Dawid Kostecki
Born(1981-06-27)27 June 1981
Rzeszów, Poland
Died2 August 2019(2019-08-02) (aged 38)
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
Other namesCygan ("Gypsy")
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-heavyweight
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins39
Wins by KO25
Losses2
Draws0

Dawid Kostecki (27 June 1981 – 2 August 2019) was a Polish professional boxer who fought at light heavyweight.[1][2]

Personal life

Kostecki was born in Rzeszów, Poland. He married Edyta and they had four children.

Boxing titles

Scheduled bout against Roy Jones Jr.

Dawid Kostecki is best remembered in boxing circles for a scheduled bout which never took place. In a major opportunity bout which could have propelled Kostecki into the worldwide light heavyweight ratings, Roy Jones was supposed to face Kostecki in a 10 round bout at Atlas Arena on 30 June 2012. Days before the fight, Kostecki was convicted of being the ringleader of a criminal organization and was imprisoned. Another Polish boxer, Paweł Głażewski stepped in to fight Jones instead. Jones defeated the 17-0 Głażewski by 10 round split decision. Kostecki missed the career change of a lifetime by now being able to fight the legendary ex-world champion Jones, who had signed for the bout, who showed up in Poland contractually anyway, and who fought a different Polish contender instead.

Escort business and prison

On 31 October 2011, the District Court in Rzeszów sentenced Kostecki to 2.5 years in prison for setting up and co-owning a criminal group. From 2003 to 2007 the group conducted three escort agencies. Investigators also accused him of trafficking in amphetamine, but the court acquitted him of the charge. He lodged an appeal. On 10 May 2012 the Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of 2.5 years imprisonment. On 13 August 2014, he was released from prison early.[3] He was subsequently returned to prison again in Warsaw in 2016 for five years after his fifth conviction, for drug trafficking, car theft, running a prostitution escort ring, and income tax evasion.[4]

Comeback to ring

After emerging from prison in 2014, Kostecki extended his contract by four years with Andrzej Wasilewski, owner of the Poland's Knockout Promotions.[5] Kostecki's comeback attempt ended in failure as he lost an eight round decision to Andrzej Soldra in Krakow Arena in Krakow Poland on 8 November 2014. Kostecki never fought again, finishing with a pro record of 39-2 with 25 knockouts.[4]

Death

Kostecki committed suicide by hanging in a Warsaw prison using bedsheets on 2 August 2019. He was survived by his wife and children.

Professional record

39 Wins (25 knockouts), 2 Loss, 0 Draw[6] Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Loss 39-2 Andrzej Sołdra UD 8 2014-11-08 Kraków Win 39–1 Sandro Siproshvili UD 6 2012-04-21 Zabrze Win 38–1 Byron Mitchell KO 4 (10) 2011-12-03 Warszawa Retained WBC Baltic and WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight titles Win 37–1 Lolenga Mock UD 10 2011-06-25 Rzeszów Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight titleRetained WBC Baltic Light Heavyweight title Win 36–1 Juan Nelongo UD 6 2011-03-05 Krynica Zdrój Win 35–1 Shawn Corbin TKO 4 (10) 2010-10-23 Warszawa Won vacant WBC Baltic Light Heavyweight title Win 34–1 Giulian Ilie UD 12 2010-04-24 Gdynia Won vacant WBF Light Heavyweight title Win 33–1 Dario Cichello TKO 7 (12) 2010-02-06 Rzeszów Won vacant IBC Light Heavyweight title Win 32–1 Istvan Varga TKO 1 (8) 2009-12-18 Łódź Win 31–1 Grzegorz Soszyński UD 10 2009-10-24 Łódź Win 30–1 Martial Bella Oleme UD 8 2009-02-28 Lublin Win 29–1 Samson Onyango TKO 5 (10) 2008-12-13 Ketrzyn Win 28–1 Marcelo Leandro Da Silva TKO 1 (8) 2008-09-14 Kielce Win 27–1 Armen Azizian UD 8 2008-02-29 Lublin Win 26–1 Antonio Pedro Quiganga TKO 2 (10) 2007-12-15 Rzeszów Win 25–1 Bernard Donfack UD 8 2007-10-13 Moscow Win 24–1 Paul David KO 1 (8) 2007-09-22 Bytom Win 23–1 Ramdane Serdjane DQ 6 (8) 2006-10-28 Dębica Win 22–1 Andreas Günther KO 2 (6) 2006-07-01 Kepno Loss 21–1 Rachid Kanfouah KO 9 (12) 2006-05-06 Krosno For vacant IBC Light Heavyweight title Win 21–0 Richard Nwoba KO 2 (10) 2006-01-21 Busko Zdrój Win 20–0 Ismail Abdoul UD 12 2005-10-15 Rzeszów Won vacant WBF Light Heavyweight title Win 19–0 Joseph Marwa TKO 5 (10) 2005-05-21 Zdzieszowice Win 18–0 Mukadi Shambuyi KO 3 (10) 2005-03-12 Poznań Retained WBC Youth Light Heavyweight title Win 17–0 Tucker Lambert KO 3 (6) 2005-01-21 Elk Grove Win 16–0 Dhafir Smith UD 10 2004-12-19 Rzeszów Retained WBC Youth Light Heavyweight title Win 15–0 Talal Santiago PTS 6 2004-11-20 Strzelce Opolskie Win 14–0 Gasper Mathew TKO 5 (10) 2004-09-25 Opole Won vacant WBC Youth Light Heavyweight title Win 13–0 Dmitry Treskov TKO 6 (6) 2004-06-05 Dąbrowa Górnicza Win 12–0 Ivica Cukusic KO 2 (6) 2004-04-24 Dąbrowa Górnicza Win 11–0 George Adipo Odour TKO 6 (6) 2004-03-27 Radom Win 10–0 Stefan Stanko KO 1 (4) 2004-03-13 Berlin Win 9–0 Pavel Zima TKO 3 (6) 2003-12-13 Opole Win 8–0 Otto Nemeth TKO 2 (6) 2003-10-24 Wrocław Win 7–0 Bruce Özbek PTS 6 2003-09-27 Gorzów Wielkopolski Win 6–0 Florian Benche PTS 4 2003-06-28 Opole Win 5–0 Dmitry Adamovich KO 3 (4) 2002-05-24 Płońsk Win 4–0 Sandor Szakaly TKO 1 (6) 2002-04-13 Bielsko Biała Win 3–0 Piotr Ścieszka TKO 2 (4) 2002-02-23 Włocławek Win 2–0 unknown KO 2 (4) 2001-12-29 Konin Win 1–0 Marcin Najman TKO 4 (4) 2001-11-24 Łódź Kostecki's professional debut.

References

  1. ^ "Tragiczna śmierć polskiego pięściarza. Dawid Kostecki miał 38 lat" (in Polish). 2 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ Boxing record for Dawid Kostecki from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. ^ Sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. WP.PL
  4. ^ a b Brizel, Robert (3 August 2019). "Light Heavyweight Champ Dawid 'Gypsy' Kostecki Dies in a Warsaw Prison at 38". REAL COMBAT MEDIA. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. ^ Comeback. Przegląd Sportowy
  6. ^ "Boxing record". Retrieved 4 August 2019.[permanent dead link]
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