Andrew Golota was born in Warsaw, Poland on January 5, 1968. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on February 7, 1992 against Roosevelt Shuler. Golota defeated Shuler via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Golota got his first shot at a world title at the age of 29 after 30 professional fights. On October 4, 1997 Golota challenged Lennox Lewis' WBC heavyweight title but lost via 1st round KO.
Golota's last fight was a 6th-round KO loss to Przemysław Saleta at age 45, on February 23, 2013.
Some of Andrew Golota's best fights have been against Chris Byrd, Corey Sanders, Orlin Norris, Kevin McBride, and Tim Witherspoon. For a complete list of Golota's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Andrew Golota".
Golota has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Andrew Golota Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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52 | Feb 23, 2013 | 45 | Przemysław Saleta | loss | KO 6 |
51 | Oct 24, 2009 | 41 | Tomasz Adamek 32 38-1 | loss | TKO 5 |
50 | Nov 07, 2008 | 40 | Ray Austin | loss | RTD 1 |
49 | Jan 19, 2008 | 40 | Mike Mollo | win | UD 12 |
48 | Oct 06, 2007 | 39 | Kevin McBride 34 34-5-1 | win | TKO 6 |
47 | Jun 09, 2007 | 39 | Jeremy Bates | win | TKO 2 |
46 | May 21, 2005 | 37 | Lamon Brewster 31 31-2 | loss | TKO 1 |
45 | Nov 13, 2004 | 36 | John Ruiz 32 40-5-1 | loss | UD 12 |
44 | Apr 17, 2004 | 36 | Chris Byrd 33 37-2 | draw | SD 12 |
43 | Nov 14, 2003 | 35 | Terrence Lewis | win | TKO 6 |
42 | Aug 14, 2003 | 35 | Brian Nix | win | TKO 7 |
41 | Oct 20, 2000 | 32 | Mike Tyson 34 48-3 | nc | NA
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40 | Jun 16, 2000 | 32 | Orlin Norris 34 50-5 | win | UD 10 |
39 | Apr 22, 2000 | 32 | Marcus Rhode | win | TKO 3 |
38 | Nov 20, 1999 | 31 | Michael Grant 27 30-0 | loss | TKO 10 |
37 | Jun 26, 1999 | 31 | Quinn Navarre | win | TKO 6 |
36 | Jan 30, 1999 | 31 | Jesse Ferguson | win | UD 10 |
35 | Oct 02, 1998 | 30 | Tim Witherspoon 40 46-7 | win | UD 10 |
34 | Jul 21, 1998 | 30 | Corey Sanders 23 16-5 | win | UD 10 |
33 | May 08, 1998 | 30 | Jack Basting | win | TKO 3 |
32 | Apr 14, 1998 | 30 | Eli Dixon | win | KO 6 |
31 | Oct 04, 1997 | 29 | Lennox Lewis 32 31-1 | loss | KO 1 |
30 | Dec 14, 1996 | 28 | Riddick Bowe 29 39-1 | loss | DQ 9 |
29 | Jul 11, 1996 | 28 | Riddick Bowe 28 38-1 | loss | DQ 7 |
28 | Mar 15, 1996 | 28 | Danell Nicholson | win | RTD 8 |
27 | Jan 30, 1996 | 28 | Charles Hostetter | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Nov 18, 1995 | 27 | Jason Waller | win | TKO 2 |
25 | Aug 26, 1995 | 27 | West Turner | win | TKO 1 |
24 | May 16, 1995 | 27 | Samson Po'uha | win | TKO 5 |
23 | Apr 11, 1995 | 27 | Marion Wilson | win | UD 10 |
22 | Jan 26, 1995 | 27 | Dwayne Hall | win | TKO 1 |
21 | Nov 01, 1994 | 26 | Darren Hayden | win | TKO 7 |
20 | Aug 13, 1994 | 26 | Jeff Lampkin | win | RTD 1 |
19 | Jun 18, 1994 | 26 | Jesse Shelby | win | TKO 2 |
18 | May 06, 1994 | 26 | Terry Davis | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Mar 16, 1994 | 26 | Larry Davis | win | KO 1 |
16 | Jan 14, 1994 | 26 | Donnell Wingfield | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Nov 23, 1993 | 25 | Calvin Jones | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Sep 04, 1993 | 25 | Andre Smith | win | KO 1 |
13 | Jul 10, 1993 | 25 | Marion Wilson | win | PTS 8 |
12 | Jun 22, 1993 | 25 | Carlton West | win | TKO 2 |
11 | May 15, 1993 | 25 | Kevin P. Porter | win | KO 3 |
10 | Mar 26, 1993 | 25 | Bobby Crabtree | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Feb 05, 1993 | 25 | Andre Crowder | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Dec 05, 1992 | 24 | Eddie Taylor | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Oct 03, 1992 | 24 | Aaron Brown | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Aug 28, 1992 | 24 | James Holly | win | KO 1 |
5 | Jul 24, 1992 | 24 | Robert Smith | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Jun 20, 1992 | 24 | Joey Christjohn | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Mar 27, 1992 | 24 | Charles Presswood | win | KO 1 |
2 | Feb 28, 1992 | 24 | Joe Jones | win | KO 1 |
1 | Feb 07, 1992 | 24 | Roosevelt Shuler | win | TKO 3 |