Eight years and seven months into his professional boxing career, Michał Cieślak has fought 24 times with 21 wins, 2 losses, and 1 no-contest. As of June 2023, Cieślak's boxing record stands at 21-2 (15 KO wins).
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Michał Cieślak is a Polish professional boxer. He was born in Radom, Poland on April 19, 1989. Cieślak made his professional boxing debut at the age of 24, on June 29, 2013. He is yet to win a major world title. Cieślak is 34 years old, he will turn 35 in 10 months and nine days.
Total Fights | 24 |
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Wins | 21 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 1 |
KO Wins | 15 |
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Total Title Wins | 0 |
Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
Losses via KO | 0 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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24 | Feb 27, 2022 | 32 | Lawrence Okolie | Loss * | UD |
23 | May 14, 2021 | 32 | Yury Kashinsky | Win | TKO1 |
22 | Dec 5, 2020 | 31 | Taylor Mabika | Win | TKO6 |
21 | Jan 31, 2020 | 30 | Ilunga Makabu | Loss * | UD |
20 | May 31, 2019 | 30 | Olanrewaju Durodola | Win | TKO2 |
19 | Mar 1, 2019 | 29 | Youri Kalenga | Win | RTD7 |
18 | Jun 16, 2018 | 29 | Dusan Krstin | Win | RTD5 |
17 | Jun 2, 2018 | 29 | Serhiy Radchenko | Win | UD |
16 | Oct 21, 2017 | 28 | Ivica Bacurin | Win | UD |
15 | Dec 10, 2016 | 27 | Nikodem Jezewski | NC | NC |
14 | Sep 17, 2016 | 27 | Iluian Ilie | Win | TKO2 |
13 | May 28, 2016 | 27 | Alexander Kubich | Win | TKO9 |
12 | Apr 2, 2016 | 26 | Francisco Palacios | Win | TKO4 |
11 | Nov 27, 2015 | 26 | Hamza Wandera | Win | TKO2 |
10 | Sep 26, 2015 | 26 | Shawn Cox | Win | KO1 |
9 | Aug 22, 2015 | 26 | Jarno Rosberg | Win | KO1 |
8 | Jun 27, 2015 | 26 | Antoine Boya | Win | TKO8 |
7 | Sep 19, 2014 | 25 | Ismail Abdoul | Win | UD |
6 | May 31, 2014 | 25 | Andrzej Witkowski | Win | TKO2 |
5 | Apr 26, 2014 | 25 | Art Binkowski | Win | TKO2 |
4 | Dec 22, 2013 | 24 | Ferenc Zsalek | Win | TKO2 |
3 | Nov 9, 2013 | 24 | Mathieu Monnier | Win | UD |
2 | Oct 19, 2013 | 24 | Lukasz Rusiewicz | Win | UD |
1 | Jun 29, 2013 | 24 | Lukasz Zygmunt | Win | UD |
* World-title fight
Michał Cieślak is 191 cm tall (6' 3.20") with a reach of 201 cm (6' 7.13"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 10 cm (3.94").
Cieślak has a 65.2% KO rate. Of his total 15 KO wins, 10 were in the early rounds, four in the mid rounds, and one in the later rounds. He has three first-round KO wins.
Michał Cieślak made his professional boxing debut against Lukasz Zygmunt at the age of 24 on June 29, 2013, defeating Zygmunt via 4 round unanimous decision. He went on to win 13 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 10 wins via stoppage.
Cieślak had his first world title fight at the age of 30 on January 31, 2020 after 20 professional fights, against Ilunga Makabu for the WBC (vacant) title. He lost to Makabu via 12 round unanimous decision.
Some of Cieślak's best fights and notable victories include wins over Olanrewaju Durodola, Youri Kalenga, Shawn Cox, Francisco Palacios, Art Binkowski, Yury Kashinsky, and Taylor Mabika.
Cieślak has had a total of two losses in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was on February 27, 2022 against British boxer Lawrence Okolie for Okolie's cruiserweight WBO title. Cieślak lost the fight via 12 round unanimous decision. It's been 1 year, 3 months, and 14 days since this fight.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Cieślak's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to fighting for world-titles, to his latest loss against Lawrence Okolie, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On February 27, 2022, a 32-year old Michał Cieślak (21-1, 15 KO) faced an undefeated British boxer Lawrence Okolie, who was 29 years old with a record of 17-0. Cieślak was challenging Okolie's WBO cruiserweight title. Okolie was on a 17-fight win streak with 14 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 9 cm reach advantage over Cieślak.
Cieślak lost to Okolie via 12 round unanimous decision. His two-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On May 14, 2021, a 32-year old Michał Cieślak (20-1, 14 KO) fought Yury Kashinsky in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Kashinsky via 1st round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 5, 2020, a 31-year old Michał Cieślak (19-1, 13 KO) fought Taylor Mabika in his 22nd professional fight. He defeated Mabika via 6th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On January 31, 2020, a 30-year old Michał Cieślak (19-0, 13 KO) challended Congolese boxer Ilunga Makabu's WBC (vacant) cruiserweight title. Makabu was 32 years old with a record of 26-2. Makabu was on a seven-fight win streak with 24 KO wins. Cieślak was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage. Coming into this fight, Makabu had two losses, both of which were via stoppage.
Cieślak lost to Makabu via 12 round unanimous decision. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 19-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
On May 31, 2019, a 30-year old Michał Cieślak (18-0, 12 KO) fought Olanrewaju Durodola in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Durodola via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On March 1, 2019, a 29-year old Michał Cieślak (17-0, 11 KO) fought Youri Kalenga in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Kalenga via 7th round RTD. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 16, 2018, a 29-year old Michał Cieślak (16-0, 10 KO) fought Dusan Krstin in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Krstin via 5th round RTD. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak.
On June 2, 2018, a 29-year old Michał Cieślak (15-0, 10 KO) fought Serhiy Radchenko in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Radchenko via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak.
On October 21, 2017, a 28-year old Michał Cieślak (14-0, 10 KO) fought Ivica Bacurin in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Bacurin via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak.
On December 10, 2016, a 27-year old Michał Cieślak (14-0, 10 KO) fought Nikodem Jezewski in his 15th professional fight. He Jezewski via 3rd round no-contest. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On September 17, 2016, a 27-year old Michał Cieślak (13-0, 9 KO) fought Iluian Ilie in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Ilie via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On May 28, 2016, a 27-year old Michał Cieślak (12-0, 8 KO) fought Alexander Kubich in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Kubich via 9th round TKO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On April 2, 2016, a 26-year old Michał Cieślak (11-0, 7 KO) fought Francisco Palacios in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Palacios via 4th round TKO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On November 27, 2015, a 26-year old Michał Cieślak (10-0, 6 KO) fought Hamza Wandera in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Wandera via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On September 26, 2015, a 26-year old Michał Cieślak (9-0, 5 KO) fought Shawn Cox in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Cox via 1st round KO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On August 22, 2015, a 26-year old Michał Cieślak (8-0, 4 KO) fought Jarno Rosberg in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Rosberg via 1st round KO. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 27, 2015, a 26-year old Michał Cieślak (7-0, 3 KO) fought Antoine Boya in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Boya via 8th round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
On September 19, 2014, a 25-year old Michał Cieślak (6-0, 3 KO) fought Ismail Abdoul in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Abdoul via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On May 31, 2014, a 25-year old Michał Cieślak (5-0, 2 KO) fought Andrzej Witkowski in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Witkowski via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On April 26, 2014, a 25-year old Michał Cieślak (4-0, 1 KO) fought Art Binkowski in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Binkowski via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 22, 2013, a 24-year old Michał Cieślak (3-0) fought Ferenc Zsalek in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Zsalek via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On November 9, 2013, a 24-year old Michał Cieślak (2-0) fought Mathieu Monnier in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Monnier via 4th round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On October 19, 2013, a 24-year old Michał Cieślak (1-0) fought Lukasz Rusiewicz in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Rusiewicz via 4th round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On June 29, 2013, a 24-year old Michał Cieślak successfully debuted against Lukasz Zygmunt. He defeated Zygmunt via 4th round unanimous decision.
Cieślak has knocked out 15 of his 24 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 65.2%. Of his total 21 wins, 15 of them have been via KO (71.4%).