Michał Cieślak is a Polish professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight title since September 2026.
Professional career Cieślak made his professional debut on 29 June 2013, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory over Lukasz Zygmunt at the Amfiteatr in Ostróda, Poland. All three judges scored the bout 39–36.
After compiling a record of 8–0 (4 KOs) he defeated Jarno Rosberg on 22 August 2015 at the Amfiteatr in Międzyzdroje, Poland, capturing the vacant Republic of Poland Youth International cruiserweight title via first-round knockout (KO).
Cieślak was booked to face Shawn Cox on 26 September 2015, on the undercard of a Polsat Sport pay per view broadcast card. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping Cox before the midway point of the opening round. Cieślak face another journeyman, Hamza Wandera, on 27 November 2015. He made quick work of his opponent, as he won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.
Cieślak faced the one-time WBC cruiserweight title challenger Francisco Palacios on 2 April 2016. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout. A month later, on 28 May 2016, Cieślak faced Alexander Kubich. He won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout. Cieślak faced Iluian Ilie on 17 September 2016, and won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.
Cieślak faced Nikodem Jeżewski for the vacant IBF Baltic, and Republic of Poland cruiserweight titles on 10 December 2016 at the Hala Orbita in Wrocław, Poland. Cieślak defeated Jezewski via third-round technical knockout (TKO). On 9 January it was revealed both fighters had failed their respective drug tests. They were both subsequently suspended for one year with Cieślak's win being overturned and ruled a no contest (NC).
He returned to action in October 2017, scoring a UD victory against Ivica Bacurin. Cieślak secured another three wins, two by stoppage, before facing Ilunga Makabu for the vacant WBC cruiserweight title on 31 January 2020 at the Temporary Arena in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of The Congo. Cieślak suffered the first defeat of his career, losing by UD, with the scorecards reading 116–111, 115–111 and 114–112.
Following his failed title bid, Cieślak was booked to face Taylor Mabika. The fight was scheduled as the main event of a Polsat Sport broadcast card on 5 December 2020. He successfully bounced back from his first professional loss with a sixth-round technical knockout of Mabika. Cieślak was next scheduled to face Yury Kashinsky on 15 May 2021. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.
Cieślak is scheduled to challenge the reigning WBO cruiserweight champion Lawrence Okolie in the main event of a DAZN broadcast card on 27 February 2022.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes31WinJean PascalTKO4 (12) 28 Jun 202530Win27–2 Felix Valera TKO3 (10) 26 Oct 202429Win26–2 Juan DiazTKO4 (8) 20 Apr 202428Win25–2 Tommy McCarthyTKO7 (12) 4 Nov 202327Win24–2 Dylan BregeonKO4 (12) 22 Apr 202326Win23–2 Krzysztof TwardowskiTKO5 (10), 1 Oct 202225Win22–2 Enrico KoellingTKO1 (10), 24 Jun 202224Loss21–2 Lawrence OkolieUD1227 Feb 202223Win21–1 Yury KashinskyTKO1 (12), 14 May 202122Win20–1 Taylor MabikaTKO6 (10), 5 Dec 202021Loss19–1 Ilunga MakabuUD1231 Jan 202020Win19–0 Olanrewaju DurodolaTKO2 (10), 31 May 201919Win18–0 Youri KalengaRTD7 (8), 1 Mar 201918Win17–0 Dusan Krstin5 (8), 16 Jun 201817Win16–0 Serhiy RadchenkoUD82 Jun 201816Win15–0 Ivica BacurinUD821 Oct 201715NC14–0 Nikodem Jeżewski3 (10), 10 Dec 201614Win14–0Iluian IlieTKO2 (8), 17 Sep 201613Win13–0Alexander KubichTKO9 (10), 28 May 201612Win12–0Francisco PalaciosTKO4 (10), 2 Apr 201611Win11–0Hamza WanderaTKO2 (8), 27 Nov 201510Win10–0Shawn CoxKO1 (8), 26 Sep 20159Win9–0Jarno Rosberg1 (10), 22 Aug 20158Win8–0Antoine BoyaTKO8 (8), 27 Jun 20157Win7–0Ismail AbdoulUD619 Sep 20146Win6–0Andrzej WitkowskiTKO2 (6), 31 May 20145Win5–0Art BinkowskiTKO2 (6), 26 Apr 20144Win4–0Ferenc Zsalek2 (6), 22 Dec 20133Win3–0Mathieu MonnierUD49 Nov 20132Win2–0Lukasz RusiewiczUD419 Oct 20131Win1–0Lukasz Zygmunt429 Jun 2013
See also List of male boxers List of world cruiserweight boxing champions List of doping cases in sport
References
External links
Michał Cieślak - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live