Przemysław Saleta
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Saleta in 2007
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| Born |
7 March 1968 Wrocław, Poland |
| Other names | Chemek |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 242 lb (110 kg; 17.3 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Style | Boxing, kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Warsaw, Poland |
| Years active | 1991–present (boxing) 2005–2011 (K-1) 2007–2010 (MMA) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 52 |
| Wins | 44 |
| By knockout | 21 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Przemysław Saleta (born 7 March 1968) is a Polish professional boxer, as well as a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.
Kickboxing:
Boxing:
After a successful kickboxing career, Saleta became a professional boxer in 1991, fighting at cruiserweight. He won his first three fights by knockout before suffering his first defeat at the hands of Tim Martin in his fourth bout in 1992. After a one-point victory over an aging Dennis Andries in 1994, he was named as part of Ring Magazine's Top 10. He fell out of that list later that year, however, when he was knocked out by John McClain in the first round.
In 1995, he moved up to the heavyweight division and on December 9, 1995, he fought Croatian Željko Mavrović for the EBU Heavyweight title, but lost by KO in the first round.
He then remained inactive for almost two years. In May 2001, he won the Polish Heavyweight Championship by beating Ratko Draskovic via unanimous decision and on July 20, 2002, he was given another shot at the European title against the unbeaten defending champion Luan Krasniqi. Krasniqi dominated the start of the fight and was clearly well ahead on points. In the second half of the fight, he suffered stamina problems that led him to give up after the eighth round.
In his first defense of the European Championship title three months later, he met Sinan Samil Sam and was knocked out in the seventh round. Also, in the subsequent rematch against Krasniqi, he lost by TKO in the first. After a further two-year break, he returned in 2005 to beat Raman Sukhaterin and then again in a loss to Oliver McCall. In his last bout before retirement from the sport, he defeated American Ed Perry by unanimous decision in February 2006 to bring his record to 43 wins and 7 losses.
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