Artur Szpilka

Artur Szpilka
Statistics
Real name	Artur Szpilka
Nickname(s)	The Pin, Bad
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	193 cm
Nationality	Polish
Born	12 April 1989 (1989-04-12) (age 22) Wieliczka, Poland
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	9
Wins	9
Wins by KO	7
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Artur Szpilka nickname "Szpila" [eng. "The Pin"] (born 12 April 1989 in Wieliczka) is a Polish professional southpaw boxer in Heavyweight division now of North Bergen, NJ. He fought for Górnik Wieliczka.

He was the Polish cruiserweight champion.

He ended up boxing only by pure coincidence – he was the fan of the soccer team Wisła Kraków. Spotted as the great talent by a boxing coach when fighting with pseudo-fans of Cracovia outside of a Disco in Wieliczka his home town. The boxing trainer had noticed his exceptional skills and proposed him to try his attempts at the ring. Consequently Artur Szpilka was signed under the contract with Bullit KnockOut Promotions group. Szpilka's career was interrupted in October 2009, before the bout with Wojciech Bartnik was cancelled as Szpilka was arrested during the weigh-in for his match on the undercard of the battle between his countrymen Tomasz Adamek and Andrew Golota in Łódź, Poland. Szpilka was charged for his role in a brawl between soccer hooligans supporting his team and bitter rivals Cracovia and sentenced to 18 months in jail.^{[citation needed]} Szpilka stated: "During that time, I realized just what I had lost and began to appreciate boxing more. I kept fit by doing pull-ups, pushups and lifting weights in prison, which helped me build up my upper body strength and punching power. Now I'm hungrier than ever before."^{[citation needed]}

Professional boxing record

Global ID= 473857
9 Wins (7 knockouts, 2 decisions)
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd.,Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	9-0	David Saulsberry	KO	2(6)	2011-11-05	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville Connecticut, USA
Win	8-0	Owen Beck	RTD	4(6)	2011-10-15	Katowice, Poland
Win	7-0	David Williams	KO	1(4)	2011-07-29	Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville Connecticut, USA
Win	6-0	Ramiz Hadziaganovic	KO	1(10)	2011-06-25	Hall na Podpromiu, Rzeszów, Poland	Heavyweight debut.
Win	5-0	Jeremy May	KO	1(4)	2009-07-31	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA
Win	4-0	Zoltan Kallai	PTS	4	2009-05-16	Gran Teatro, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Win	3-0	Viktor Szalai	TKO	1(4)	2009-02-28	Lublin, Poland
Win	2-0	Mihaly Nemet	TKO	2(4)	2008-11-29	Spodek, Katowice, Poland
Win	1-0	Senol Cente	UD	4	2008-10-18	MOSiR Hall, Zabrze, Poland	Szpilka professional debut.

His fight scheduled for 24 October 2009 with Wojciech Bartnik was cancelled as Artur Szpilka prior to fight was arrested and went to prison to serve therm for violation of his conviction for brawl in front of a Disco in his hometown at Wieliczka.^[1]

External links

• Boxing Record
• Artur Szpilka zostal zawodowym piesciarzem
• BoxRec
• [1] Szpilka KO Darell Dixon during sparring on Jully 22, 2011

Videos

• Fiodor Łapin: Artur Szpilka wants to become a champion
• Official weighting before the bout: Artur Szpilka and Ramiz Hadziaganovic
• Polsat Sport
• ringpolska.pl

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References

1. ^ http://www.rp.pl/artykul/64536,382368.html

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Name	Szpilka, Artur
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Date of birth	12 April 1989
Place of birth	Wieliczka, Poland
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