Andrzej Fonfara
| Andrzej Fonfara | |
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 Andrzej Fonfara in 2011 |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Andrzej Fonfara |
| Rated at | Light Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Reach | 77 in (196 cm) |
| Nationality |  Polish |
| Born | November 4, 1987 Radom |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Wins by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
Andrzej Fonfara (born November 4, 1987 in Radom) is a Polish professional boxer currently living in Chicago. He is current IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion.
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Amateur career [edit]
- 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 [edit]
Andrzej took his first steps in boxing in 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 had begun in 2006 in Ostrołęka, where he won by majority of points versus Czech fighter Miroslav Kubik. After this fight he got a chance to train and fight in the U.S. From this point he resides 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. At the beginning of 2010 he decides to move to Light Heavyweight division which is better for his physical conditions. Later 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 with Jose Spearman in his home town Chicago.
On June 13, 2012 at Chicago's UIC Pavilion, Fonfara defeated former champion Glen Johnson by UD.
He has won 23 of his 26 fights, 13 of which by knockout, and lost two.
Professional boxing record [edit]
| 23 Wins (13 knockouts), 2 Losses, 0 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 23–2 |  Tommy Karpency |
TKO | 7 (12) | 2012-11-16 | Chicago |
Won vacant IBO Light Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 22–2 |  Glen Johnson |
UD | 10 (10) | 2012-07-13 | Chicago |
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| Win | 21–2 | Byron Mitchell |
TKO | 3 (10) | 2012-03-16 | Chicago |
Won vacant United States Boxing Organisation Light Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 20–2 | Phil Williams |
KO | 3 (10) | 2011-12-16 | Chicago |
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| Win | 19–2 | Jose Spearman |
TKO | 2 (8) | 2011-09-23 | Chicago |
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| Win | 18–2 | Anthony Russell |
KO | 7 (8) | 2011-05-20 | Chicago |
Won vacant WBO NABO Light Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 17–2 | Ray Smith |
KO | 4 (8) | 2011-04-09 | Chicago |
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| Win | 16–2 | Adam Jaco |
TKO | 5 (8) | 2011-01-28 | Chicago |
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| Win | 15–2 | Anthony Doughty |
KO | 1 (8) | 2010-11-19 | Chicago |
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| Win | 14–2 | Roger Cantrell |
TKO | 4 (10) | 2010-11-19 | Chicago |
Won vacant WBC Youth World Light Heavyweight title. |
| Win | 13–2 |  Adan Leal |
TKO | 4 (6) | 2010-01-29 | Chicago |
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| NC | 1 NC | Skyler Thompson |
NC | 2 (8) | 2009-06-26 | Chicago |
For vacant WBF Super Middleweight title. |
| Win | 12–2 | Kendall Gould |
UD | 6 (6) | 2009-03-27 | Chicago |
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| Win | 11–2 | Terrence Wilson |
UD | 6 (6) | 2009-01-23 | Cicero |
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| Loss | 10–2 | Derrick Findley |
TKO | 2 (8) | 2008-07-11 | Chicago |
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| Win | 10–1 | Manny Castillo |
DQ | 2 (6) | 2008-04-11 | Villa Park |
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| Win | 9–1 |  Jorge Alberto Gonzalez |
MD | 6 (6) | 2008-02-15 | Cicero |
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| Win | 8–1 | Dave Saunders |
KO | 1 (6) | 2007-11-16 | Cicero |
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| Win | 7–1 |  Luis Hodge |
UD | 4 (4) | 2007-09-14 | Chicago |
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| Win | 6–1 | Joshua Rodriguez |
KO | 3 (4) | 2007-07-13 | Chicago |
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| Win | 5–1 | Justin Danforth |
UD | 4 (4) | 2007-04-13 | Cicero |
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| Loss | 4–1 |  Eberto Medina |
UD | 4 (4) | 2006-12-01 | Cicero |
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| Win | 4–0 | Calvin Pitts |
TKO | 2 (5) | 2006-11-10 | Cicero |
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| Win | 3–0 | Johnny Higgins Jr |
UD | 4 (4) | 2006-10-20 | Cicero |
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| Win | 2–0 | Gregory Walker |
UD | 4 (4) | 2006-06-23 | Villa Park |
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| Win | 1–0 |  Miroslav Kubik |
MD | 4 (4) | 2006-06-03 | Ostrołęka |
Fonfara's professional debut |
