Przemysław Saleta

Przemysław Saleta (born 7 March 1968) is a Polish professional boxer, as well as a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Later he became an actor and sports commentator as well as a TV personality.

Przemysław Saleta
Saleta in 2007
Born	(1968-03-07) 7 March 1968 Wrocław, Poland
Other names	Chemek
Nationality	Polish
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	242 lb (110 kg; 17.3 st)
Division	Heavyweight
Style	Boxing, kickboxing
Fighting out of	Warsaw, Poland
Years active	1991–present (boxing) 2005–2011 (K-1) 2007–2010 (MMA)
Professional boxing record
Total	52
Wins	44
By knockout	21
Losses	8
By knockout	7
Mixed martial arts record
Total	2
Wins	1
By submission	1
Losses	1
By submission	1
Other information
Website	www.przemyslawsaleta.com
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: 23 August 2015

Achievements

Kickboxing:

• 1990 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Madrid, Spain -91 kg (Full-Contact)
• 1990 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Mestre, Italy -91 kg (Full-Contact)
• I.S.K.A. world champion
• I.S.K.A. European champion
• Polish Championship

Boxing:

• 2002 E.B.U. European heavyweight champion (0 title defences)
• 2001 Polish international heavyweight champion
• 1999 I.B.O. intercontinental cruiserweight champion (0 title defences)
• 1994 W.B.C. international cruiserweight champion
• 1992 Florida State cruiserweight champion (2 title defences)

Boxing

After a successful kickboxing career, Saleta became a professional boxer in 1991, fighting at cruiserweight. He won his first three fights by knockout before suffering his first defeat at the hands of Tim Martin in his fourth bout in 1992. After a one-point victory over an aging Dennis Andries in 1994, he was named as part of Ring Magazine's Top 10. He fell out of that list later that year, however, when he was knocked out by John McClain in the first round.

In 1995, he moved up to the heavyweight division and on December 9, 1995, he fought Croatian Željko Mavrović for the EBU Heavyweight title, but lost by KO in the first round.

He then remained inactive for almost two years. In May 2001, he won the Polish Heavyweight Championship by beating Ratko Draskovic via unanimous decision and on July 20, 2002, he was given another shot at the European title against the unbeaten defending champion Luan Krasniqi. Krasniqi dominated the start of the fight and was clearly well ahead on points. In the second half of the fight, he suffered stamina problems that led him to give up after the eighth round.

In his first defense of the European Championship title three months later, he met Sinan Samil Sam and was knocked out in the seventh round. Also, in the subsequent rematch against Krasniqi, he lost by TKO in the first. After a further two-year break, he returned in 2005 to beat Raman Sukhaterin and then again in a loss to Oliver McCall. In his last bout before retirement from the sport, he defeated American Ed Perry by unanimous decision in February 2006 to bring his record to 43 wins and 7 losses.

Mixed martial arts

On June 2, 2007, Saleta made his mixed martial arts debut against Belarusian opponent Martin Malhasyan at KSW VII. He lost the fight by a rear-naked choke in the first round.

Despite his retirement from professional sport, he then returned to action after calling out fellow ex-boxer Marcin Najman at KSW XIV in September 2010. Both used to be friends and are known to have an ongoing feud which goes back a number of years. Personal insults in press happened regularly before and even after the fight, which Saleta won by submission due to a forearm choke.

Media career

From January 2007 to November 2007, Saleta was part of the Polish edition of Gentleman's Magazine, and from September 28 to November 16, 2007, he was a contestant on the Polish version of Dancing on Ice. His partner was Agata Rosłońska. However, they resigned after the 8th round of the program. He also took part in the Polish version of Fort Boyard. Since October 6, 2008, he has been running his program Gadżety Salety on Polsat Play Channel.

Private life

He was married twice. His first wife was Ewa Pacula, a former Polish model. They have a daughter named Nicola, born in 1994. His second wife was Ewa Byzdra-Saleta. They have a daughter named Nadia, born in 2002.

K-1 record

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location
Win	2-0-0	Marcin Najman	TKO (strikes)	1	0:54	MMA Attack	05.11.2011	Warszawa, Torwar Hall
Win	1-0-0	Marcin Różalski	Decision	12	5:00	25. GBZ - Boxing Europe & Glormax	27.02.2005	Włocławek,Hall OSiR

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

2 matches	1 win	1 loss
By submission	1	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	1-1	Marcin Najman	Submission (forearm choke)	KSW 14: Judgment Day	September 18, 2010	1	3:14	Łódź, Poland
Loss	0-1	Martin Malchasjan	Submission (rear-naked choke)	KSW VII	June 2, 2007	1	2:43	Warsaw, Poland	MMA debut

Professional boxing record

44 Wins (22 knockouts, 22 decisions, 0 disqualifications), 8 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests

Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	44-8	Tomasz Adamek	RTD	5	26/09/2015	Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland
Win	44-7	Andrew Golota	TKO	6	23/02/2013	Gdańsk, Poland
Win	43-7	Ed Perry	UD	6	17/02/2006	Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Loss	42-7	Oliver McCall	TKO	4	13/08/2005	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	42-6	Raman Sukhaterin	UD	6	29/04/2005	Świebodzice, Poland
Loss	41-6	Luan Krasniqi	TKO	1	26/04/2003	Schwerin, Germany
Loss	41-5	Sinan Şamil Sam	TKO	7	12/10/2002	Schwerin, Germany	Lost European heavyweight title
Win	41-4	Luan Krasniqi	TKO	9	20/07/2002	Dortmund, Germany	Won European heavyweight title
Win	40-4	Mihail Bekish	UD	6	23/02/2002	Włocławek, Poland
Win	39-4	Oleksandr Myleiko	UD	6	24/11/2001	Łódź, Poland
Win	38-4	Ratko Draskovic	UD	10	26/05/2001	Warsaw, Poland	Won Polish International heavyweight title
Win	37-4	Yuriy Yelistratov	UD	6	26/06/1999	Jaworzno, Poland
Win	36-4	Jozef Balogh	TKO	1	24/02/2001	Nowy Sącz, Poland
Win	35-4	Biko Botowamungu	UD	8	03/02/2001	Warsaw, Poland
Loss	34-4	Fred Westgeest	TKO	6	18/09/1999	Gdańsk, Poland	Lost IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
Win	34-3	Rodolfo Marin	KO	2	26/06/1999	Wrocław, Poland
Win	33-3	Asmir Vojnovic	TKO	10	17/04/1999	Warsaw, Poland	Won IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
Win	32-3	Antoine Palatis	TKO	6	12/12/1998	Frankfurt, Germany
Win	31-3	Gilberto Williamson	PTS	8	19/09/1998	Oberhausen, Germany
Win	30-3	Lorenzo Boyd	TKO	4	16/05/1998	Poznań, Poland
Win	29-3	Ferenc Deák	TKO	1	20/03/1998	Frankfurt, Germany
Win	28-3	Wesley Martin	PTS	8	06/12/1997	Offenbach, Germany
Win	27-3	Mike Robinson	PTS	8	13/06/1997	Oberhausen, Germany
Win	26-3	Yuriy Yelistratov	PTS	8	10/05/1997	Frankfurt, Germany
Loss	25-3	Željko Mavrović	KO	1	09/12/1995	Stuttgart, Germany	For European heavyweight title
Win	25-2	Bradley Rone	PTS	8	26/08/1995	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	24-2	Lajos Eros	PTS	8	27/05/1995	Kiel, Germany
Win	23-2	Willie Jake	PTS	8	28/02/1995	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Win	22-2	George O'Mara	TKO	2	10/12/1994	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win	21-2	Brian LaSpada	PTS	8	05/11/1994	Stateline, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	20-2	John McClain	TKO	1	27/08/1994	Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	20-1	Terry Dixon	PTS	8	03/08/1994	Bristol, England
Win	19-1	Carl Williams	PTS	10	28/04/1994	Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Win	18-1	Dennis Andries	UD	12	23/03/1994	Cardiff, Wales	Won WBC International cruiserweight title
Win	17-1	Lopez McGee	TKO	4	03/03/1994	Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
Win	16-1	James Wilder	KO	8	29/01/1994	Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
Win	15-1	Grady Smith	UD	12	03/12/1993	Orlando, Florida, U.S.	Retained Florida State cruiserweight title
Win	14-1	Guy Sonnenberg	TKO	6	22/10/1993	Orlando, Florida, U.S.	Retained Florida State cruiserweight title
Win	13-1	Eddie Curry	KO	4	24/09/1993	Gulf Shores, Alabama, U.S.
Win	12-1	Jimmy Bills	PTS	8	04/09/1993	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win	11-1	Tim Richards	KO	4	11/08/1993	South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Win	10-1	Dale Jackson	TKO	4	24/07/1993	Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	9-1	David McCluskey	TKO	5	30/04/1993	Orange Beach, Alabama, U.S.
Win	8-1	Cordwell Hylton	TKO	4	22/10/1992	London, England
Win	7-1	Ernest Simmons	UD	12	23/06/1992	Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.	Won vacant Florida State cruiserweight title
Win	6-1	Jose Pedro Riveron	KO	2	13/06/1992	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Win	5-1	Fred Adams	SD	6	10/04/1992	St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Win	4-1	Isaiah Slaughter	KO	4	27/03/1992	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Loss	3-1	Tim Martin	KO	5	20/02/1992	Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.
Win	3-0	Anthony Abrams	TKO	5	25/01/1992	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Win	2-0	Ian Bulloch	TKO	8	13/10/1991	Warsaw, Poland
Win	1-0	Steve Paolilli	KO	1	29/07/1991	Pensacola, Florida, U.S.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Przemyslaw Saleta from Sherdog
• Boxing record for Przemysław Saleta from BoxRec (registration required)
• Saleta on Sherdog