By Luke Furman, bokser.org

The fight is only a week away. On November 8th from the Krakow Arena in Krakow, Poland - Polish heavyweight rivals Tomasz Adamek (49-3, 29 KOs) and Artur Szpilka (16-1, 12 KOs) will collide for the vacant IBF international championship. The fight is a make or break opportunity for both boxers.

Adamek, a former champion at light heavyweight and cruiserweight, is coming off a decision loss to Czar Glazkov and another loss to rising contender Szpilka could spell the end of his career. For Szpilka, who earlier this year was knocked out by Bryant Jennings, a loss to the older veteran in Adamek will send him spiraling down in the rankings.