Marek "The Punisher" Piotrowski was born on 14 August 1964 and is a Polish retired heavyweight kickboxer and boxer.
13 Facts About Marek Piotrowski
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Marek Piotrowski is a former ten time kickboxing world champion.
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At around the age of 13 or 14, Piotrowski studied jujutsu achieving green belt before becoming interested in Kyokushin karate when he was at age of 18.
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Marek Piotrowski became a karate black belt 1st dan in July 1993.
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At the beginning of 1987, Marek Piotrowski began to focus on kickboxing, in particular, full-contact, which was prohibited in Poland at the time.
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Marek Piotrowski won the competition defeating Hungarian Karoly Halasz in the final.
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In 1988 Marek Piotrowski decided to leave Poland for the USA where he was determined to become a professional world champion, something he was unable to do in his own country due to the Communist-era rules on professionalism.
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Marek Piotrowski had his first professional fight in Rockford, Illinois in October 1988 against Bob Handegan whom he defeated via knockout in the 4th round.
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On 19 August 1989, in his fifth fight on American soil, Marek Piotrowski sent shockwaves through the kickboxing community by outworking the reigning national champion Rick "The Jet" Roufus in a 10th round unanimous decision win.
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Marek Piotrowski was not in the best condition for the fight, as ongoing personal problems hampered his preparation and he was defeated, suffering a heavy 2nd-round knockout from a high kick that left him unconscious on the canvas.
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In 1992 Marek Piotrowski decided to enter professional boxing, winning his debut against Keith Williams on 8 February by technical knockout in the 4th round.
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Unfortunately for Marek Piotrowski he lost by technical knockout in a very dramatic fight - Kaman's renowned low kicks getting the better of him in the 7th round.
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Marek Piotrowski finished his career on 13 December 1996 in Hannover, Germany, defeating Greg Lavely on points.