A couple of months ago one of "our" fighters (Daniel "Bad Boy" Rosas) fought for the interim WBO Super Flyweight title and scored a draw with Jose Cabrera. Now we've heard that another of our fighters Andrzej Fonafara (or Andrew if you want to Anglicanise it) is about to fight for a title in early 2012 when he faces WBO Light Heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly.
The Chicago based Pole who's record currently stands at 19-1-0-1 (10) is on an unbeaten run since being stopped in the second round by Derrick Findley back in 2008 and has actually strung together an impressive 7 straight KO victories since that loss as he's moved from a Middleweight to a genuine Light Heavyweight. Sadly for Fonfara his best wins have been against relatively poor opponents and it's hard to really say just how good he is from stopping the likes of Jose Spearman and Anthony Russell.
Currently Boxrec have Fonfara scheduled to fight the hard punching Phil Williams on December 16th, odds are that fight is about to be cancelled and the Cleverly fight is about to confirmed for February 25th. Whilst on paper it looks like a mismatch with Cleverly a consensus top 10 it should be noted that Fonfara is thought highly of by Polish boxing fans and hs been looking better since he moved up to Light Heavyweight than he had previously. It should also be noted than Nathan Cleverly really struggled with Tony Bellew another fighter that Cleverly was expected to dispose of with relative ease. Though even with all this in mind it's hard to imagine Cleverly losing.
Despite being 19-2-0-1 (10) overall Fonfara is an impressive 7-0 (7) at Light Heavyweight and will be looking to move to 8-0 (8) when he travels to Cardiff next year though he will be regarded as a large under-dog.
Below we can see Fonfara v Spearman, video thanks to poltvchicago
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011
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Andrzej Fonfara
When you think of Polish fighters the first names to come to mind are Tomasz Adamek and Andrew Golota, now ever feel free to add another name, Andrzej Fonfara. Fonfara, from Warsaw is currently based in Chicago and the 23 year old has already made a bit of impact in his new home thanks to a devastating KO earlier this year.
Born in late 1987 Fonfara would make his professional debut as just an 18 year old Welterweight defeating Miroslav Kubik in 2006 by majority decision in Poland. This was followed up by 3 more wins (1 by KO) all coming in the US before he suffered his first loss, losing a 5 round decision to Eberto Medina. By now it seemed obvious that Welterweight wasn't a suitable division for the growing 6'2" Pole who was filling out quickly.
After running up 6 straight wins Fonfara would suffer his second loss, this time being stopped by Derrick Findley in 2 rounds whilst fighting as a Middleweight. This loss was shown on ESPN Friday Night fights and perhaps exposed Fonfara as being a weak chinned having been down twice, though the 21 year old Fonfara was possibly drained at the time and Findley has a reputation as having a solid punch.
Since Fonfara's loss to Findley however he's filled out completely and has started to campaign at Light Heavyweight where he seems to have rounded out into a much better fighter and is unbeaten in his last 9 fights with his last 6 fights ending by KO. Though their is a problem with Fonfara and one that he may be slighted for. In 2009 after a 2nd TKO over Skyler Thompson Fonfara tested positive for illegal substance and that fight was turned into a No Contest. Since then however Fonfara hasn't failed a test and did spend 7 months out of action due to the suspension.
Fonfara may not be on the Light Heavyweight world title scene at the moment though he has won the WBC Youth World light heavyweight and the WBO NABO Light Heavyweight titles and he is climbing the rankings. This Friday Fonfara fights the experienced Jose Spearman in Chicago, a win will help establish Fonfara as a credible prospect.
The video below shows Fonfara's victory over Anthony Russell earlier this year (thanks to poltvchicago)
Born in late 1987 Fonfara would make his professional debut as just an 18 year old Welterweight defeating Miroslav Kubik in 2006 by majority decision in Poland. This was followed up by 3 more wins (1 by KO) all coming in the US before he suffered his first loss, losing a 5 round decision to Eberto Medina. By now it seemed obvious that Welterweight wasn't a suitable division for the growing 6'2" Pole who was filling out quickly.
After running up 6 straight wins Fonfara would suffer his second loss, this time being stopped by Derrick Findley in 2 rounds whilst fighting as a Middleweight. This loss was shown on ESPN Friday Night fights and perhaps exposed Fonfara as being a weak chinned having been down twice, though the 21 year old Fonfara was possibly drained at the time and Findley has a reputation as having a solid punch.
Since Fonfara's loss to Findley however he's filled out completely and has started to campaign at Light Heavyweight where he seems to have rounded out into a much better fighter and is unbeaten in his last 9 fights with his last 6 fights ending by KO. Though their is a problem with Fonfara and one that he may be slighted for. In 2009 after a 2nd TKO over Skyler Thompson Fonfara tested positive for illegal substance and that fight was turned into a No Contest. Since then however Fonfara hasn't failed a test and did spend 7 months out of action due to the suspension.
Fonfara may not be on the Light Heavyweight world title scene at the moment though he has won the WBC Youth World light heavyweight and the WBO NABO Light Heavyweight titles and he is climbing the rankings. This Friday Fonfara fights the experienced Jose Spearman in Chicago, a win will help establish Fonfara as a credible prospect.
The video below shows Fonfara's victory over Anthony Russell earlier this year (thanks to poltvchicago)
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