Adam Kownacki was born on 27 March 1989 and is a Polish professional boxer.
22 Facts About Adam Kownacki
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Adam Kownacki graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn in 2007.
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Adam Kownacki grew up watching Andrew Golota fights, which got him interested in boxing.
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Early in his boxing career, Adam Kownacki had to work in construction and security in nightclubs to support himself.
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Adam Kownacki started training at Gleason's Gym at the age of 15.
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Adam Kownacki first won the New York Golden Gloves heavyweight tournament in 2006 at the age of 17.
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Adam Kownacki then went on to be the runner up in 2007 and 2008, then won the tournament for the second time in 2009.
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Adam Kownacki made his professional debut on 30 October 2009, at the PAL Gym in New York, United States, where he knocked out Carossee Auponte in the first round.
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Adam Kownacki's first fight of 2010 was against Tyyab Beale, which he won by knockout in the second round.
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Adam Kownacki went on to fight twice more in 2010, knocking out Yohan Banks and Damon Clement.
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Adam Kownacki fought once in 2013, beating Calbert Lewis by knockout in the second round.
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Adam Kownacki next fought on 29 March 2014, against Excell Holmes, who he knocked out in the second round.
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Adam Kownacki went on to get knockout wins against Charles Ellis and Jamal Woods to finish off the year.
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Adam Kownacki's first fight of 2015 was against Randy Easton, who he knocked out in the first round.
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Adam Kownacki's last fight of 2015 was a unanimous decision win over Rodney Hernandez.
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Adam Kownacki fought twice in 2016, with a unanimous decision over Danny Kelly and a knockout win against Jesse Barboza.
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Adam Kownacki then went on to face Joshua Tufte on 14 January 2017, who he knocked out in the second round.
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Adam Kownacki's first fight of 2018 was against Iago Kiladze, at the Barclays Center, New York, on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr.
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Adam Kownacki won the fight by knockout in the sixth round.
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Adam Kownacki knocked out Washington at the beginning of 2nd round.
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On 7 March 2020, Adam Kownacki faced Robert Helenius in a WBA title eliminator.
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The former had inflicted his opponent with a swollen left eye, before suffering repeated low blows, which caused Adam Kownacki to be disqualified in the sixth round.