Patrick Wojcicki (born 14 August 1991 in Wolfsburg) is a German boxer. [1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's welterweight, but was defeated in the first round.
In 2008, he reached the quarter-finals of the AIBA Youth World Championships in the 64 kg division. [2] He lost to Uktamjon Rahmonov when the referee stopped the contest. [2] He moved up to the senior division in 2009.
In 2010, he competed at the European Championships in the -69 kg division, losing in the preliminary rounds to Balazs Bacskai. [3] At the 2011 World Championships, he reached the last 16 in the same division, losing to Fred Evans. [4] From 2009 to 2011, he was also three-time German national champion at 69 kg. [5] [6] [7] He also won the Chemiepokal in 2011, defeating Rahmonov in the final. [8] Wojcicki qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by beating Abdülkadir Köroğlu in a qualifying tournament in Trabzon. [9] At the 2012 Olympics, he lost 12:16 to Alexis Vastine in the first round. [10]
After a period where he focused on kickboxing, Wojcicki signed a contract with Sauerland Events, and made his professional debut on the 21 November 2015. [11] He faced fellow German Surik Donsdean at the TUI Arena in Hannover, winning with a technical knockout in the 4th round. [11] Following nine more wins, he faced his first setback, when his fight against Anatoli Hunanyan was drawn after eight rounds of boxing. [11]
Following that fight, Wojcicki fought Ronny Mittag for the IBF Intercontinental Middleweight title on 18 May 2018. Wojcicki won in a unanimous decision after 12 rounds. [11] Wojcicki defended the title against Sven Elbir and Marcelo Fabian Caceres. [11] Following a victory against Robert Swierzbinski on 9 November 2019, Wojcicki was forced to have long break between fights due to the COVID epidemic. He was due to fight Patrice Volny in a elimination match, where the winner would face Gennady Golovkin, but the match was cancelled due to the epidemic.