Patrick Wojcicki (born 14 August 1991 in Wolfsburg) is a German boxer.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's welterweight, but was defeated in the first round.

Amateur career

In 2008, he reached the quarter-finals of the AIBA Youth World Championships in the 64 kg division.[2] He lost to Uktamjon Rahmonov when the referee stopped the contest.[2] He moved up to the senior division in 2009.

In 2010, he competed at the European Championships in the -69 kg division, losing in the preliminary rounds to Balazs Bacskai.[3] At the 2011 World Championships, he reached the last 16 in the same division, losing to Fred Evans.[4] From 2009 to 2011, he was also three-time German national champion at 69 kg.[5][6][7] He also won the Chemiepokal in 2011, defeating Rahmonov in the final.[8] Wojcicki qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by beating Abdülkadir Köroğlu in a qualifying tournament in Trabzon.[9] At the 2012 Olympics, he lost 12:16 to Alexis Vastine in the first round.[10]

Professional career

After a period where he focused on kickboxing, Wojcicki signed a contract with Sauerland Events, and made his professional debut on the 21 November 2015.[11] He faced fellow German Surik Donsdean at the TUI Arena in Hannover, winning with a technical knockout in the 4th round.[11] Following nine more wins, he faced his first setback, when his fight against Anatoli Hunanyan was drawn after eight rounds of boxing.[11]

Following that fight, Wojcicki fought Ronny Mittag for the IBF Intercontinental Middleweight title on 18 May 2018. Wojcicki won in a unanimous decision after 12 rounds.[11] Wojcicki defended the title against Sven Elbir and Marcelo Fabian Caceres.[11] Following a victory against Robert Swierzbinski on 9 November 2019, Wojcicki was forced to have long break between fights due to the COVID epidemic. He was due to fight Patrice Volny in a elimination match, where the winner would face Gennady Golovkin, but the match was cancelled due to the epidemic.

References

  1. ↑ "Patrick Wojcicki". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 "AIBA Youth World Championships 2008". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  3. ↑ "European Championships 2010 - Moscow, Russia". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  4. ↑ "16.AIBA World Championships - Baku, Azerbaijan -September 26 - October 8 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "German Nationals 2009". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  6. ↑ "German Nationals 2010". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  7. ↑ "German Nationals 2011". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  8. ↑ "38.Chemistry Cup - Halle, Germany - March 17- 19 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Boxen: Wojcicki löst Olympia-Ticket - Olympia 2012 - FOCUS Online - Nachrichten". focus.de. 20 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Patrick Wojcicki at Sports-reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Patrick Wojcicki". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-08-27.


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