Ryan Rozicki (born February 20, 1995) is a Canadian professional boxer who challenged for the WBC bridgerweight title in 2021.
Career Rozicki started boxing at the age of 15. He made his professional debut on October 15, 2016, defeating Donald Willis via third-round technical knockout (TKO) at the Aitken Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick and in June 2018 signed with Three Lions Promotions. He won the CPBC North American cruiserweight title in 2017, stopping journeyman Álvaro Enriquez in the second round to move to 5–0. Rozicki knocked out the previously undefeated Abokan Bokpe on October 20, 2018 for the vacant WBA-NABA Canada cruiserweight title. On 18 May 2019, Rozicki defeated American Shawn Miller via third-round KO for the vacant WBC International Silver cruiserweight title in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
In October 2021, Rozicki was announced as Óscar Rivas's opponent for the inaugural WBC bridgerweight title in Montreal, replacing Bryant Jennings due to issues regarding Canada's COVID-19 quarantine policy.
Rozicki fought Yamil "Jara" Peralta for the WBC international cruiserweight title in front of a hometown crowd at Sydney, Nova Scotia's Centre 200 on May 7, 2022. Rozicki made headlines by acknowledging his opponent had won the boxing match through a statement on live network TV, directly after the decision was announced. Rozicki was initially awarded in a controversial split decision. The day after the title fight, the WBC nullified the victory and declared the title vacant. In explaining its decision, the WBC said that the official report from the supervisor they had assigned to the event stated that Peralta had in fact won the fight and that the local judges had incorrectly awarded the title to Rozicki. According to the report, all four ring officials present during the fight had been appointed by the local boxing authority, a matter that had been strongly objected to prior to the fight. In the aftermath, the WBC appointed a panel of officials to review the fight and it was unanimously determined that Peralta should have been awarded the title. Host of the show and Rozicki’s promoter Daniel Otter, respected the decision of the WBC and the duo’s sportsmanship was recognized and appreciated from the WBC, shown through a statement made from the organizations president, Mauricio Sulaiman.
Rozicki was scheduled to return to the competitive boxing ring after more than a year away against Gerardo Mellado at Centre 200 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, on 7 March 2026. He knocked his opponent to the canvas twice in the second round, leading the referee to step in to stop the fight and award him the win by technical knockout.
He fought Chris Billam-Smith at Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth, England, on 6 June 2036. Rozicki lost when his corner retired him at the end of round seven.
Personal life In March 2020, Ryan Rozicki was charged with offences following a domestic disturbance. In January 2021, Rozicki pleaded guilty to charges of assault and mischief relating to property damage.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes24LossChris Billam-SmithRTD7 (10), Jun 6, 202623WinGerardo MelladoTKO2 (10), Mar 3, 202622Draw20–1–1Yamil PeraltaMD12Dec 7, 202421Win20–1Olanrewaju DurodolaTKO1 (10), Dec 12, 202320Win19–1Alante GreenKO10 (10), Sep 30, 202319Win18–1Zamig AtakishiyevTKO3 (10), Jun 10, 202318Win17–1Arturs GorlovsKO3 (10), Feb 11, 202317Win16–1Mario AguilarKO1 (10), Dec 2, 202216Win15–1Yamil PeraltaSD10May 7, 202215Win14–1German MontesTKO2 (8), Mar 19, 202214Loss13–1Óscar Rivas12Oct 22, 202113Win13–0Sylvera LouisTKO6 (8)Apr 23, 202112Win12–0Vladimir ReznicekTKO3 (8)Feb 14, 202011Win11–0Khetag PlievTKO2 (8)Sep 7, 201910Win10–0Shawn MillerKO3 (10)May 18, 20199Win9–0Laszlo PenzesKO2 (8)Mar 16, 20198Win8–0Abokan BopkeKO1 (8)Oct 20, 20187Win7–0Mate KrisofTKO1 (6)Jun 16, 20186Win6–0Victor Hugo Correa Cedillo2 (10)May 19, 20185Win5–0Álvaro EnriquezTKO2 (6)Apr 21, 20184Win4–0Kristof DemendiTKO1 (8)Nov 25, 20173Win3–0Shane UpshawTKO3 (6)Aug 19, 20172Win2–0Ray SayersTKO1 (4)May 27, 20171Win1–0Donald Willis3 (4)Oct 15, 2016
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