Krzysztof Włodarczyk (; born 19 September 1981) is a Polish professional boxer. He is a two-time world champion in the cruiserweight division, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title from 2006 to 2007, and World Boxing Council (WBC) title from 2010 to 2014. He also held WBC interim bridgerweight title from 2025 to 2026.
Professional career
Włodarczyk held the IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title during 2001–2002, the Polish International cruiserweight title during 2002–2004, the WBC Youth cruiserweight title during 2003–2004, the World Boxing Foundation cruiserweight title in 2004, the European Union cruiserweight title in 2005, the International Boxing Council cruiserweight title during 2006–2007, the WBC FECARBOX cruiserweight title in 2006 and the IBF cruiserweight title during 2006–2007.. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
His trainer is Fiodor Lapin.
He won the IBF title on November 25, 2006 with a split decision over Steve Cunningham (19–0, 11 KOs) but lost in a rematch on May 26, 2007.
He fought Giacobbe Fragomeni (26–1, 10 KOs) on May 16, 2009 for the WBC cruiserweight title. Włodarczyk knocked down his opponent during round 9 but the fight went to a draw, in May 2010 he won a heated rematch by TKO in round 8 at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.
In September 2010, Włodarczyk defended his title against unsung Jason Robinson. In November 2011, he successfully defended his title against Australian Danny Green (31–4, 27 KOs) by TKO in the eleventh round at Challenge Stadium in Western Australia. He also beat undefeated Puerto Rican Francisco Palacios by SD in 2011 and by UD in 2012.Billy Wayne "http://www.sportqa.com/Krzysztof-Wlodarczyk-beats-Francisco-Palacios-in-Poland-Boxing-news-a29337" www.sportqa.com
In 2013 he upset undefeated Russian Olympic champion Rakhim Chakhkiev (16–0, 12 KOs) after coming off the deck to win by KO in Moscow for his arguably biggest win. On December 6, 2013 Wlodarczyk made his 6th successful title defence when he fought Giacobbe Fragomeni a third time at UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The fight was stopped after round 6 in favour of Wlodarczyk, due to a cut over Fragomeni's left eye.
Wlodarczyk lost his WBC cruiserweight title on September 27, 2014 to Grigory Drozd (38–1, 27 KOs). At the Krylatskoe Sport Palace in Moscow, the judges scored the bout 118–109, 119–108, 119–108 all in favour of Drozd.
On 20 May 2017, he fought undefeated contender Noel Gevor. In a rough, close fight, Wlodarczyk managed to outperform Gevor in the final rounds in order to snatch a split-decision win.
On 21 October 2017 Wlodarczyk challenged IBF champion Murat Gassiev (24–0, 18 KOs) in the World Boxing Super Series quarter-final bout at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Gassiev delivered a 3rd round KO, connecting with a left to the body, dropping Wlodarczyk.
Wlodarczyk notched his 55th career win on 2 June 2018 at the G2A Arena in Rzeszow, when he outboxed Nigeria’s Olanrewaju Durodola (27–5, 25 KOs) to a unanimous decision.Ryan Songalia "https://www.ringtv.com/537099-krzysztof-wlodarczyk-eyes-artur-szpilka-showdown-outpointing-olanrewaju-durodola" www.ringtv.com The judges scored the fight 97–93, 97–93 and 98–92 on the third card. It was Wlodarczyk’s second victory following his first ever stoppage defeat.
On November 6, 2021 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk registered his 60th victory as Argentinian Maximiliano Gomez (29–5, 13 KOs) bowed out after four rounds.Eric Armit https://www.pressreader.com/uk/boxing-news/20211111/281960315991174 PressReader.com Nov 11,2021
On October 7, 2023 Wlodarczyk faced professional mixed martial artist (28–17), former UFC fighter, and boxer (29–7, 28 KOs), Fabio Maldonado. The bout – held at the Hala MOSiR, Jastrzębie-Zdrój – was stopped by referee Tomasz Chwoszcz in the seventh round, with a Wlodarczyk TKO win.
On May 25, 2025 Wlodarczyk faced fellow countryman (20–2), Adam Balski for the WBC interim Bridgerweight title. The bout was stopped by referee Daniel Van de Wiele in the tenth round, where Wlodarczyk won via KO, and thus winning his first title in nine years.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes71WinAdam BalskiKO10 (12), 25 May 202570WinPablo Cesar VillanuevaUD824 Feb 202469Win64–4–1 Edwin MosqueraKO1 (8), 4 Nov 202368Win63–4–1Fabio MaldonadoKO7 (8), 7 Oct 202367Win62–4–1Sylvera LouisKO7 (8), 5 May 202366Win61–4–1 Cesar Hernan ReynosoTKO6 (8), 29 Sep 2022 65Win60–4–1 Maximiliano Jorge GomezTKO4 (8), 6 Nov 2021 64Win59–4–1Vadym NovopashynUD817 Jul 2021 63Win58–4–1Taylor MabikaUD1030 Nov 2019 62Win57–4–1Alexandru JurUD1023 Mar 201961Win56–4–1Al SandsKO2 (10), 6 Oct 201860Win55–4–1Olanrewaju DurodolaUD102 Jun 201859Win54–4–1Adam GadajewRTD2 (8), 10 Feb 201858Loss53–4–1Murat GassievKO3 (12), 21 Oct 201757Win53–3–1Noel GevorSD1220 May 201756Win52–3–1Leon HarthUD1210 Dec 201655Win51–3–1Kai KurzawaTKO4 (12), 28 May 201654Win50–3–1Valery BrudovTKO2 (8), 4 Mar 201653Loss49–3–1Grigory DrozdUD1227 Sep 201452Win49–2–1Giacobbe Fragomeni6 (12), 6 Dec 201351Win48–2–1Rakhim ChakhkievTKO8 (12), 21 Jun 201350Win47–2–1Francisco PalaciosUD1222 Sep 201249Win46–2–1Danny GreenTKO11 (12), 30 Nov 201148Win45–2–1Francisco PalaciosSD122 Apr 201147Win44–2–1Jason RobinsonUD1225 Sep 201046Win43–2–1Giacobbe FragomeniTKO8 (12), 15 May 201045Win42–2–1Konstantin SemerdjievUD827 Nov 200944Draw41–2–1Giacobbe Fragomeni1216 May 200943Win41–2Gabor GyurisKO1 (8), 5 Apr 200842Win40–2Gabor HalaszTKO4 (10), 9 Feb 200841Win39–2Moyoyo MensahTKO5 (10), 15 Dec 200740Win38–2Dominique AlexanderKO1 (12), 20 Oct 200739Loss37–2Steve Cunningham1226 May 200738Win37–1Steve CunninghamSD1225 Nov 200637Win36–1Mircea TelecanTKO1 (8), 1 Jul 200636Win35–1Imamu MayfieldUD1225 Mar 200635Win34–1Sebastian HillUD626 Nov 200534Win33–1Héctor Alfredo ÁvilaKO6 (10), 24 Sep 200533Win32–1John KeetonTKO4 (10)11 Jun 200532Win31–1Rüdiger MayKO10 (10), 16 Apr 200531Win30–1Tefouet DieudonneKO8 (12)19 Feb 200530Win29–1Bryan BlakelyTKO3 (6), 21 Jan 200529Win28–1Bruce OezbekTKO7 (8)19 Dec 200428Win27–1Joseph MarwaUD1025 Sep 200427Win26–1Alain SimonTKO6 (12)5 Jun 200426Win25–1Stefan StankoTKO2 (6)24 Apr 200425Win24–1Raymond OchiengTKO1 (10), 27 Mar 200424Win23–1Siarhei Karanevich1013 Dec 200323Win22–1Attila HuszkaTKO124 Oct 200322Win21–1Roberto CoelhoUD1028 Jun 200321Loss20–1Pavel Melkomyan4 (12), 26 Apr 200320Win20–0Goodman KwinanaKO5 (8)15 Feb 200319Win19–0Ismail AbdoulTKO12 (12)23 Nov 200218Win18–0Marian GeroseanuKO1 (6)18 Oct 200217Win17–0Siarhei KrupenichTKO5 (10)21 Sep 200216Win16–0Zoltan KomlosiPTS622 Jun 200215Win15–0Badara M'bayeKO6 (12)4 May 200214Win14–0Rodney PhillipsKO2 (6)6 Apr 200213Win13–0Otto NemethTKO1 (6)23 Feb 200212Win12–0Vincenzo RossittoTKO10 (12)7 Dec 200111Win11–0Vladislav DrusoUD827 Oct 200110Win10–0Gyorgy OrsolaTKO229 Sep 20019Win9–0Attila SzombathelyiKO330 Jun 20018Win8–0Rene Janvier826 May 20017Win7–0Radoslav Milutinovic628 Apr 20016Win6–0Dusan PasicTKO231 Mar 20015Win5–0Roman KaloczaiTKO424 Feb 20014Win4–0Roman NikodemTKO33 Feb 20013Win3–0Robert BycekKO19 Dec 20002Win2–0Anton Lascek22 Sep 20001Win1–0Andrei Georgiev210 Jun 2000
Exhibition boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes1DrawAdrian Błeszyński324 Sep 2024
References
External links
Krzysztof Włodarczyk - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live