Kamil Szeremeta (born 11 October 1989) is a Polish professional boxer who held the European middleweight title from 2018 to 2019. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's seventh best active middleweight by The Ring[2] and eighth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[3]
Kamil Szeremeta | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 October 1989 Białystok, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 29 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
Professional career edit
Szeremeta made his professional debut on 2 December 2012, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Janos Lakatos at the OSiR Huragan Arena in Wołomin, Poland.[4]
After compiling a record of 16–0 (2 KOs) he was due to face European middleweight champion, Emanuele Blandamura. After Blandamura relinquished the European title to face WBA (Regular) middleweight champion Ryōta Murata, Szeremeta faced Alessandro Goddi for the vacant European title on 23 February 2018 at the Palasport V.le Tiziano in Rome, Italy. Szeremeta defeated Goddi, capturing the title via second-round technical knockout (TKO).[5]
He made two successful defences of the title – a tenth-round knockout (KO) against Ruben Diaz in September[6] and a unanimous decision (UD) against Andrew Francillette in March 2019[7] – followed by an eight-round UD victory in a non-title fight against Edwin Palacios in July.[8] Szeremeta was due to face mandatory challenger Matteo Signani, but chose to relinquish his European title in order to face Oscar Cortés in a final eliminator for the IBF middleweight title. The bout took place on 5 October 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, as part of the undercard for the vacant IBF title fight between Gennady Golovkin and Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Szeremeta defeated Cortés via second-round TKO to set up a fight with Golovkin, who defeated Derevyanchenko to capture the IBF title.[9]
The fight against Golovkin took place on 18 December 2020 in Hollywood, Florida, with Golovkin's IBF and IBO middleweight titles on the line. Szeremeta was unable to overcome the odds, and was dropped by his opponent four times over the course of the fight. After seven rounds, Szeremeta did not come out for the eighth, losing by seventh-round corner retirement and suffering his first professional loss.[10]
On 19 June 2021, Szeremeta faced undefeated Jaime Munguía on short notice. Despite never being knocked down in the bout, Szeremeta was outgunned and could not match the damage that Munguía was inflicting. He suffered a second successive corner retirement loss, this time after six rounds.[11]
Professional boxing record edit
| 29 fights | 25 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 8 | 2 |
| By decision | 17 | 0 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Draw | 25–3–1 |  Abel Mina | UD | 8 | 24 Feb 2024 |  Opera i Filharmonia Podlaska, Bialystok, Poland | |
| 28 | Win | 25–2–1 |  Omir Rodriguez | UD | 8 | 4 Nov 2023 | Nosalowy Dwór, Zakopane, Poland | |
| 27 | Win | 24–2–1 |  Nizar Trimech | RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 5 Nov 2023 | Opera i Filharmonia Podlaska, Bialystok, Poland | |
| 26 | Win | 23–2–1 |  Vladyslav Gela | RTD | 7 (8), 3:00 | 1 Oct 2022 | MOSiR Hall, Lublin, Poland | |
| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 |  Sasha Yengoyan | TKO | 10 (10), 1:57 | 26 Mar 2022 | Opera i Filharmonia Podlaska, Bialystok, Poland | |
| 24 | Draw | 21–2–1 | Nizar Trimech | MD | 8 | 27 Nov 2021 | Hala Widowiskowo, Ostroleka, Poland | |
| 23 | Loss | 21–2 |  Jaime Munguía | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | 19 Jun 2021 |  Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | For WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 |  Gennady Golovkin | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | 18 Dec 2020 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, US | For IBF and IBO middleweight titles |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Oscar Cortés | TKO | 2 (8), 0:45 | 5 Oct 2019 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 |  Edwin Palacios | UD | 8 | 6 Jul 2019 | Stadion Miejski, Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Andrew Francillette | UD | 12 | 9 Mar 2019 | Palais du Littoral, Grande-Synthe, France | Retained European middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 |  Ruben Diaz | KO | 10 (12), 2:58 | 22 Sep 2018 | Hala Sportowa im. Olimpijczykow, Łomża, Poland | Retained European middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  Alessandro Goddi | TKO | 2 (10) | 23 Feb 2018 | Palasport V.le, Rome, Italy | Won vacant European middleweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Sebastian Skrzypczynski | UD | 8 | 22 Apr 2017 | Legionowo Arena, Legionowo, Poland | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Jose Antonio Villalobos | UD | 8 | 25 Feb 2017 | Azoty Arena, Szczecin, Poland | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Kassim Ouma | UD | 10 | 20 Aug 2016 | Amfiteatr, Międzyzdroje, Poland | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Artem Karpets | RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 20 Feb 2016 | Legionowo Arena, Legionowo, Poland | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Patrick Mendy | UD | 8 | 26 Sep 2015 | Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Arthur Hermann | UD | 10 | 22 Aug 2015 | Amfiteatr, Międzyzdroje, Poland | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Rafał Jackiewicz | UD | 10 | 18 Apr 2015 | Legionowo Arena, Legionowo, Poland | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jose Yebes | UD | 8 | 5 Dec 2014 | Kopalnia Soli, Wieliczka, Poland | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Howard Cospolite | UD | 8 | 18 Oct 2014 | Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Poland | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Lukasz Wawrzyczek | UD | 8 | 26 Apr 2014 | Legionowo Arena, Legionowo, Poland | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Ivica Gogosevic | TKO | 3 (6), 2:50 | 15 Mar 2014 | Hotel Arłamów, Arłamów, Poland | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Daniel Urbanski | UD | 6 | 19 Oct 2013 | Kolpania Soli, Wieliczka, Poland | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Ismail Teboev | MD | 6 | 29 Jun 2013 | Amfiteatr, Ostróda, Poland | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Robert Talarek | MD | 4 | 18 May 2014 | Legionowo Arena, Legionowo, Poland | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Dzianas Makar | PTS | 4 | 9 Dec 2012 | Hala Sportowa, Białobrzegi, Poland | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Janos Lakatos | PTS | 4 | 2 Dec 2012 | OSiR Huragan Arena, Wołomin, Poland |
References edit
- ^ "Boxing record for Kamil Szeremeta". BoxRec.
- ^ "Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "RANKINGS | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Kamil Szeremeta vs. Janos Lakatos". boxrec.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Iwańczuk, Andrzej (23 February 2018). "Boks. Kamil Szeremeta znokautował Włocha i został mistrzem Europy". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Kamil Szeremeta znokautował rywala w obronie tytułu mistrza Europy". sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 23 September 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (9 March 2019). "Kamil Szeremeta Beats Francillette, Enters GGG Sweepstakes". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Knockout Boxing Night 7: Edwin Palacios bez szans w starciu z Kamilem Szeremetą". sport.onet.pl (in Polish). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Rafael, Dan (13 October 2019). "Hearn: Titlist GGG may face Szeremeta in Feb". ESPN.com. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Gennadiy Golovkin drops Kamil Szeremeta four times to earn stoppage win, breaks title record | DAZN News UK". DAZN. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Christ, Scott (19 June 2021). "Results and highlights: Munguia dominates Szeremeta, Rosado destroys Melikuziev". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 22 June 2021.