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Karol Itauma is a Slovakian born, British professional boxer. As an amateur, Itauma won a gold medal at the 2018 Youth Olympics.[1][2]

Karol Itauma
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light-heavyweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Nationality	British
Born	(2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 21) Kežmarok, Slovakia
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	8
Wins	8
Wins by KO	6
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Great Britain Youth Olympic Games 2018 Buenos Aires Light-heavyweight

Amateur career

Youth Olympics result

Buenos Aires 2018

• First round: Defeated Jancarmelo Nieves (Puerto Rico) 5–0
• Semi-finals: Defeated Youssef Ali Karar (Egypt) 5–0
• Final: Defeated Ruslan Kolesnikov (Russia) 4–1

Professional career

Early career

On 10 March 2020, it was announced that Itauma had signed a contract to fight professionally under the Queensberry promotional banner.[3] Itauma made his professional debut on 5 December 2020 against Lewis Van Poetsch. Itauma won via wide points decision after winning every round on the referees scorecard.[4]

Itauma’s second bout as a professional was against Ryan Hibbert on 24 April 2021. Itauma knocked his opponent down with a left hook in the opening moments of the first round. Hibbert was put on the canvas for a second time midway through the opening round after Ituama landed another left hook. Itauma was declared the winner after knocking his opponent down for a third time in first round.[5] On 10 July 2021, Itauma fought against Tim Ventrella. In the second the round, Itauma trapped his opponent against the ropes and landed a combination of punches which put Ventrella onto the canvas. Itauma secured the win after his opponent was deemed unable to carry on following the knockdown.[6][7]

On 10 September 2021, Itauma fought against Darryl Sharp. Itauma won via points decision after dominating the duration of the bout.[8] Itauma fought against Tamas Laska on 4 December 2021. Itauma won via technical knockout after landing a heavy shot to the body of Laska during the opening round.[9] Itauma's next bout was against Jiri Kroupa on 11 March 2022. After controlling the entirety of the fight, Itauma landed a heavy right hook followed by a flurry of unanswered punches which forced the referee to end the bout in the third round.[10]

Itauma faced Michal Ciach on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Dillian Whyte on 23 April 2022. In the opening round landed a combination of punches to the head and body which knocked his opponent down. In the second round, Itauma continued to pressure Ciach and scored a second knockdown after landing a number of unanswered punches. The second knockdown resulted in the referee calling an end to the bout.[11] On 16 July 2022, Itauma fought against Michal Gazdik. After dominating the opening three rounds, Itauma landed a barrage punches in the opening minute of the fourth round. Following this exchange, the referee called an end to the bout.[12]

Professional boxing record

8 fights	8 wins	0 losses
By knockout	6	0
By decision	2	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
8	Win	8–0	Michal Gazdik	TKO	4 (6), 0:50	16 Jul 2022	Copper Box Arena, London, England
7	Win	7–0	Michal Ciach	TKO	2 (4), 2:27	23 Apr 2022	Wembley Stadium, London, England
6	Win	6–0	Jiri Kroupa	TKO	3 (6), 1:36	11 Mar 2022	York Hall, London, England
5	Win	5–0	Tamas Laska	TKO	1 (6), 1:11	4 Dec 2021	Copper Box Arena, London, England
4	Win	4–0	Darryl Sharp	PTS	4	10 Sep 2021	Copper Box Arena, London, England
3	Win	3–0	Tim Ventrella	TKO	2 (4), 2:30	10 Jul 2021	Royal Albert Hall, London, England
2	Win	2–0	Ryan Hibbert	TKO	1 (4), 1:58	24 Apr 2021	York Hall, London, England
1	Win	1–0	Lewis Van Poetsch	PTS	4	5 Dec 2020	Church House, London, England

References

External links

• Boxing record for Karol Itauma from BoxRec (registration required)

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