Przemysław Saleta
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Przemysław Saleta | |
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Born | Wrocław, Poland | 7 March 1968
Other names | Chemek |
Nationality | Polish |
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 242 lb (110 kg; 17.3 st) |
Division | Heavyweight |
Style | Boxing, kickboxing |
Fighting out of | Warsaw, Poland |
Years active | 1991–present (boxing) 2005–2011 (K-1) 2007–2010 (MMA) |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 52 |
Wins | 44 |
By knockout | 21 |
Losses | 8 |
By knockout | 7 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 2 |
Wins | 1 |
By submission | 1 |
Losses | 1 |
By submission | 1 |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: 23 August 2015 |
Przemysław Saleta (born 7 March 1968) is a Polish
Achievements
Kickboxing:
- 1990 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Madrid, Spain -91 kg (Full-Contact)
- 1990 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Mestre, Italy -91 kg (Full-Contact)
- I.S.K.A.world champion
- I.S.K.A.European champion
- Polish Championship
Boxing:
- 2002 E.B.U. European heavyweight champion (0 title defences)
- 2001 Polish international heavyweight champion
- 1999 I.B.O. intercontinental cruiserweight champion (0 title defences)
- 1994 W.B.C. international cruiserweight champion
- 1992 Florida State cruiserweight champion (2 title defences)
Boxing
After a successful
In 1995, he moved up to the heavyweight division and on December 9, 1995, he fought Croatian Željko Mavrović for the EBU Heavyweight title, but lost by KO in the first round.
He then remained inactive for almost two years. In May 2001, he won the Polish Heavyweight Championship by beating Ratko Draskovic via unanimous decision and on July 20, 2002, he was given another shot at the European title against the unbeaten defending champion Luan Krasniqi. Krasniqi dominated the start of the fight and was clearly well ahead on points. In the second half of the fight, he suffered stamina problems that led him to give up after the eighth round.
In his first defense of the European Championship title three months later, he met
Mixed martial arts
On June 2, 2007, Saleta made his mixed martial arts debut against Belarusian opponent Martin Malhasyan at KSW VII. He lost the fight by a rear-naked choke in the first round.
Despite his retirement from professional sport, he then returned to action after calling out fellow ex-boxer Marcin Najman at KSW XIV in September 2010.[1] Both used to be friends and are known to have an ongoing feud which goes back a number of years. Personal insults in press happened regularly before and even after the fight, which Saleta won by submission due to a forearm choke.
Media career
From January 2007 to November 2007, Saleta was part of the Polish edition of
Private life
He was married twice. His first wife was Ewa Pacula, a former Polish model. They have a daughter named Nicola, born in 1994. His second wife was Ewa Byzdra-Saleta. They have a daughter named Nadia, born in 2002.
K-1 record
Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
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Win | 2-0-0 | Marcin Najman | TKO (strikes) [2] | 1 | 0:54 | MMA Attack | 05.11.2011 | Torwar Hall[3]
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Win | 1-0-0 | Marcin Różalski | Decision [4] | 12 | 5:00 | 25. GBZ - Boxing Europe & Glormax | 27.02.2005 | Włocławek,Hall OSiR |
Mixed martial arts record
2 matches | 1 win | 1 loss |
By submission | 1 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 1-1 | Marcin Najman | Submission (forearm choke) | KSW 14: Judgment Day | September 18, 2010 | 1 | 3:14 | Łódź, Poland | |
Loss | 0-1 | Martin Malchasjan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KSW VII | June 2, 2007 | 1 | 2:43 | Warsaw, Poland | MMA debut |
Professional boxing record
Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 44-8 | Tomasz Adamek | RTD | 5 | 26/09/2015 | Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland | |
Win | 44-7 | Andrew Golota | TKO | 6 | 23/02/2013 | Gdańsk, Poland | |
Win | 43-7 | Ed Perry | UD | 6 | 17/02/2006 | Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Loss | 42-7 | Oliver McCall | TKO | 4 | 13/08/2005 | Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
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Win | 42-6 | Raman Sukhaterin | UD | 6 | 29/04/2005 | Świebodzice, Poland | |
Loss | 41-6 | Luan Krasniqi | TKO | 1 | 26/04/2003 | Schwerin, Germany | |
Loss | 41-5 | Sinan Şamil Sam | TKO | 7 | 12/10/2002 | Schwerin, Germany | Lost European heavyweight title |
Win | 41-4 | Luan Krasniqi | TKO | 9 | 20/07/2002 | Dortmund, Germany | Won European heavyweight title |
Win | 40-4 | Mihail Bekish | UD | 6 | 23/02/2002 | Włocławek, Poland | |
Win | 39-4 | Oleksandr Myleiko | UD | 6 | 24/11/2001 | Łódź, Poland | |
Win | 38-4 | Ratko Draskovic | UD | 10 | 26/05/2001 | Warsaw, Poland | Won Polish International heavyweight title |
Win | 37-4 | Yuriy Yelistratov | UD | 6 | 26/06/1999 | Jaworzno, Poland | |
Win | 36-4 | Jozef Balogh | TKO | 1 | 24/02/2001 | Nowy Sącz, Poland | |
Win | 35-4 | Biko Botowamungu | UD | 8 | 03/02/2001 | Warsaw, Poland | |
Loss | 34-4 | Fred Westgeest | TKO | 6 | 18/09/1999 | Gdańsk, Poland | Lost IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
Win | 34-3 | Rodolfo Marin | KO | 2 | 26/06/1999 | Wrocław, Poland | |
Win | 33-3 | Asmir Vojnovic | TKO | 10 | 17/04/1999 | Warsaw, Poland | Won IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
Win | 32-3 | Antoine Palatis | TKO | 6 | 12/12/1998 | Frankfurt, Germany | |
Win | 31-3 | Gilberto Williamson | PTS | 8 | 19/09/1998 | Oberhausen, Germany | |
Win | 30-3 | Lorenzo Boyd | TKO | 4 | 16/05/1998 | Poznań, Poland | |
Win | 29-3 | Ferenc Deák | TKO | 1 | 20/03/1998 | Frankfurt, Germany | |
Win | 28-3 | Wesley Martin | PTS | 8 | 06/12/1997 | Offenbach, Germany | |
Win | 27-3 | Mike Robinson | PTS | 8 | 13/06/1997 | Oberhausen, Germany | |
Win | 26-3 | Yuriy Yelistratov | PTS | 8 | 10/05/1997 | Frankfurt, Germany | |
Loss | 25-3 | Željko Mavrović | KO | 1 | 09/12/1995 | Stuttgart, Germany | For European heavyweight title |
Win | 25-2 | Bradley Rone | PTS | 8 | 26/08/1995 | Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
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Win | 24-2 | Lajos Eros | PTS | 8 | 27/05/1995 | Kiel, Germany | |
Win | 23-2 | Willie Jake | PTS | 8 | 28/02/1995 | Indianapolis, Indiana , U.S.
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Win | 22-2 | George O'Mara | TKO | 2 | 10/12/1994 | Los Angeles, California , U.S.
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Win | 21-2 | Brian LaSpada | PTS | 8 | 05/11/1994 | Stateline, Nevada, U.S. | |
Loss | 20-2 | John McClain | TKO | 1 | 27/08/1994 | Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Win | 20-1 | Terry Dixon | PTS | 8 | 03/08/1994 | Bristol, England | |
Win | 19-1 | Carl Williams | PTS | 10 | 28/04/1994 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Win | 18-1 | Dennis Andries | UD | 12 | 23/03/1994 | Cardiff, Wales | Won WBC International cruiserweight title |
Win | 17-1 | Lopez McGee | TKO | 4 | 03/03/1994 | Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | |
Win | 16-1 | James Wilder | KO | 8 | 29/01/1994 | Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. | |
Win | 15-1 | Grady Smith | UD | 12 | 03/12/1993 | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | Retained Florida State cruiserweight title |
Win | 14-1 | Guy Sonnenberg | TKO | 6 | 22/10/1993 | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | Retained Florida State cruiserweight title |
Win | 13-1 | Eddie Curry | KO | 4 | 24/09/1993 | Gulf Shores, Alabama, U.S. | |
Win | 12-1 | Jimmy Bills | PTS | 8 | 04/09/1993 | Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
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Win | 11-1 | Tim Richards | KO | 4 | 11/08/1993 | South Bend, Indiana, U.S. | |
Win | 10-1 | Dale Jackson | TKO | 4 | 24/07/1993 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
Win | 9-1 | David McCluskey | TKO | 5 | 30/04/1993 | Orange Beach, Alabama, U.S. | |
Win | 8-1 | Cordwell Hylton | TKO | 4 | 22/10/1992 | London, England | |
Win | 7-1 | Ernest Simmons | UD | 12 | 23/06/1992 | Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. | Won vacant Florida State cruiserweight title |
Win | 6-1 | Jose Pedro Riveron | KO | 2 | 13/06/1992 | Miami, Florida , U.S.
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Win | 5-1 | Fred Adams | SD | 6 | 10/04/1992 | St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | |
Win | 4-1 | Isaiah Slaughter | KO | 4 | 27/03/1992 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
Loss | 3-1 | Tim Martin | KO | 5 | 20/02/1992 | Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |
Win | 3-0 | Anthony Abrams | TKO | 5 | 25/01/1992 | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
Win | 2-0 | Ian Bulloch | TKO | 8 | 13/10/1991 | Warsaw, Poland | |
Win | 1-0 | Steve Paolilli | KO | 1 | 29/07/1991 | Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
References
- ^ "Celebrity fight". KSW. October 6, 2010.
- ^ "Strona domeny WWW.inkubatorslaski.pl". Archived from the original on 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
- ^ http://www.mma-attack.com/gala-2011.html
- ^ "Saleta vs Różalski 1:0".
- Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
External links
- Professional MMA record for Przemyslaw Saleta from Sherdog
- Boxing record for Przemysław Saleta from BoxRec (registration required)
- Saleta on Sherdog