Josip Bodrožić

Josip Bodrožić, a retired Australian–Croatian 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
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

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

Professional

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

Amateur

Professional kickboxing record
Kickboxing record
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2005-11-11LossRomania Cătălin ZmărăndescuLocal Kombat 17Brașov, RomaniaDecision33:00
2005-09-16WinRomania Aurel BocociLocal Kombat 16 "Liga Campionilor"Cluj Napoca, RomaniaTKO4
2004-12-10LossRomania Ionuţ IftimoaieLocal Kombat 11RomaniaDecision33:00
2004-10-22WinCanada Alex JucanLocal Kombat 10Brăila, RomaniaKO2
2004-07-16LossBelarus Alexey IgnashovKings of Oceania 2004Auckland, New ZealandKO1
2004-06-11WinSerbia Duško BasrakK-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004, FinalŠiroki Brijeg, BIHKO2
Had a walktrough in the semi-finals due to Ivan Sočo's injury.
Wins K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004 title.
2004-06-11WinBosnia and Herzegovina Dževad PoturakK-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004, quarter-finalsŠiroki Brijeg, BIHKO2
2004-04-24LossSweden Jörgen KruthK-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan, semi-finalsMilan, ItalyKO (Right overhand)32:59
2004-04-24WinBelgium Marc de WitK-1 Italy Grand Prix 2004 in Milan, quarter-finalsMilan, ItalyDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2004WinHungary Peter VargaUgento, ItalyDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Wins Varga's WPKC Muay Thai Super Heavyweight World title.
2004-02-28WinFrance Cheik OuedragoKombat FestivalGenoa, ItalyKO
2003-10-31LossBelarus Alexey IgnashovK-1 Final Fight Stars War in ZagrebZagreb, CroatiaDecision (Split)53:00
2003-09-12WinNew Zealand Hiriwa Te RangiK-1 Final FightSpalato, CroatiaRTD3
2003-07-27LossAustralia Peter GrahamK-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in MelbourneMelbourne, AustraliaDecision33:00
2003-04-11WinNew Zealand Andrew PeckK-1 Lord of the RingsAuckland, New ZealandKO (Punch)1

See also

References
  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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