Dariusz Michalczewski Record
| Total Fights | 50 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 48 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 4 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 23 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 20 |
| KO Wins | 38 |
| KO Losses | 1 |
- Born
- May 5, 1968
- Age
- 55
- Debut
- Sep 16, 1991
- Record
- 48-2
- Title Fights
- 27
- KOs
- 38 (76%)
- Height
- 184 cm
- Reach
- 178 cm
- Ape Index
- -6 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
| WBA | IBF | WBO |
|---|---|---|
| CR w1 | ||
| lHV w1 | lHV w1 | lHV w1 d23 |
Featured Opponents
What is Dariusz Michalczewski's record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 13 years and five months, Dariusz Michalczewski fought 50 times with 48 wins and 2 losses.
Michalczewski retired from professional boxing with a record of 48-2, which included four world-title wins and 23 successful title defense fights at the light-heavyweight weight division. He had a 76% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 38 of his total 50 fights being knockout wins, 20 of which were in title fights. The only knockout loss in Michalczewski's career was a 6th round TKO loss to Fabrice Tiozzo in a light-heavyweight title fight.
His last fight was a 6th round TKO defeat to Fabrice Tiozzo on February 26, 2005. Michalczewski was fighting for the light-heavyweight WBA title.
Some of Michalczewski's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Virgil Hill, Andrea Magi, Joey DeGrandis, Asluddin Umarov, Everardo Armenta Jr., Darren Zenner, and Paul Carlo.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Feb 26, 2005 | 36 | Fabrice Tiozzo | Loss * | TKO6 |
| 49 | Oct 18, 2003 | 35 | Julio César González | Loss * | SD |
| 48 | Mar 29, 2003 | 34 | Derrick Harmon | Win * | KO9 |
| 47 | Sep 14, 2002 | 34 | Richard Hall | Win * | TKO10 |
| 46 | Apr 20, 2002 | 33 | Joey DeGrandis | Win * | KO2 |
| 45 | Dec 15, 2001 | 33 | Richard Hall | Win * | TKO11 |
| 44 | May 5, 2001 | 33 | Alejandro Lakatos | Win * | KO9 |
| 43 | Dec 16, 2000 | 32 | Ka-Dy King | Win * | TKO7 |
| 42 | Apr 15, 2000 | 31 | Graciano Rocchigiani | Win * | TKO10 |
| 41 | Aug 28, 1999 | 31 | Montell Griffin | Win * | TKO4 |
| 40 | Apr 3, 1999 | 30 | Muslim Biarslanov | Win * | TKO7 |
| 39 | Dec 12, 1998 | 30 | Drake Thadzi | Win * | TKO9 |
| 38 | Sep 19, 1998 | 30 | Mark Prince | Win * | KO8 |
| 37 | Mar 20, 1998 | 29 | Andrea Magi | Win * | TKO4 |
| 36 | Dec 13, 1997 | 29 | Darren Zenner | Win * | RTD6 |
| 35 | Oct 4, 1997 | 29 | Nicky Piper | Win * | TKO7 |
| 34 | Jun 13, 1997 | 29 | Virgil Hill | Win * | UD |
| 33 | Dec 13, 1996 | 28 | Christophe Girard | Win * | TKO8 |
| 32 | Aug 10, 1996 | 28 | Graciano Rocchigiani | Win * | DQ |
| 31 | Jun 8, 1996 | 28 | Christophe Girard | Win * | UD |
| 30 | Apr 6, 1996 | 27 | Asluddin Umarov | Win * | TKO5 |
| 29 | Oct 7, 1995 | 27 | Philippe Michel | Win * | UD |
| 28 | Aug 19, 1995 | 27 | Everardo Armenta Jr. | Win * | KO5 |
| 27 | May 20, 1995 | 27 | Paul Carlo | Win * | KO4 |
| 26 | Mar 11, 1995 | 26 | Roberto Dominguez | Win * | KO2 |
| 25 | Dec 17, 1994 | 26 | Nestor Hipolito Giovannini | Win * | KO10 |
| 24 | Sep 10, 1994 | 26 | Leeonzer Barber | Win * | UD |
| 23 | May 28, 1994 | 26 | Melvin Wynn | Win | KO2 |
| 22 | Apr 23, 1994 | 25 | David Davis | Win | KO7 |
| 21 | Feb 19, 1994 | 25 | David Vedder | Win | DQ |
| 20 | Nov 20, 1993 | 25 | Sergio Daniel Merani | Win | TD |
| 19 | Sep 11, 1993 | 25 | Mwehu Beya | Win | PTS |
| 18 | Jun 26, 1993 | 25 | Juan Alberto Barrero | Win | KO5 |
| 17 | May 22, 1993 | 25 | Noel Magee | Win | TKO8 |
| 16 | Apr 3, 1993 | 24 | Pat Alley | Win | KO4 |
| 15 | Feb 13, 1993 | 24 | Ali Saidi | Win | KO10 |
| 14 | Jan 12, 1993 | 24 | Willie McDonald | Win | KO2 |
| 13 | Dec 8, 1992 | 24 | Mike Peak | Win | PTS |
| 12 | Nov 17, 1992 | 24 | Keith Williams | Win | TKO2 |
| 11 | Nov 7, 1992 | 24 | Cecil Simms | Win | KO2 |
| 10 | Sep 29, 1992 | 24 | Steve McCarthy | Win | DQ |
| 9 | Aug 28, 1992 | 24 | Sylvester White | Win | TKO5 |
| 8 | Jun 27, 1992 | 24 | Richard Bustin | Win | KO4 |
| 7 | May 22, 1992 | 24 | Terrence Wright | Win | TKO2 |
| 6 | Apr 4, 1992 | 23 | Robert Johnson | Win | TKO2 |
| 5 | Feb 21, 1992 | 23 | Sean Mannion | Win | TKO3 |
| 4 | Jan 28, 1992 | 23 | Yves Monsieur | Win | TKO4 |
| 3 | Jan 10, 1992 | 23 | Zoltan Habda | Win | TKO2 |
| 2 | Oct 15, 1991 | 23 | Peter Cenki | Win | TKO2 |
| 1 | Sep 16, 1991 | 23 | Frederic Porter | Win | TKO2 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Dariusz Michalczewski (Tiger) is a 55-year old retired Polish professional boxer. He was born in Gdańsk, Poland on May 5, 1968. He is a former two-weight-class world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 13 years — from 1991 to 2005.
Michalczewski made his professional boxing debut against Frederic Porter at the age of 23 on September 16, 1991, defeating Porter via 2nd round TKO. He went on to win 47 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 37 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 26 on September 10, 1994 after 23 professional fights, against Leeonzer Barber for the light-heavyweight WBO title. He defeated Barber via 12 round unanimous decision to become the light-heavyweight champion of the world.
Dariusz Michalczewski was a one-time undisputed light-heavyweight world champion, and has won four world titles at two weight classes. For all the details about Michalczewski's world title wins and defenses refer to "Dariusz Michalczewski World Titles".
Michalczewski had a total of two losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was on February 26, 2005 against French boxer Fabrice Tiozzo for Tiozzo's light-heavyweight WBA title. Michalczewski lost the fight via 6th round TKO. It's been 18 years, 9 months, and 9 days since this fight.
For a very detailed list Michalczewski's fights refer to "All of Dariusz Michalczewski's fights".
Highlights
Michalczewski fought a total of 50 times during his professional career, which includes 27 world-title fights at two weight divisions. He was among the very best of his generation and put on some great performances in his fights. These nine fights are the highlight of his career.
September 10, 1994: Michalczewski wins his first world title by defeating Leeonzer Barber via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now the WBO light-heavyweight world champion.
March 11, 1995: Michalczewski successfully defends the WBO light-heavyweight title against Roberto Dominguez, winning the fight via 2nd round KO.
May 20, 1995: Michalczewski successfully defends the WBO light-heavyweight title against Paul Carlo, winning the fight via 4th round KO.
August 19, 1995: Michalczewski successfully defends the WBO light-heavyweight title against Everardo Armenta Jr., winning the fight via 5th round KO.
April 6, 1996: Michalczewski successfully defends the WBO light-heavyweight title against Asluddin Umarov, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.
June 13, 1997: Michalczewski becomes the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion by defeating Virgil Hill via 12 round unanimous decision. He now holds the WBO, WBA, and IBF light-heavyweight world-champion belts.
March 20, 1998: Michalczewski successfully defends the WBO light-heavyweight title against Andrea Magi, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
August 28, 1999: Michalczewski successfully defends the WBO light-heavyweight title against Montell Griffin, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
April 20, 2002: Michalczewski successfully defends the WBO light-heavyweight title against Joey DeGrandis, winning the fight via 2nd round KO.
World Titles
Michalczewski was a two-weight-division world champion. He has held four world titles, all four of which were lineal championship wins.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Cruiserweight | WBO |
| Light-heavyweight | WBA, IBF, WBO |