A brutal Polish criminal wanted for serious charges back home is still roaming free in the UK—and earning a cool £7,000 a fight as a bare-knuckle boxer while fighting extradition.

Dawid Ostafi, 35, nicknamed “The Wrecking Machine,” faces robbery charges in Poland but remains in Britain. A judge even eased his bail so he can compete in the savage Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship as he battles legal attempts to send him back.

From Crime Spree to Cage Fights

  • Ostafi arrived in the UK in 2016—the same year Poland jailed him for 30 months.
  • In 2019, this 6ft 1in bruiser headbutted a female police officer and assaulted a male colleague while drunk-driving.
  • Officers found a metal baseball bat, pepper spray, and cocaine in the stolen £48,000 Audi he was driving.
  • He previously punched a garage worker 20 times, knocking out three teeth, earning him a 40-month jail sentence in the UK.

Home Office Blunder Lets Thug Stay

Despite his violent record and automatic deportation eligibility under the UK Borders Act, Ostafi slipped through the cracks and stayed in Britain after release.
This case highlights major flaws in the Home Office’s deportation enforcement. How did a convicted thug stay here, earning big and risking public safety?

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As the bare-knuckle sport surges in popularity, Ostafi’s brutal in-ring persona suits his violent past—but his freedom raises alarm bells.

Will Britain’s legal system protect the public, or will criminals like Ostafi keep cashing in and dodging justice?

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