Who won Masternak vs Djeko?
Mateusz Masternak beat Joel Tambwe Djeko by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, October 4th, 2025, at Nosalowy Dwór, Zakopane.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).
Masternak vs Djeko stats
Mateusz Masternak stepped into the ring with a record of 49 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws, 32 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Joel Tambwe Djeko made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Masternak had an advantage in power over Djeko, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Djeko's 47%.
Mateusz Masternak was the older man by 2 years, at 38 years old.
Both Mateusz Masternak and Joel Tambwe Djeko fought out of an orthodox stance.
Masternak was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 32 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Djeko, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 254 more professional rounds, totaling 381 compared to Djeko's 127.
Mateusz Masternak went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at cruiserweight.
Masternak vs Djeko form
Masternak had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Chris Billam-Smith on December 10, 2023, by in the 8th round in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Jason Whateley on October 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Nosalowy Dwór, Zakopane, Poland.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Yuniel Dorticos on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at CFE Arena, Florida, United States.
Before that, he had beaten Youri Kayembre Kalenga on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hala Sportowa, ul. Zuzlowa 4, Czestochowa, Poland.
He had won against Stivens Bujaj on October 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United States.
Activity check
Masternak's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.
What time did Masternak vs Djeko start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 PM UTC at Nosalowy Dwór, Zakopane, Poland, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:00 PM BST in the UK.
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