In one of the fights within the boxing evening in Katowice, Poland, which took place on April 6, middleweight Robert Talarek (24-13-2, 16 KOs) defeated Patryk Szymanski (19-2, 10 KOs) in the fifth round by technical knockout. The fight was incredibly dramatic - both fighters just visited the floor ten times.
At the beginning of the fight, Szymanski looked better, and in the first round he recorded two knockdowns for his record. In the second round, Szymanski was noted with two more knockdowns, but himself was once on the floor. Only Szymanski fell further: twice in the third, twice in the fourth, and once in the fifth, until the duel was finally stopped.
After the battle, Szymanski announced the ending of his professional career.
