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Marcin Najman is a Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

heavyweight

Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...

boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

and mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and continued in the sport until 2009 when he joined Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW)

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw, Poland...

, Poland's premier mixed martial arts organization.

Since 2003 he organizes annual charitable soccer match between boxers team and speedways team, which from income is designed for most needies.

Boxing

Najman held an amateur boxing

Amateur boxing

Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...

record of 4 wins and 1 loss, as well as a kickboxing

Kickboxing

Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....

record of 8 wins and 4 losses. He made his professional boxing

Professional Boxing

Professional boxing, or prizefighting, emerged in the early twentieth century as boxing gradually attained legitimacy and became a regulated, sanctioned sport. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse which is divided among the fighters and promoters as determined by contract...

debut in 2001 and lost his first three fights by way of technical knockout. He then recorded his first win in 2004, after TKO'ing Tomasz Gorski, and went on a winning streak of twelve fights. On 2 April 2008, he faced Andrzej Wawrzyk

Andrzej Wawrzyk

Andrzej Wawrzyk is a Polish boxer best known to win the European junior championships 2006 at Superheavyweight 91+kg.-Amateur career:He won the European junior title 2006 beating future world champion Ciocan in the semifinal....

for the Polish Heavyweight Championship and was knocked out in the second round.

Najman then won his next fight on 29 November 2008 by defeating Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

's Anton Lascek via unanimous decision.

Najman went back to boxing, on 29 October 2010 he fought in show fight against Adam Koprowski. Fight had 4 rounds. Most of visitors said that it was hard to tell who was a winner. Both of boxers got commemorative cups for this fight.

Mixed martial arts

In 2009, Najman signed a four-fight mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

contract with Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW)

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

. He was due to make his MMA debut against Jahmai Satisch at KSW XI
KSW XI
KSW XI was the eleventh numerical event from Polish mixed martial arts promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - their fourteenth event in total. The headliner is an 8-man tournament including Russian superstar Alexander Shlemenko...

in May 2009, but he was forced to pull out due to injury. He then made his debut against a fellow newcomer to the sport, the five-time World's Strongest Man title holder Mariusz Pudzianowski

Mariusz Pudzianowski

Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...

on 11 December 2009 at KSW XII
KSW XII
KSW XII: Najman vs. Pudzianowski was a mixed martial arts event held by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on December 11, 2009 in Warsaw, Poland...

. Najman was submitted in the first round by a series of punches and kicks after being knocked to the canvas.

He faced fellow boxer-turned-celebrity Przemysław Saleta at KSW XIV
KSW XIV
KSW XIV: Judgment Day was a mixed martial arts event held on 18 September 2010 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland at the Atlas Arena in Łódź...

in September 2010. Both used to be friends and are known to have an ongoing feud which goes back a number of years. Personal insults in press happened regularly before and even after the fight, which Saleta won by submission due to a forearm choke. Najman was defeated by Saleta in round 1 via forearm choke. Najman intended his fight benefit for charity activity- an ill boy. Over a dozen hours after bout boy died, despite it Najman transferred all money to his mother.

Despite his promise to retire in case of losing, Najman stated after the fight that he feels morally a winner and will continue to fight.

Personal life

On 2 March 2008, he took part in the Polish Celebrity Big Brother

Big Brother (Poland)

Big Brother Poland is a television Series produced by Endemol. It has had a total of 5 seasons including one Celebrity Season.The First Season aired in 2001.-Nominations Table:Notes:...

reality TV show. He was voted out by the public on 23 March. After the show, he had a two-month relationship with fellow housemate Sasha Strunin

Sasha Strunin

Aleksandra Strunin , better known by her stage name Sasha Strunin – Polish singer of Russian descent. In the 2005–2009 she was a member of The Jet Set.-Singles:* 2009: Emely * 2009: To nic kiedy płyną łzy...

K-1 record

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location
Loss	0-1-0	Przemysław Saleta		1	54 second	MMA Attack	05.11.2011	Warszawa, Torwar Hall Torwar Hall Torwar Hall is an indoor arena in Warsaw, Poland. It opened in 1953, was modernized in 1999, and holds 4,838 people.It is located adjacent to Legia Stadium and is primarily used for popular music concerts, ice hockey and other indoor sports, and it is the home of the hockey team UHKS...

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
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Przemysław Saleta
| Submission (forearm choke

Chokehold

A chokehold or choke is a general term for grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air or blood from passing through the neck of an opponent. The restriction may be of one or both and depends on the hold used and the reaction of the victim...

)
| KSW 14
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| style="text-align:center;"|3:14
|Łódź, Poland
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|Loss
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Mariusz Pudzianowski

Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...

| Submission (punches)
| KSW 12
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:43
|Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, Poland
||MMA debut.

Professional boxing record

Anton Lascek
|UD|| 4 , 3:00
|29 November 2008 || align=left|

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

Andrzej Wawrzyk

|TKO|| 2 , 1:35
|19 April 2008 || align=left|

Katowice

Stefan Cirok
|KO|| 2 , 0:36
|09/02/2008 || align=left|

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

, Poland
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|Win
|11–3
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Imrich Borka
|TKO|| 3 , 1:05
|14 October 2007 || align=left|

Częstochowa

Czestochowa

Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...

, Poland
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|Win
|10–3
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Pyotr Sapun
|UD|| 4 , 3:00
|26 May 2007 || align=left|

Katowice

, Poland
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|-align=center
|Win
|9–3
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Alfred Pollak
|RTD|| 4 , 3:00
|24 March 2007 || align=left|

Wołów, Poland
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|-align=center
|Win
|8–3
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Imrich Borka
|PTS|| 4 , 3:00
|25 November 2006 || align=left|

Warsaw

, Poland
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|-align=center
|Win
|7–3
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Pyotr Sapun
|PTS|| 4 , 3:00
|20 May 2006 || align=left|

Kętrzyn

Ketrzyn

Kętrzyn , is a town in northeastern Poland with 28,351 inhabitants . Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , Kętrzyn was previously in Olsztyn Voivodeship . It is the capital of Kętrzyn County...

, Poland
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|Win
|6–3
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Peter Simko

Peter Simko is a heavyweight boxer from Slovakia. Simko gained some notoriety when he fought Norwegian javelin throwing champion Pal Arne Fagernes on April 6, 2003...

|UD|| 4 , 3:00
|25 March 2006 || align=left|

Siedlce

Siedlce ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,392 inhabitants . Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship , previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship ....

, Poland
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|Win
|5–3
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Doug Phillips
|TKO|| 1 , 0:59
|26 November 2005 || align=left|

Chicago, Illinois, US
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|-align=center
|Win
|4–3
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Milan Becak
|TKO|| 1 , N/A
|24 September 2005 || align=left|

Katowice

, Poland
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|-align=center
|Win
|3–3
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Robert Gacek
|TKO|| 1 , N/A
|19 February 2005 || align=left|

Wołów, Poland
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|-align=center
|Win
|2–3
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Robert Gacek
|KO|| 2 , 0:25
|25 September 2004 || align=left|

Opole

Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...

, Poland
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|Win
|1–3
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Tomasz Gorski
|TKO|| 2 , N/A
|27 March 2004 || align=left|

Radom

Radom is a city in central Poland with 223,397 inhabitants . It is located on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship , having previously been the capital of Radom Voivodeship ; 100 km south of Poland's capital, Warsaw.It is home to the biennial Radom Air Show, the largest and...

Artem Chernov
|TKO|| 2 , N/A
|30 May 2003 || align=left|

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...

Dawid Kostecki

Dawid "Cygan" Kostecki is a Polish professional boxer who won the IBC light heavyweight title in February 2010 by beating Dario Cichello by a knockout.Dawid Kostecki has Polish-Romani ancestry.- External links :* -References:...

|TKO|| 4 , N/A
|24 November 2001 || align=left|

Peter Simko

Peter Simko is a heavyweight boxer from Slovakia. Simko gained some notoriety when he fought Norwegian javelin throwing champion Pal Arne Fagernes on April 6, 2003...

|TKO|| 1 , N/A
|30 April 2001 || align=left|

Martin

Martin, Slovakia

Martin is a city in northern Slovakia, situated on the Turiec river, between the Malá Fatra and Veľká Fatra mountains, near the city of Žilina. The population numbers approximately 58,000, which makes it the eighth largest city in Slovakia...

, Slovakia
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Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
*Legend*:

External links

Marcin Najman's Profile on boxrec.com

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