Josip Bodrožić, a retired AustralianCroatian super heavyweight kickboxer, was born on 20 June 1973, in Melbourne, Australia. He was 2 meters tall and during his competitive career weighed approximately 120 kilograms.

Josip Bodrožić
BornJosip Bodrožić
(1973-06-20) 20 June 1973 (age 51)
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralia Australian
Croatia Croatian
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
DivisionSuper Heavyweight
StyleMuay Thai
Fighting out ofKaštel Gomilica

Biography and career

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At the age of 13 Bodrožić moved with his family to Kaštel Gomilica. He became active in amateur kickboxing, and competed in the European and World Championships until 2000, when he turned professional. Two of his most noted accomplishments were bronze medals at W.A.K.O., world championships under full contact rules 1997 in Gdańsk and again in 1999 in Caorle.[1]

In 2000, as a professional, Bodrožić began competing overseas, often in K-1 promotions. His most famous fight was against Bellarusian Alexey Ignashov in 2003 at the K-1 Final Fight Stars War in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia—an event promoted by Orsat Zovko. Bodrožić lost the five-round fight by a split decision.[2]

In Ugento, Italy in 2004, Bodrožić became the W.P.K.C. super heavyweight muay thai world champion, beating Hungarian Peter Varga in five rounds, dropping him down several times. In April 2004, he participated in K-1 Italy's Grand Prix 2004 in Milan losing to Jörgen Kruth in the semi-finals.[3]

In June 2004, Bodrožić became the K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004 tournament champion. He won over Dževad Poturak in the quarter-finals, had a walkthrough in the semi-finals and finally won the tournament in a bout against Serbian Duško Basrak.

Titles

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Professional

  • 2004 K-1 Grand Prix BIH tournament champion
  • 2004 WPKC Muay Thai Super Heavyweight World Champion +95 kg

Amateur

Professional kickboxing record

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Kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2005-11-11 Loss   Cătălin Zmărăndescu Local Kombat 17 Brașov, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2005-09-16 Win   Aurel Bococi Local Kombat 16 "Liga Campionilor" Cluj Napoca, Romania TKO 4
2004-12-10 Loss   Ionuţ Iftimoaie Local Kombat 11 Romania Decision 3 3:00
2004-10-22 Win   Alex Jucan Local Kombat 10 Brăila, Romania KO 2
2004-07-16 Loss   Alexey Ignashov Kings of Oceania 2004 Auckland, New Zealand KO 1
2004-06-11 Win   Duško Basrak K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004, Final Široki Brijeg, BIH KO 2
Had a walktrough in the semi-finals due to Ivan Sočo's injury.
Wins K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004 title.
2004-06-11 Win   Dževad Poturak K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004, quarter-finals Široki Brijeg, BIH KO 2
2004-04-24 Loss   Jörgen Kruth K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan, semi-finals Milan, Italy KO (Right overhand) 3 2:59
2004-04-24 Win   Marc de Wit K-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan, quarter-finals Milan, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2004 Win   Peter Varga Ugento, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins Varga's WPKC Muay Thai Super Heavyweight World title.
2004-02-28 Win   Cheik Ouedrago Kombat Festival Genoa, Italy KO
2003-10-31 Loss   Alexey Ignashov K-1 Final Fight Stars War in Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia Decision (Split) 5 3:00
2003-09-12 Win   Hiriwa Te Rangi K-1 Final Fight Spalato, Croatia RTD 3
2003-07-27 Loss   Peter Graham K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Melbourne Melbourne, Australia Decision 3 3:00
2003-04-11 Win   Andrew Peck K-1 Lord of the Rings Auckland, New Zealand KO (Punch) 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ OD SPORTAŠA DO DILERA Kaštelanski kick boxer ‘pao’ s dva kilograma ‘trave’(in Croatian)
  2. ^ K-1 Final Fight Stars War in Zagreb
  3. ^ Speciale Oktagon 2004(in Italian)
  4. ^ "CAORLE (ITALY) 1999" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
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