Damian Janikowski vs Wiktor Zalewski at XTB KSW 119 in Radom

The XTB KSW 119 gala in Radom will feature a clash of impressive middleweight fighters. In this confrontation the former contender for the belt, and currently number nine ranked, Damian Janikowski (10-9, 5 KOs, 1 Sub), will face the young and talented Wiktor Zalewski (8-2, 7 KOs). The confrontation will take place on June 20 at the Radom Sports Center arena.

Damian Janikowski will face Wiktor Zalewski at XTB KSW 119

Damian Janikowski will enter the round cage for the 19th time. The last time he competed in it was last December, but he had to recognize the superiority of Michal Michalski. The former KSW middleweight title challenger and former Olympic bronze medalist in wrestling has been competing in the MMA world since 2017 and has ten wins to his credit, as many as six of which he won before time – he knocked out his rivals five times and won once by submission. Janikowski is a guarantee of excitement and great fights in the cage. He has won two bonuses for best knockouts and as many as four for best fights of the evening.

Viktor Zalewski will enter the round cage for the seventh time in his career. The last time he competed in it was at the XTB KSW 113 gala, when he smashed Romain Debienne before time. Zalewski has fought ten professional fights. He won eight fights, sent his rivals to the boards seven times, and ended four bouts already in the first round. In KSW he won one bonus for the best knockout of the evening. The representative of Warsaw’s WCA club has been competing professionally since 2021. Before starting his professional career, he also fought successfully as an amateur. He also holds the 2021 ADCC Polish grappling title.

XTB KSW 119: fight card

Fight of the evening:

• 65.8 kg/145 lb: Patryk Kaczmarczyk #C (13-3, 3 KOs, 3 Sub) vs Leo Brichta #3 (14-6 1NC, 8 KOs, 4 Sub) – Fight for the featherweight belt.

Master Card:

• 120.2 kg/265 lb: Štefan Vojčák #1 (9-2, 5 KOs, 3 Sub) vs. Arek Wrzosek #3 (7-1, 5 KOs, 1 Sub)
• 65.8 kg/145 lb: Adam Soldaev #1 (10-3, 6 KOs, 1 Sub) vs. Daniel Rutkowski #3 (18-4 1NC, 7 KOs, 1 Sub)
• 70.3 kg/155 lb: Piotr Kacprzak #6 (13-6, 3 KOs, 5 Sub) vs. Igor Wlodarczyk (3-0, 2 Sub).
• 83.9 kg/185 lb: Damian Janikowski #9 (10-9, 5 KOs, 1 Sub) vs. Wiktor Zalewski (8-2, 7 KOs).

Source: press release.