KSW was back in action on Saturday, with a bantamweight title fight capping off the night at KSW 86.
That fight was both the fourth meeting between champ Jakub Wiklacz and ex-champ Sebastian Przybysz, and an immediate rematch of sorts — for Wiklacz anyway.
The pair had first met under the ACB banner in 2017, with Wiklacz taking home a unanimous decision win. With both later employed by KSW, they met again in 2020, where Przybysz finished his rival with body shots.
Last December, with Przybysz holding gold, the pair met in a rubber match to what was then a trilogy, with Wiklacz winning the title care of a split decision win. That was not to be the end of the rivalry, however— Przybysz went on to win his next two fights. Wiklacz, meanwhile, had been expected to defend his title this past July against Werlleson Martins — who apparently thought the bout was at featherweight. Not really, but he missed weight by over ten pounds; the title was off the line as a result, and Wiklacz turned down a catchweight non-title bout.
Instead, his first fight since winning the KSW bantamweight championship against Przybysz was once again against Sebastian Przybysz.
KSW 86 kicks off at 1PM ET on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at the Hala Orbita in Wroclaw, Poland, and streams live via KSWTV.com. Full results can be found below.
KSW 86: Wiklacz vs. Przybysz 4 Full Results
Jakub Wiklacz (c) vs. Sebastian Przybysz ends in a unanimous technical draw (37-37, 37-37, 37-37) — for the KSW bantamweight championship
Michal Michalski def. Dominik Humburger by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Lom Ali Eskiev def. Dawid Smielowski by TKO, Round 1, 4:21
Artur Szczepaniak def. Henry Fadipe by KO, Round 2, 4:00
Wiktor Zalewski def. Kacper Koziorzebski by TKO, Round 2, 0:55
Damian Piwowarczyk def. Lukasz Sudolski by KO, Round 1, 3:38
Viktor Pesta def. Filip Stawowy by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 2:12
Miljan Zdravkovic def. Mariusz Joniak by TKO (punches), Round 1, 4:16
Oskar Szczepaniak def. Adrian Gralak by KO (punch), Round 1, 4:29
