By Przemysław Osiak
The rematch contest for the vacant WBC cruiserweight title between Krzysztof Włodarczyk (42-2-1, 31 KO) and Giacobbe Fragomeni (26-2, 1, 10 KO) will be the main event on an evening of boxing scheduled for this coming Saturday at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland. Apart from the championship bout, the spectators will have an opportunity to watch several top Polish fighters in action, icluding undefeated Andrzej Wawrzyk, Tomasz Hutkowski and Damian Jonak.
The first meeting between Włodarczyk and Fragomeni took place almost one year ago in Rome. Although Włodarczyk managed to floor his rival in the ninth round, the battle finished with a draw. "Diablo", a former IBF champion cannot reconcile himself with the result and seems to be self-confident before the rematch.
"The result of our first fight was unjust. Fragomeni will be definitelty afraid in the rematch because he suffered a lot from my powerful punches. - Włodarczyk claims. - Fragomeni is not a typical puncher, he rather throws numerous punches and grows weaker round by round. I don't disregard him. Plainly, I am aware of my strength."
Fiodor Łapin, the head coach of the Knockout Promotions group is a bit more cautious in his opinions before the contest and doen't underestimate the experienced Italian.
"Krzysztof withstood the first bout because of his condition. Certainly, if the referee hadn't helped the Italian in the ninth round, "Diablo" would have become the world champion. We're getting ready for the battle – announces Łapin, a respectable coach of the 28-year-old Pole.
"Fragomeni is one of the most underestimated fighters of the cruiserweight division. Everybody approached him with his age – 40. However, Giacobbe is incredibly tough, he usually dictates pace and doesn't surrender. We expect this kind of scenario in the rematch."
THE FULL SCHEDULE OF THE BOXING SHOW IN ŁÓDŹ:
Krzysztof Włodarczyk (42-2-1, 31 KO) vs Giacobbe Fragomeni (26-2-1, 10 KO), 12 rounds, the WBC title fight, cruiserweight
Damian Jonak (26-0-1, 18KO) vs Turgay Uzun (31-13-2, 19 KO), 8 rounds, light middleweight
Łukasz Janik (18-1, 10 KO) vs Prince Anthony Ikeji (8-1, 5 KO), 8 rounds, cruiserweight
Krzysztof Cieślak (15-0, 5 KO) vs Eusebio Osejo (16-7-2, 7 KO), 8 rounds, super featherweight
Tomasz Hutkowski (18-0-1, 12 KO) vs Michele DeMeo (11-3, 3 KO), 8 rounds, cruiserweight
Maciej Miszkiń (8-0, 2 KO) – TBA (To Be Announced), 6 rounds, light heavyweight
Przemysław Osiak covers the Polish boxing scene for BoxingScene.com's Polish sister site, bokser.org
