Patrick Majewski
Polish boxer
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Patrick Majewski (born December 23, 1979) is a retired Polish American professional boxer who was the NABF Middleweight professional boxing champion. He was the highest world ranked Polish boxer based in the United States along with former Heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek during his career. Nicknamed 'The Machine', Majewski was a wrestler in high school who also excelled in Karate. Majewski went to college to become a teacher in Poland, but later moved Atlantic City, New Jersey in the United States.
December 23, 1979
NABF Middleweight champion Patrick Majewski in the ring at Bally's Atlantic City, photo by sports writer Robert Brizel | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | The Machine |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Born | Przemysław Majewski December 23, 1979 Radom, Poland |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | Middleweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 24 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Win by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Amateur career
After coming to the United States on a student visa exchange visa, Majewski took up amateur boxing. As an amateur, Majewski won the Pennsylvania Golden Gloves title at 165 pounds twice.
Professional career
Majewski began his pro career in 2006 late at age 26 with a 17 fight win streak, including a ten-round decision win over Marcus Upshaw to win the vacant WBO NABO middleweight title in 2011.
On July 7, 2012, Majewski won the vacant NABF middleweight title with a fifth round stoppage over Irish Chris Fitzpatrick at Bally's Atlantic City Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1]
Training Background
Majewski's first trainer in Atlantic City was James 'Rocky' McRae. Currently, Majewski is trained by Atlantic City-based trainers Arnold Robbins and Bill Johnson, father the late world lightweight titleholder Leavander Johnson.[2] Majewski is promoted by Global Boxing Promotions, which promotes professional boxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, as well as amateur boxing.[3]
Acting career
Majewski knocks down his opponent, but subsequently gets knocked out in an imaginary middleweight title bout in season one, episode 8 of the 2012 Spanish television series Cloroformo.[4]
