BARELY anyone outside of Poland even knew who Krzysztof Glowacki was before his bout with Marco Huck. Now his name will be on everyone’s lips.

The 29-year-old stunned the longtime WBO cruiserweight champion with a vicious 11th round knockout on Friday night, ending Huck’s six-year championship streak. Glowacki’s aggressive flurry notched his 26th career win while fighting on the Antonio Tarver-Steve Cunningham undercard of a Premier Boxing Champions card.

"Watch: Glowacki Destroys Huck on the Ropes" via @TeamStream http://t.co/1aEaa4ibrS — Kyle Lewis (@TheBaseline) August 15, 2015

“My trainer (Fiodor Lapin) told me to pace myself and I didn’t listen to him,” said Glowacki. “I knew the second part of the fight wasn’t mine so I decided to go for broke. Not even for a second did I think I would lose this fight.

“This is the biggest night of my life.”

Huck has spent the majority of his career fighting in his native Germany, but came to America to enhance his reputation and set the cruiserweight title defence record (currently held by England’s Johnny Nelson with 13).

His promoter Lou DiBella said it was an incredible fight despite his client ending up on the wrong side of the ledger.

“Huck had pulled ahead and he is a beastly strong guy but this Glowacki did not stop coming,” said DiBella. “He was like the Undertaker. He was dead on the canvas and got up and went and got Huck. That was a great fight.

“This is the entertainment business and that was entertainment.”

Those watching the fight certainly agreed, taking to Twitter to voice their approval for one of the bouts of the year.

Huck-Glowacki definitely candidate for WBO Fight of the Year. Inactivity could've hurt Huck. Glowacki's all heart.Congrats to the new champ! — Paco Valcárcel, Esq. (@PacoValcarcel) August 15, 2015

Huck v. Glowacki. serious fight of the year contender #boxing — Damian Calhoun (@DamianCalhoun) August 15, 2015

God damn Glowacki just knocked Huck out with a jab??? Well anyway that was a good fight — Isaiah Sendejas (@I_am_unorginal) August 15, 2015

Already Cunningham vs Tarver fight is trash compared 2 Glowacki vs Huck almost impossible 2 live up 2 that fight #PBConSpike — Makuti Lee (@MakutiLee) August 15, 2015

Huck Glowacki should've been the main event — Nuthin4Sumpthin (@Ol_Bub) August 15, 2015

Hell of a knockout by Glowacki! — Irish Joe (@JoeMaskivish) August 15, 2015

Glowacki started the fight aggressively, turning the tables on the German by landing a flurry of punches early in the first round. Huck remained firm though, and almost won the fight in the sixth round before the Pole came storming back into the contest.

The pair continued to go blow-for-blow until the 11th round when Glowacki landed his knockout punch. Huck was leading on all three scorecards before he was sent to the canvas.

In the night’s main event, Steve Cunningham and Antonio Tarver fought to a 12-round draw in a lacklustre heavyweight contender bout.