Paweł Stępień (born 10 September 1990) is a Polish professional boxer.
Professional career Stępień made his professional debut on December 12, 2015, against Przemysław Pikulik. Stępień won the fight via a first-round knockout.
After accumulating a career record of 4–0, he faced Norbert Dąbrowski on September 17, 2016, on the undercard of Krzysztof Głowacki vs. Oleksandr Usyk. Stępień won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.
After another three wins, he faced Michał Ludwiczak on May 12, 2018, for the vacant Republic of Poland International light heavyweight title. Stępień won the fight via a fourth-round knockout, winning his first career championship in the process.
His first title defense came on June 2, 2018, against Ricardo Marcelo Ramallo. Stępień won the fight via a first-round knockout, successfully defending his title in the process.
After a non-title victory over Yevgenii Makhteienko, his next title defense came on November 10, 2018, against Dmitry Sukhotskiy. Stępień won the fight via a ninth-round TKO, successfully defending his title for a second time.
His next title defense came on July 6, 2019, against Marek Matyja. The bout ended in a Split Draw, meaning Stępień was still the champion afterwards, marking his third successful defense.
His next bout was a non-title fight against Geard Ajetović on March 7, 2020. Stępień won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.
In his next fight, he faced Marek Matyja in a rematch for the vacant Republic of Poland light heavyweight title on July 25, 2020. Stępień won the fight via a Split Decision, winning his second career championship in the process.
In his next fight, he faced the undefeated Deneb Diaz on May 30, 2021, for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight title. Stępień won the fight via a fifth-round knockout, winning his third career championship in the process.
After another three wins, he faced the undefeated Joshua Buatsi on May 6, 2023. Stępień lost the fight via a Unanimous Decision, suffering his first career defeat.
Following his loss, he returned eight months later in a bout against Petro Lakotskyi on January 27, 2024. Stępień won the fight via a Majority Decision.
His next fight came on September 20, 2024, against Sherzod Husanov. Stępień won the fight via a Unanimous Decision.
In his next fight, he faced Łukasz Stanioch on January 31, 2025, for the vacant WBC Frnacophone light heavyweight title. The bout ended in a Split Draw, resulting in neither fighter winning the championship.
In his next fight, he faced Kajetan Kalinowski on December 13, 2025, for the WBC Francophone and Baltic Light Heavyweight titles, which Kalinowski won in April of the same year. Stępień lost the fight via an eighth-round TKO, failing to win the championships in the process, and suffering his second career defeat.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes25Win21–2–2Daniel Blenda Dos Santos829 Aug 202624Loss20–2–2Kajetan KalinowskiTKO8 (10), 13 Dec 202523Draw20–1–2Łukasz StaniochSD1031 Jan 202522Win20–1–1Sherzod HusanovUD820 Sep 202421Win19–1–1Petro LakotskyiMD827 Jan 202420Loss18–1–1Joshua BuatsiUD106 May 202319Win18–0–1Iago KiziriaUD85 Aug 202218Win17–0–1Ezequiel Maderna826 Mar 202217Win16–0–1Hernan David PerezUD827 Nov 202116Win15–0–1Deneb DiazKO5 (10)30 May 202115Win14–0–1Marek Matyja1025 Jul 202014Win13–0–1Geard AjetovićUD87 Mar 202013Draw12–0–1Marek Matyja106 Jul 201912Win12–0Dmitry SukhotskyTKO9 (10), 10 Nov 201811Win11–0Yevgenii MakhteienkoKO6 (8), 22 Sep 201810Win10–0Ricardo Marcelo RamalloKO1 (10), 2 Jun 20189Win9–0Michał LudwiczakKO4 (10), 12 May 20188Win8–0Benson MwakyembeKO1 (8), 10 Feb 20187Win7–0Dayron LesterKO4 (8), 19 Aug 20176Win6–0Artem RedkoTKO1 (8), 25 Feb 20175Win5–0Norbert Dąbrowski817 Sep 20164Win4–0Vasyl KondorTKO6 (6), 28 May 20163Win3–0Dariusz GrajdekKO2 (4), 7 May 20162Win2–0Przemysław Binienda1 (4), 4 Mar 20161Win1–0Przemysław Pikulik1 (4), 12 Dec 2015
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