poland |
Professional debut |
Titles in boxing
| Regional titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Title last held by Sebastian Wille |
WBC Youth light heavyweight champion 30 April 2010 – November 2010 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Erik Skoglund |
| Vacant Title last held by Roy Jones Jr. |
WBO–NABO light heavyweight champion 20 May 2011 – September 2011 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Eleider Álvarez |
| Vacant Title last held by Mark Tucker |
USBO light heavyweight champion 16 March 2012 – November 2012 Vacated |
Title discontinued |
| Vacant Title last held by Thomas Oosthuizen |
WBC International light heavyweight champion 18 April 2015 – 18 June 2016 |
Succeeded by Joe Smith Jr. |
| Minor world titles | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Bernard Hopkins |
IBO light heavyweight champion 16 November 2012 – July 2013 Stripped |
Vacant Title next held by Blake Caparello |
References
- ↑ Hamel, Larry (17 November 2012). "Andrzej Fonfara's puzzling TKO victory pleases Pavilion crowd". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "Adonis Stevenson: Next opponent is likely Andrzej Fonfara". Fightsaga.com. 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Fonfara beats 43-year-old Johnson by decision". Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ↑ "Stevenson outpoints Fonfara, retains belt". Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ↑ Rosenthal, Michael (18 April 2015). "Andrzej Fonfara delivers a severe blow to the career of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.". The Ring. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ Bracelin, Jason (16 October 2015). "Andrzej Fonfara outlasts Nathan Cleverly in record-setting 175-pound slugfest". Premier Boxing Champions. Retrieved 17 October 2015.