Ondřej Pála

Ondřej Pála (born 20 September 1984) is a Czech former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2014. He holds a notable win over former world heavyweight champion Henry Akinwande.

Amateur career
Pála started boxing at 17 under the lead of trainers Jan Balog and Antonín Hauer. His effort soon brought him the Czech Junior heavyweight title. At young age, he was also trying to compete in Muay Thai and Jiu jistu. In 2019, he returned to amateur boxing defeating Dominik Musil in the final of the Czech Championship, who is also a professional, by a second round TKO.

Professional career
He turned professional in Médea boxing team and alongside his trainer Yuri Krivoruchko, he became one of the top prospects in the heavyweight division. He soon won several belts on the national level. In 2008, he beat the former WBO heavyweight champion Henry Akinwande. After the victory over Aleksey Masikin in March 2011, he became WBO European heavyweight champion and serious contender for the world belts.

Professional boxing record
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" !No. !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes For IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title
 * 38
 * Loss
 * 33–5
 * style="text-align:left;"|David Price
 * KO
 * 3 (8), 0:33
 * 12 Apr 2014
 * style="text-align:left;"|Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg, Denmark
 * 37
 * Win
 * 33–4
 * style="text-align:left;"|Roman Cherney
 * TKO
 * 1 (8), 2:55
 * 26 Feb 2014
 * style="text-align:left;"|Medea Fitness, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 36
 * Loss
 * 32–4
 * style="text-align:left;"|Derek Chisora
 * TKO
 * 3 (12), 2:25
 * 30 Nov 2013
 * style="text-align:left;"|Copper Box Arena, London, England
 * style="text-align:left;"|For WBO International and vacant WBA International heavyweight titles
 * 35
 * Win
 * 32–3
 * style="text-align:left;"|Yuri Bihoutseu
 * PTS
 * 8
 * 19 Feb 2013
 * style="text-align:left;"|Moulin Rouge Club, Minsk, Belarus
 * 34
 * Win
 * 31–3
 * style="text-align:left;"|Radovan Kůča
 * TKO
 * 2 (8), 1:12
 * 22 Dec 2012
 * style="text-align:left;"|Medea Fitness, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 33
 * Loss
 * 30–3
 * style="text-align:left;"|Konstantin Airich
 * TKO
 * 9 (12), 1:10
 * 9 Mar 2012
 * style="text-align:left;"|Atatürk Spor Salonu, Tekirdağ, Turkey
 * style="text-align:left;"|Lost WBO European heavyweight title;
 * 33
 * Loss
 * 30–3
 * style="text-align:left;"|Konstantin Airich
 * TKO
 * 9 (12), 1:10
 * 9 Mar 2012
 * style="text-align:left;"|Atatürk Spor Salonu, Tekirdağ, Turkey
 * style="text-align:left;"|Lost WBO European heavyweight title;
 * style="text-align:left;"|Lost WBO European heavyweight title;
 * 32
 * Win
 * 30–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Darnell Wilson
 * UD
 * 12
 * 16 Nov 2011
 * style="text-align:left;"|Spor Salonu, Trabzon, Turkey
 * style="text-align:left;"|Retained WBO European heavyweight title
 * 31
 * Win
 * 29–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Oleksiy Mazikin
 * RTD
 * 7 (12), 3:00
 * 1 Apr 2011
 * style="text-align:left;"|Digibet Pferdesportpark, Berlin, Germany
 * style="text-align:left;"|Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title
 * 30
 * Win
 * 28–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Ergin Solmaz
 * TKO
 * 3 (8), 1:24
 * 3 Dec 2010
 * style="text-align:left;"|Arena Sparta, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 29
 * Win
 * 27–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Serhiy Babych
 * TKO
 * 5 (8), 1:40
 * 9 Apr 2010
 * style="text-align:left;"|Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
 * 28
 * Win
 * 26–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Robert Hawkins
 * UD
 * 8
 * 23 Jan 2010
 * style="text-align:left;"|Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
 * 27
 * Win
 * 25–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Oleksiy Mazikin
 * UD
 * 8
 * 24 Oct 2009
 * style="text-align:left;"|Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
 * 26
 * Win
 * 24–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Raman Sukhaterin
 * UD
 * 8
 * 5 Jun 2009
 * style="text-align:left;"|Hotel Pyramida, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 25
 * Win
 * 23–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Konstantin Airich
 * MD
 * 10
 * 6 Mar 2009
 * style="text-align:left;"|Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
 * 24
 * Win
 * 22–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Harry Duiven Jr
 * TKO
 * 11 (12), 0:58
 * 17 Dec 2008
 * style="text-align:left;"|Hotel Hilton, Prague, Czech Republic
 * style="text-align:left;"|Won vacant interim PABA heavyweight title
 * 23
 * Win
 * 21–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Pavel Šiška
 * TKO
 * 2 (8), 2:36
 * 21 Nov 2008
 * style="text-align:left;"|Hotel Pyramida, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 22
 * Win
 * 20–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Henry Akinwande
 * UD
 * 6
 * 4 Jul 2008
 * style="text-align:left;"|Bueyuek Anadolu Hotel, Ankara, Turkey
 * 21
 * Win
 * 19–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Arthur Cook
 * TKO
 * 8 (10), 1:28
 * 8 Feb 2008
 * style="text-align:left;"|Shaikh Rashid Hall, Dubai
 * 20
 * Win
 * 18–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Viacheslav Shcherbakov
 * KO
 * 3 (8), 0:35
 * 23 Nov 2007
 * style="text-align:left;"|Top Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 19
 * Win
 * 17–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Aleksandrs Borhovs
 * RTD
 * 2 (8), 3:00
 * 19 Oct 2007
 * style="text-align:left;"|DK INWEST, Plzeň, Czech Republic
 * 18
 * Win
 * 16–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Humberto Evora
 * KO
 * 4 (8), 2:20
 * 4 Jul 2007
 * style="text-align:left;"|Top Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 17
 * Win
 * 15–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Piotr Sapun
 * KO
 * 1 (6), 1:55
 * 28 Apr 2007
 * style="text-align:left;"|Hotel Boby Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
 * 16
 * Win
 * 14–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Tomáš Mrázek
 * KO
 * 5 (10), 2:54
 * 14 Dec 2006
 * style="text-align:left;"|Hotel Pyramida, Prague, Czech Republic
 * style="text-align:left;"|Retained Czech heavyweight title
 * 15
 * Win
 * 13–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Aleh Dubiaha
 * TKO
 * 3 (6)
 * 14 Nov 2006
 * style="text-align:left;"|Minsk, Belarus
 * 14
 * Win
 * 12–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Imrich Borka
 * TKO
 * 3 (6)
 * 17 Oct 2006
 * style="text-align:left;"|Hotel Pyramida, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 13
 * Loss
 * 11–2
 * style="text-align:left;"|Denis Boytsov
 * TKO
 * 5 (10), 1:16
 * 9 Sep 2006
 * style="text-align:left;"|Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
 * style="text-align:left;"|For vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title
 * 12
 * Win
 * 11–1
 * style="text-align:left;"|Leo Sanchez
 * UD
 * 6
 * 4 Jul 2006
 * style="text-align:left;"|Medea Gym, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 11
 * Loss
 * 10–1
 * style="text-align:left;"|Rene Dettweiler
 * UD
 * 8
 * 22 Apr 2006
 * style="text-align:left;"|SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Germany
 * 10
 * Win
 * 10–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Alexey Osokin
 * PTS
 * 6
 * 23 Mar 2006
 * style="text-align:left;"|Hotel Pyramida, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 9
 * Win
 * 9–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Aleksandrs Borhovs
 * RTD
 * 7 (10), 3:00
 * 13 Dec 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Hotel Pyramida, Prague, Czech Republic
 * style="text-align:left;"|Won vacant Czech and Czech International heavyweight titles
 * 8
 * Win
 * 8–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Aliaksandr Mazaleu
 * TKO
 * 1 (6)
 * 16 Nov 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Hotel Pyramida, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 7
 * Win
 * 7–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Aleh Dubiaha
 * TKO
 * 5 (6)
 * 6 Oct 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Top Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 6
 * Win
 * 6–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Mihail Bandarenka
 * TKO
 * 4 (4)
 * 15 Sep 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|The House of Physical Culture, Minsk, Belarus
 * 5
 * Win
 * 5–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Tomasz Zeprzalka
 * PTS
 * 4
 * 18 Aug 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|KD Střelnice, Děčín, Czech Republic
 * 4
 * Win
 * 4–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Valeri Meierson
 * TKO
 * 2 (4)
 * 26 May 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Top Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 3
 * Win
 * 3–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Peter Simko
 * TKO
 * 4 (4)
 * 28 Apr 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Dům Kultury, Liberec, Czech Republic
 * 2
 * Win
 * 2–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Dzianis Shkalau
 * TKO
 * 4 (4)
 * 27 Mar 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Hotel Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 1
 * Win
 * 1–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Uladzimir Tumanau
 * TKO
 * 2 (4)
 * 3 Mar 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Minsk, Belarus
 * Win
 * 6–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Mihail Bandarenka
 * TKO
 * 4 (4)
 * 15 Sep 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|The House of Physical Culture, Minsk, Belarus
 * 5
 * Win
 * 5–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Tomasz Zeprzalka
 * PTS
 * 4
 * 18 Aug 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|KD Střelnice, Děčín, Czech Republic
 * 4
 * Win
 * 4–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Valeri Meierson
 * TKO
 * 2 (4)
 * 26 May 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Top Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 3
 * Win
 * 3–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Peter Simko
 * TKO
 * 4 (4)
 * 28 Apr 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Dům Kultury, Liberec, Czech Republic
 * 2
 * Win
 * 2–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Dzianis Shkalau
 * TKO
 * 4 (4)
 * 27 Mar 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Hotel Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
 * 1
 * Win
 * 1–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Uladzimir Tumanau
 * TKO
 * 2 (4)
 * 3 Mar 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Minsk, Belarus
 * 1
 * Win
 * 1–0
 * style="text-align:left;"|Uladzimir Tumanau
 * TKO
 * 2 (4)
 * 3 Mar 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Minsk, Belarus
 * 3 Mar 2005
 * style="text-align:left;"|Minsk, Belarus