Jonak, Szpilka triumph

By Przemek Garczarczyk

Polish light middleweight Damian Jonak (30-0, 20 KOs) won his third fight this year easily defeating overmatched Alex Bunema (31-8, 17 KOs) by scores of 100-89, 100-89 and 99-90 during the “Wojak Boxing Night” event in Katowice, Poland. Jonak acquired the WBA Intercontinental belt with superior speed and ring generalship. Bunema couldn’t handle Jonak’s jabs and straight punches and was knocked down in the second round. During the rest of the fight, the fighter from the Congo did not want to engage in any punch exchanges, staying behind a double guard and counting only on sporadic counterpunches.

22-year-old heavyweight Artur Szpilka (8-0, 6 KOs) had no problem to win his third consecutive fight by technical knockout when seasoned challenger Owen Beck (29-9, 20 KOs) retired on the stool after the third round. Szpilka, a southpaw, dominated from the opening round, connecting with almost all his punches, especially with his signature left hook. In the third round, after series of punches, Beck was on the verge of being knocked down, and his corner was ready to throw the towel and stop the uneven fight.

It happened during the break between the rounds, when Beck was not ready for another three minutes of the Polish fighter’s power.

“I was very excited on the beginning, I wanted to knock him out as soon as possible, but then I started to box. His experience was a no factor, he looked like he was little bit afraid. When my trainer said to fight faster, I was able to put it in an extra gear. I’m fighting for the fans, I want to show people that boxing could be a very exciting sport. My next fight will be on November 5 in the States,” said Szpilka in the special interview after the fight for Polish television. Polsat TV broadcasted young Polish heavyweight live.

October 15th, 2011

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