Mateusz Masternak
Born
Mateusz Masternak

(1987-05-02) May 2, 1987
Iwaniska, Poland
NationalityPolish
Other namesMaster
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Reach74 in (188 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights53
Wins47
Wins by KO31
Losses6

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.

Amateur career

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.

Professional career

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.

Masternak vs. Jomardashvili

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]

Masternak vs. Abdoul

On 5 November 2010, Masternak defeated Ismail Abdoul by unanimous decision. [3]

Masternak vs. Bellew

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 vs. Kalenga

Masternak beat Youri Kayembre Kalenga by technical knockout in the 6th round on 21 April 2018.[5]

Masternak vs. Dorticos

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]

Professional boxing record

53 fights 47 wins 6 losses
By knockout 31 2
By decision 16 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
53 Loss 47-6 England Chris Billam-Smith RTD 8(12), 0:02 2023-12-10 England Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth For WBO cruiserweight title
52 Win 47–5 Australia Jason Whateley UD 12 2022-10-29 Poland Nosalowy Dwór, Zakopane
51 Win 46–5 Kosovo Armend Xhoxhaj TKO 4(8), 3:00 2021-10-23 Poland Nosalowy Dwór, Zakopane
50 Win 45–5 Spain Felipe Nsue KO 3(10), 1:55 2021-08-29 Poland Amphitheatre Czos, Mragowo
49 Win 44–5 Poland Adam Balski UD 10 2021-05-30 Poland Hala Podpromie, Rzeszów Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
48 Win 43–5 Argentina Jose Gregorio Ulrich TKO 7(10), 0:13 2020-12-12 Poland DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Łódź
47 Win 42–5 Gabon Taylor Mabika UD 10 2020-09-19 Poland Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów
46 Loss 41–5 Cuba Yuniel Dorticos UD 12 2018-10-20 United States CFE Arena, Orlando, Florida World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight quarter-final
45 Win 41–4 France Youri Kayembre Kalenga RTD 6 (12), 3:00 2018-04-21 Poland Hala Sportowa Częstochowa, Częstochowa Won vacant WBO European Cruiserweight title.
44 Win 40–4 Albania Stivens Bujaj TKO 7 (10), 1:23 2017-10-21 United States Prudential Center, Newark Reserve bout for the
WBSS: cruiserweight quarter-final.
43 Win 39–4 Ukraine Ismail Sillakh UD 10 2017-06-24 Poland Ergo Arena, Gdańsk
42 Win 38–4 Russia Alexander Kubich UD 8 2017-03-04 Poland OSiR Hall, Dzierzoniow
41 Win 37–4 United States Eric Fields UD 10 2016-04-02 Poland Kraków Arena, Kraków
40 Loss 36–4 United Kingdom Tony Bellew UD 12 2015-12-12 United Kingdom O2 Arena, Greenwich, London For vacant EBU Cruiserweight title.
39 Win 36–3 Brazil Carlos Ailton Nascimento TKO 2 (12) 2015-09-05Germany EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Sachsen Won WBA Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title.
38 Loss 35–3 South Africa Johnny Muller SD 10 2015-06-06South Africa Emperor's Palace, Kempton Park, Gauteng
37 Win 35–2 Argentina Ruben Angel Mino TKO 2 (10), 1:23 2015-04-25Germany Columbiahalle, Berlin
36 Win 34–2 France Jean-Marc Mormeck MD 10 2014-12-05France Palais des sports, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine
35 Win 33–2 Germany Ben Nsafoah KO5 (8), 3:00 2014-09-27Germany Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
34 Loss 32–2 France Youri Kayembre Kalenga SD12 2014-06-21Monaco Casino de Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo For interim WBA Cruiserweight title.
33 Win 32–1 Croatia Stjepan Vugdelija UD8 2014-04-12Denmark Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg
32 Win 31–1 Georgia (country) Sandro Siproshvili KO4 (8), 2:34 2014-02-01Denmark Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
31 Loss 30-1 Russia Grigory Drozd TKO11 (12), 0:53 2013-10-05Russia Olimpiyskiy, Moscow Lost EBU Cruiserweight title.
30 Win 30–0 Trinidad and Tobago Shawn Corbin TKO9 (12), 1:01 2013-04-13Denmark Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Won WBC Silver International Cruiserweight title.
29 Win 29–0 Finland Juho Haapoja UD12 2012-12-15Germany Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg, Bayern Won EBU Cruiserweight title.
28 Win 28–0 Spain David Quinonero TKO7 (10) 2012-09-15Germany Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Bayern
27 Win 27–0 United Kingdom Hari Miles UD10 2012-05-19Denmark Parken, Copenhagen
26 Win 26–0 Mexico Felipe Romero TKO10 (10), 2:06 2012-03-31Germany Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
25 Win 25–0 United States Michael Simms TKO4 (8), 1:16 2012-02-04Germany Fraport Arena, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen
24 Win 24–0 United States Carl Davis TKO3 (10), 2:46 2011-09-10Poland Municipal Stadium, Wrocław
23 Win 23–0 Latvia Arturs Kulikauskis TKO7 (8), 2:17 2011-06-25Poland KSZO Hall, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
22 Win 22–0 Azerbaijan Ali Ismailov TKO5 (12), 2:36 2011-03-11Poland Urania Hall, Olsztyn Reteined IBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title.
21 Win 21–0 Belgium Ismail Abdoul UD12 2010-11-05Poland MOSiR Sports Hall, Chełm Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title.
20 Win 20–0 Georgia (country) Levan Jomardashvili TKO5 (10), 1:32 2010-06-19Poland Legions Hall, Kielce Won vacant interim WBC Youth Cruiserweight title.
19 Win 19–0 Germany Marco Heinichen TKO2 (8), 0:50 2010-04-17Germany Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
18 Win 18–0 France Faisal Ibnel Arrami TKO8 (12), 1:46 2010-03-06Poland Spodek, Katowice Won vacant interim WBC Youth Cruiserweight title.
17 Win 17–0 Germany Tino Fröhlich KO2 (8), 2:38 2010-01-09Germany Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
16 Win 16–0 United States Jameson Bostic RTD7 (10), 3:00 2009-12-19Poland MOSiR Hall, Radom Won vacant interim WBC Youth Cruiserweight title.
15 Win 15–0 Poland Łukasz Janik TKO5 (10), 2:30 2009-10-24Poland Atlas Arena, Łódź
14 Win 14–0 Egypt Mazur Ali TKO5 (8), 2:36 2009-07-11United States Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
13 Win 13–0 Hungary Laszlo Hubert TKO4 (10) 2009-02-14Poland OSiR Hall, Grodzisk Mazowiecki Won TWBA interim Cruiserweight title.
12 Win 12–0 United States Yavor Marinchev PTS8 2008-11-21Poland OSiR Hall, Grodzisk Mazowiecki
11 Win 11–0 Germany Alex Mogylewski TKO5 (10), 1:48 2008-10-03Poland Globus Hall, Lublin Won vacant interim WBC Youth Cruiserweight title.
10 Win 10–0 Belarus Artem Solomko UD8 2008-03-13Poland OSiR Hall, Dzierzoniów
9 Win 9–0 Ukraine Dmytro Sharypov TKO5 (6), 0:35 2007-12-15Poland Best Western Hotel Mazurkas, Ożarów Mazowiecki
8 Win 8–0 Netherlands Ronny Daniels UD6 2007-11-16Poland Jaskółka, Tarnów
7 Win 7–0 Ukraine Artem Shchehlov UD4 2007-10-18Poland Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa, Iława
6 Win 6–0 Ukraine Taras Boyko UD6 2007-08-30Poland OCSiR Hall, Ostróda
5 Win 5–0 Russia Anton Krasnolutsky TKO4 (6) 2007-06-09Poland Spodek, Katowice
4 Win 4–0 United States William Chouloute TKO4 (4), 1:37 2006-10-20United States Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois
3 Win 3–0 United States Jason Medina TKO1 (4), 1:48 2006-09-15United States Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois
2 Win 2–0 United States Gregory Holmes TKO3 (4), 1:09 2006-06-23United States The Odeum, Villa Park, Illinois
1 Win 1–0 Slovakia Anton Lascek TKO2 (4), 2:15 2006-06-03Poland Arkadiusz Gołaś Hall, Ostrołęka Professional debut.

References

  1. ↑ "Masternak Przed Czasem".
  2. ↑ "Masternak nokautuje i broni młodzieżowego tytułu".
  3. ↑ "Masternak Wysoko Wygrywa Na Punkty".
  4. ↑ MIGUEL ASSUNCAO "https://www.boxingscene.com/tony-bellew-decisions-masternak-capture-ebu-crown--99278" Dec 12, 2015 boxingscene.com
  5. ↑ "Masternak vs Kalenga - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  6. ↑ "Dorticos vs Masternak - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  7. ↑ "https://www.boxingscene.com/yunier-dorticos-goes-twelve-beats-tough-masternak-results--132967" Oct 20, 2018 boxingscene.com
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