XTB KSW 81: Bartosiński vs. Szczepaniak will be a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on April 22, 2023 at the Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland.
Fight Card
Main card
Welterweight 77 kg Poland Adrian Bartosiński vs. Poland Artur Szczepaniak Welterweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Netherlands Errol Zimmerman vs. Poland Tomasz Sarara
Welterweight 77 kg Poland Krystian Bielski vs. Poland Igor Michaliszyn
Bantamweight 61 kg Brazil Werlleson Martins vs. Poland Patryk Surdyn
W.Flyweight 57 kg Poland Adrianna Kreft vs. Poland Karolina Owczarz
Welterweight 77 kg Republic of Ireland Henry Fadipe vs. Poland Marcin Krakowiak
Heavyweight 120 kg Latvia Oļegs Jemeļjanovs vs. Poland Kamil Gawryjołek
W. Strawweight 52 kg Brazil Maria Silva vs. Georgia (country) Sofiia Bagishvili
Heavyweight 120 kg Poland Filip Stawowy vs. Poland Marek Samociuk
Featherweight 66 kg Czech Republic Josef Štummer vs. Poland Jonatan Kujawa
Background
A KSW Welterweight Championship bout between Adrian Bartosiński and Artur Szczepaniak is scheduled to headline the event.
The vacant KSW welterweight title is on the line at KSW 81 on April 22 as two of the division's top ranked stars clash for their chance to become the new KSW king of 170 lbs.
The undefeated Adrian Bartosinski (13-0) will go head to head with Artur Szczepaniak (9-1) in the biggest fight of their respective careers.
Bartosinski made his KSW debut through the KSW reality TV show 'Only One' where he won all of his fights only to be forced from the finale due to injury. In the end he made his full promotional debut at KSW 59 and has won all four of his fights via stoppage.
Szczepaniak burst into KSW in 2022 with two incredible finishes. Most recently, he KO'd Brian Hooi in less than a minute with a devastating headkick KO to earn his spot as a contender for the vacant title.
A heavyweight collision between former Polish Muay Thai & kickboxing champion Tomasz Sarara (1-1) and Dutch kickboxing legend Errol Zimmerman (0-1) will take place in the co-main event of XTB KSW 81 on April 22.
Sarara's two fights in KSW have been nothing short of incredible action-packed bouts while Zimmerman won his promotional debut with a TKO win over former KSW heavyweight champ Marcin Rozalski in a once-off special rules bout.
The duo will meet under MMA rules in a fight that promises to be fireworks.
