FORMER BOXING CHAMPION SCORES ONE-PUNCH KO ON HIS MMA DEBUT
- Krzysztof Glowacki made his MMA debut at KSW colosseum 2 on Saturday
- Former boxing world champion KO'd his opponent from bottom mount
- Glowacki lost his WBO title to Oleksandr Usyk in 2016 via unanimous decision
Former WBO cruiserweight champion Krzysztof made an electrifying start to his MMA career at KSW Colosseum 2 on Saturday.
Making his debut inside the cage against 1-0 fighter Patryk Tolkaczewski, Glowacki immediately found him primary tools seemingly nullified when Tolkaczewksi secured an early takedown.
The 36-year-old's lack of grappling experience looked like it might have proved to be his downfall as his opponent passed his guard into the mounted position and began raining down strikes.
Instead of attempting to grapple his way to a more favourable position, the southpaw Glowacki unleashed his left hand from underneath mount, connecting cleanly with Tolkaczewksi's jaw.
Tolkaczewksi slumped over in the top position immediately after being struck, and Glowacki seized the initiative to roll his opponent over and land a follow-up shot before the referee intervened to stop the fight.
After making his professional boxing debut in 2008, Glowacki amassed an undefeated 26-0 record winning the WBO title and defeating former world champions Richard Hall, Marco Huck and Steve Cunningham in the process.
However, the Polish fighter would be dethroned by Oleksandr Usyk in 2016 and in 2021 was defeated by Lawrence Okolie in an attempt to win the title back.
Glowacki last competed inside the squared circle back in January, where he was stopped in the fourth round by former British cruiserweight champion Richard Riakporhe.
The KSW event was headlined by a trilogy between former UFC fighter Scott Askham and Mamed Khalidov, with the British fighter falling to a defeat in the rubber match via flying-knee knockout in the third round.