Bio
Michaela Kotaskova is a Czech super welterweight who arrived on the world stage with an unbeaten record and genuine ambition. The 28-year-old built her reputation across European boxing circuits, racking up eleven wins without defeat before stepping up to challenge for the vacant WBO super welterweight title at Olympia London in April 2026.
Let's not beat around the bush — the step up to world level proved a bridge too far. Kotaskova ran into Chantelle Cameron at MVPW-01 and was comprehensively outclassed across ten rounds. Cameron's body work and combination punching were levels above what Kotaskova had faced before, and the scorecards of 100-90, 99-91, 99-91 reflected a one-sided contest. There's no shame in losing to a fighter of Cameron's calibre, but it exposed the gulf between European-level boxing and genuine world class.
What Kotaskova does have is youth, durability, and a willingness to learn. She took Cameron's best shots for ten rounds without ever looking like she was going to be stopped. At 28, there's time to rebuild and come again. The experience of fighting under the lights at Olympia, on a platform as big as MVPW, will make her better. Whether she can close the gap to the division's elite remains to be seen, but she deserves credit for taking the opportunity when it came.