UPDATE: Kielczewski defeated Boxley by unanimous decision in a six-rounder. Reports indicate that Kielczewski tried hard to take Boxley out in the final frame but Boxley stayed tough and wouldn’t go down.
Minnesota-based smallweight fighter Willshaun Boxley is in New York at this hour, preparing for tonight’s match with unbeaten Ryan “The Polish Prince” Kielczewski (8-0, 2 kayos) of Quincy, Mass.
Like Boxley, Kielczewski is a solid, well-built fighter. Unlike Boxley, Kielczewski is a natural lightweight – Boxley has fought from 122 to 133#, but is a naturally smaller man. Also unlike Boxley, Kielczewski is not a puncher; though unbeaten, he has stopped only two of his eight opponents. Here’s the caviat for Boxley: Kielczewski compiled an amateur record of 118-26 and won the New England Golden Gloves twice, finishing as runner-up in his class at the 2008 Nationals.
Boxley, who bills himself as “The One,” is as always confident that he’ll perform well. This time, however, Boxley is reluctant to predict an outcome on the rationale that predicting a knockout sets a fighter up to waste energy trying to end his fight early, while predicting a win by decision suggests a lack of confidence.
