Arkadiusz Wrzosek (born 3 June 1992) is a Polish

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and

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. He is currently competing for

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation''), better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premier mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. Awards *Violent Money TV ** ...

(KSW), having previously competed in Glory as a kickboxer. He is currently ranked #3 in the KSW Heavyweight rankings.

Kickboxing career

He started martial arts training at the age of 19 at the Copacabana club in Warsaw under the supervision of Igor Kołacin. He fought his first amateur fights in the Sanda formula, in which he won the cup and the Polish championship. In amateur formulas he fought over 40 fights, many times winning national and international competitions. In 2014-2017, a member of the national team. In 2015, he was a contender for the WKU world champion belt. He has been contracted with the FEN organization since 2015, and the heavyweight champion of this organization since 2017. In 2018, he signed a contract with the Fonfara Promotions group for his debut in professional boxing. In November 2018, he joined Glory, the largest organization kick-boxing in the world. On March 16, 2019, he fought the last match for FEN. During the FEN 24 gala he defended the championship belt technically knocking out Patrick Schmid with low kicks. At Glory 71, he replaced Demoreo Dennis's would-be opponent. In the second round he won by technical knockout, stopping the opponent with strong low kicks. In the next duel he faced the fight of the evening of the Glory 78 gala with a Dutchman of Moroccan origin, Badr Hari. Despite counting three times, in the second round he sensationally knocked out Hari with a high kick. The victory earned him the award for the best knockout of the year 2021. On March 19, 2022, at Glory 80, there was a rematch between Wrzosek and Hari. The fight, planned for three rounds, did not last because of riots in the stands in which policemen and fans were injured. The gala was discontinued and the duel was deemed not to have taken place. Wrzosek was leading by 19:18 on all the judges' scorecards. The fans of Legia and ADO Den Haag supporting the Pole were quickly blamed for the brawl. According to the Wrzoska camp, the riots were provoked by the Moroccans who threw bottles and chairs at them. The fight was declared a No Contest.

Mixed martial arts career

On June 15, 2022, the Confrontation of Martial Arts (promoting fighting in MMA ) informed fans via social media about the contracting of Arkadiusz Wrzosek. Three days later, during the KSW 71 gala, the match between Tomasz Sarara and Arkadiusz Wrzosek was announced as the main event of the KSW 73 gala, which took place on August 20, 2022 in Warsaw. Wrzosek made a successful debut in the MMA formula, beating Sarara via TKO in the third round. Wrzosek faced Tomáš Možný at KSW 79 on February 25, 2023. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Wrzosek faced former two-time world kickboxing champion and MMA debutant Bogdan Stoica at XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2 on June 3, 2023. He won the bout via forearm choke in the first round. Wrzosek faced his toughest test to date, facing FNC Champion Ivan Vitasović on January 20, 2024 at KSW 90: Wrzosek vs. Vitasović, winning the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round. Wrzosek faced former WBC

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title challenger Artur Szpilka on May 11, 2024 at XTB KSW 94: Bartosiński vs. Michaliszyn. He won the bout by knockout in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Professional

*2017 Fight Exclusive Night Heavyweight (+95 kg/209 lb) Championship (one time) **Two successful title defenses *2018 ISKA international Heavyweight (+95 kg/209 lb) Championship (one time) *2021 Glory Knockout of the Year

Amateur

*2013 Polish Sanda Cup 1st place (-90 kg/198 lb) *2014 Polish Sanda Champion (-100 kg/220 lb) *2014 Polish Muay Thai IFMA Runner-up (-91 kg/200 lb) *2014 European Muay Thai IFMA Champion (-91 kg/200 lb) *2015 Polish Muay Thai IFMA Champion (+91 kg/200 lb) *2016 K-1 Global World Champion (+91 kg/200 lb) *2017 Polish Kickboxing Cup 1st place (+91 kg/200 lb)

Mixed martial arts record

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Kickboxing record

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Professional boxing record

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrzosek, Arkadiusz 1992 births Living people Polish male kickboxers Glory kickboxers Polish male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing sanshou Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai Mixed martial artists utilizing kickboxing Mixed martial artists utilizing boxing Polish sanshou practitioners Polish male Muay Thai practitioners Polish male boxers Martial artists from Masovian Voivodeship 21st-century Polish sportsmen People from Pruszków