Adam ‘Babyface’ Kownacki (born 27 March 1989) is a Polish professional boxer who competes in the heavyweight division. As of June 2019, Kownacki is ranked as the world's ninth best active heavyweight by "The Ring" magazine.
Kownacki was born in Łomża, Poland. He moved to Brooklyn, New York in 1996, along with his parents and brother. He has stated that he grew up watching Andrew Golota fights, which got him interested in boxing. Kownacki started training at Gleason’s Gym at the age of 16. He first won the New York Golden Gloves heavyweight tournament at the age of 17.
Kownacki made his professional debut on 30 October 2009, at the PAL Gym in New York, United States, where he knocked out Carossee Auponte in the first round.
In his second bout of 2019, on 3 August at the Barclays Center, New York, Kownacki defeated Chris Arreola by unanimous decision (118-100, 117-111, 117-111), winning the IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title.[2] The fight broke the CompuBox record for the most combined punches thrown (2,172) and landed (667) in a heavyweight fight.
In 2019, on 3 August at the Barclays Center, New York, Kownacki defeated Chris Arreola by unanimous decision (118-100, 117-111, 117-111), winning the IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title. The fight broke the CompuBox record for the most combined punches thrown (2,172) and landed (667) in a heavyweight fight.