Polish Boxing Prospect Kielsa Gets Busy In Canada This Fall

Greg Kielsa, 7-0 (3), will be a busy man over the next couple of months.

Not only is the undefeated heavyweight returning to his hometown of Bialystok, Poland for a short vacation, but he’ll be coming back to Canada ten days later to a schedule that you don’t usually see in this cautious day and age of building a contender.

The 2000 Olympian will have three fights between October 23, and December 5, with the middle fight, on November 21, being set aside for a crack at reigning Canadian Heavyweight champion, six foot, eight inch tall, 265 lb. Raymond Olubowale, at Casino Rama, in Rama, Ontario.

Kielsa and Olubowale recently threw the gauntlet down at each other’s feet after respective wins on the August 29 card at Casino Rama, with Kielsa saying he’d fight Olubowale in a couple of days “without a problem,” and Olubowale answering back that if the two ever got into the ring, Kielsa would be beaten “like a school girl.”

But before Kielsa can worry about seizing the Canadian Heavyweight title, he has a date booked on a Banner Promotions card set for October 23 at the Northern Quest Casino, in Airway Heights, Washington, against an opponent yet to be determined, on a card to be televised in the United States on Versus.

According to Kielsa, the hectic schedule suits him just fine.

“I want to be kept busy. That’s the type of fighter I am. I don’t want to wait for my fights. I’m an experienced guy, I don’t need too much sparring. I need to keep fit, and stay busy. If possible I’d like to fight two or three times a month.”

Even though he want to step into the ring upwards of 30 times in the next 12 months, Kielsa still sees his goal of being a world champion happening over the long haul.

“You can’t rush being a world champion. It’s a lengthy process. You have to make sure you’re ready when you get the opportunity.

“In two years I’ll be ready to be a real world champion.”

In the meantime, Kielsa is just as anxious to get back to his native Poland then he is to step back into the ring.

“Bialystok is a great boxing town,” Kielsa said.

“They’ve always supported boxing and boxers, and I love going back.”

For Kielsa, his Bialystok homecoming is a chance to reconnect with friends, and, most importantly, family.

“This trip is all about family for me. I have nobody over here. I’m a quiet guy. I don’t seek attention. There won’t be much media or public appearances, I’m not Cristiano Ronaldo.”

In fact the last time Kielsa went to Poland, it was supposed to be a one-way trip, with his intention to leave what was a sputtering professional career behind in Canada.

“That was it for me,” Kielsa said.

“I was having a horrible time. Everything was a struggle, and I just wanted to pack things up and go home.”

Enter Kielsa’s new manager, James Jardine.

Jardine purchased Kielsa’s contract and offered the 2000 Olympian a new lease on his boxing life.

“James made sure everything was the right fit. I knew he was interested in doing something with me. We had met and talked, and it seemed like a good fit, but James is a careful guy. He wanted to make sure that I was worth the risk.”

“Guys like James don’t make decisions just because they like you. I showed him that I was serious.”

Kielsa’s latest success in the ring was August 29, at Casino Rama, at Rama, Ontario, where he thoroughly outclassed the super-tough Jerry Butler over the course of eight rugged rounds.

“I’m disappointed that I didn’t put him down, but that guy was a tank,” Kielsa said of Butler, who has scored all seven of his wins inside the distance.

“I hit him with everything I had, and he didn’t budge. My wrists were hurting I was hitting him so hard.”

“He’s a tough, strong man.”