{"id":120770,"date":"2025-09-07T12:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T12:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/120770\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T12:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T12:45:08","slug":"only-man-to-stop-dricus-du-plessis-lands-boxing-ko-over-48-year-old-legend-who-beat-mike-tysons-conquerer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/120770\/","title":{"rendered":"Only man to stop Dricus Du Plessis lands boxing KO over 48-year-old legend who beat Mike Tyson&#8217;s conquerer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Roberto Soldic has just picked up the biggest win of his under-the-radar boxing career. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/07\/13\/only-man-to-ko-dricus-du-plessis-pauses-mma-career-to-box-48-year-old-former-two-weight-world-champion\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">only man to KO Dricus du Plessis<\/a> put his MMA career on pause to box a former two-weight world champion on Saturday night. <\/p>\n<p>Tomasz Adamek entered the ring with a legendary career in his rear-view mirror. The 48-year-old beat <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2024\/11\/15\/i-made-mike-tyson-retire-from-boxing-two-decades-on-hes-making-20million-to-fight-jake-paul-and-im-a-paver\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Tyson\u2019s first retirement opponent, Kevin McBride<\/a>, Steve Cunningham, and Paul Briggs during his iconic 64-fight career. <\/p>\n<p>However, the man who once went 10 rounds with Vitali Klitschko was no match for <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/roberto-soldic\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1855\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roberto Soldic<\/a> at FAME 27: Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1252714789-edited-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Roberto Soldic weighs in at the ONE Championship Ceremonial Weigh-Ins\" class=\"wp-image-223508\" \/>Photo by Christopher Colon\/Pximages\/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesRoberto Soldic KO\u2019s Tomasz Adamek<\/p>\n<p>Roberto Soldic made it look easy as he wiped out one of Poland\u2019s greatest fight legends. <\/p>\n<p>Two rounds were all he needed to get the job done at the PreZero Arena in Gliwice, Poland.<\/p>\n<p>Tomasz Adamek suffered a heavy knockdown that he never really recovered from at FAME 27: Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Soldic swarmed with punches that bundled him over and forced a stoppage in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Croatian fighter now boasts a 5-0 professional boxing record, after previously winning four fights by KO between 2016 and 2017. <\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next for Roberto Soldic?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/08\/22\/roberto-soldic-provides-update-on-future-in-mma-ahead-of-boxing-bout-with-48-year-old-legend\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roberto Soldic provided an update on his MMA future<\/a> before boxing for the first time in eight years. <\/p>\n<p>The ONE Championship fighter insists his next fight will see him return to the sport that made him famous. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack to MMA,\u201d Soldic said when asked by Bloody Elbow what\u2019s next after his boxing bout with Tomasz Adamek.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is only a small adventure. With ONE, it\u2019s great. I had a great talk last week in a meeting with Chatri [Sityodtong] and the matchmakers about something coming up for me and all in ONE. I can\u2019t say anything. They will announce it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cONE is great for me. They let me do this fight, which is great for me to stay active. We tried to get a fight in Tokyo, but the card was full already.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roberto Soldic has just picked up the biggest win of his under-the-radar boxing career. 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