Dževad Poturak
Dževad Poturak | |
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Born | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | September 20, 1977
Other names | BH Machine |
Nationality | Bosnian |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16.2 st) |
Division | Heavyweight |
Reach | 76 in (193 cm) |
Style | Boxing, Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Team | Jumruk Gym |
Years active | 2001–2013, 2014–2021 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 83 |
Wins | 47 |
By knockout | 24 |
Losses | 35 |
By knockout | 11 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Notable relatives | Dženan Poturak, brother |
Dževad Poturak (born September 20, 1977) is a Bosnian heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Jumruk Gym in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] He is the former WAKO Pro World Low-Kick champion[2] and K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 tournament champion.[3]
Career
Poturak first came to prominence when he defeated Siniša Puljak to win the WKA European Championship on December 21, 2003. He then made his K-1 debut at K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004 in June 2004, losing to Josip Bodrozic. He did not return to the promotion until April 2006 when he took part in the eight-man tournament at K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006. He was defeated in the final by Sergei Gur after beating Ricardo van den Bos and Humberto Evora.
The following year, he took part in the Grand Prixs at K-1 European League 2007 Hungary and K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 but was unable to win either. In his last event of the year, on December 15, 2007 at K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007, he was finally able to win a tournament by defeating Daniel Jerling, Duško Basrak and Roman Kleibl. He returned to defend his crown the next year at K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008 but was knocked out by Ashwin Balrak in the quarter-finals.
On May 21, 2011, he took part in the four-man tournament at SuperKombat World Grand Prix I in Romania. He lost to Sergei Lascenko at the first stage via knock out due to a knee to the body.
On July 30, 2011, Poturak faced Alain Ngalani for the IKA Super Heavyweight World Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. In the first round, Poturak knocked Ngalani to the canvas and continued to punch him on the back of his head when he was down. Originally, Ngalani was announced as the winner via disqualification.[4][5] However, the decision was later overturned by the Las Vegas Sports Committee and was ruled a no contest.
He next faced Sebastian Ciobanu at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 IV on October 20, 2012 in Arad, Romania, with a wild card spot for the SuperKombat Final Elimination up for grabs. He lost via unanimous decision[6][7][8]
He lost a split decision to Ibrahim Aarab on November 10, 2012 in Craiova, Romania in a non-tournament bout at the SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination.[9][10]
He rematched Sergei Lascenko in the reserve bout for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Zagreb, Croatia on March 15, 2013 and won via unanimous decision. He was then entered into the semi-finals of the competition against Ismael Londt after Badr Hari withdrew with a broken foot. He retired in round two after having his rib broken from a knee.[11][12]
He lost to Igor Jurković by unanimous decision at Final Fight Championship 6 in Poreč, Croatia on June 14, 2013.[13][14][15] Poturak announced his retirement just four days later, stating that he will have one last fight against Stefan Leko at Final Fight Championships 7 in his home town of Sarajevo on September 6, 2013.[16][17]
On December 8, 2013 Dževad organised another tournament in his nativ Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina called No limit K-1 rules, and he announced that this will be his last fight. He fought Mamoudou Keta in an exhibition bout. At the end of first round Dževad took off his gloves and retired from the sport, fight was declared No Contest.[18] After that Dževad Poturak decided to return to rings with No Limit 7 event for WAKO PRO World Title Low Kick +94,00 kg professional fight against world champion French kickboxer Abdarhmane Coulibaly.[19] The event No Limit 7 was realized on 15 August 2014 and he has beaten his opponent by knockout after a rough fight.[20]
Hand injury forced him to cancel fight for the FFC light heavyweight championship against Champion, Pavel Zhuravlev. Fight was expected to be at FFC 27: Night of Champions on December 17, 2016 in Zagreb, Croatia.[21]
Championships and accomplishments
Professional Kickboxing
- K-1
- 2007 K-1 Fighting Network Prague Champion
- 2007 K-1 European League Hungary Runner-up
- 2006 K-1 Italy Oktagon Runner-up
- WAKO Pro
- 2014 WAKO Pro World Low Kick Champion +94.2 kg
- WKA
- 2003 WKA European Heavyweight Championship
- KOK
- 2019 KOK European Heavyweight Championship
Kickboxing record
47 wins (24 (T)KO's), 35 losses (11 (T)KO's), 1 no contest | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
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Jun 4, 2021 | Loss | ![]() |
Dynamite Fighting Show 11 | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Oct 31, 2020 | Win | ![]() |
KOK Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | TKO | 1 | 3:00 | |
Nov 16, 2019 | Win | ![]() |
KOK'80 World Series 2019 in Lithuania | Lithuania | TKO (injury/corner stoppage) | 1 | 3:00 | |
Jul 3, 2019 | Win | ![]() |
KOK 75 World Series 2019 in Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | TKO (corner stoppage/low kicks) | 2 | 3:00 | KOK European Heavyweight Title Fight |
October 29, 2018 | Loss | ![]() |
Colosseum Tournament 9 | Cluj Napoca, Romania | TKO (towel thrown/left low kicks) | 1 | 1:38 | |
Jun 2, 2018 | Win | ![]() |
16. DSF K1 Challenge | Zabrze, Poland | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
April 6, 2018 | Loss | ![]() |
Bellator Kickboxing 9 | Hungary | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
February 3, 2018 | Loss | ![]() |
DSF Kickboxing 13 | Poland | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | For WAKO Pro World Low Kick Championship +94.2 kg. |
September 16, 2017 | Loss | ![]() |
W5 Legends Collide | Koper, Slovenia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
July 1, 2017 | Loss | ![]() |
World Thai Boxing Champions Night II | Istanbul, Turkey | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
April 22, 2017 | Loss | ![]() |
FFC 29 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | For The FFC Heavyweight Title. |
October 8, 2016 | Loss | ![]() |
W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague" | Prague, The Czech Republic | TKO | 1 | N/A | |
March 11, 2016 | Loss | ![]() |
No Limit 8 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (split) | 5 | 3:00 | Lost WAKO Pro World Low Kick Championship +94.2 kg.[22] |
December 10, 2015 | Loss | ![]() |
Paris Fight | Paris, France | KO (elbows) | 1 | 0:20 | [23] |
October 23, 2015 | Loss | ![]() |
FFC 20: Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | [24] |
August 22, 2015 | Loss | ![]() |
Akhmat Fight Show | Grozny, Chechnya, Russia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
March 13, 2015 | Win | ![]() |
FFC 7: Sarajevo | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Both were deducted 1 point in 2nd round for passivity. Munoz was deducted 1 point in 3rd round for punching after the break. |
December 6, 2014 | Win | ![]() |
FFC 16: Vienna[25] | Vienna, Austria | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
August 15, 2014 | Win | ![]() |
No Limit 7 | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | KO (right overhand) | 2 | N/A | Return from retirement. Wins WAKO Pro World Low Kick Championship +94.2 kg. |
December 7, 2013 | Exh. | ![]() |
No Limit 1 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Exhibition | 1 | 3:00 | Retiring bout. |
November 30, 2013 | Loss | ![]() |
Tatneft Arena World Cup 2014 1st selection 1/8 final (+91 kg) | Kazan, Russia | Decision (unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
June 14, 2013 | Loss | ![]() |
FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak | Poreč, Croatia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
March 15, 2013 | Loss | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final | Zagreb, Croatia | TKO (broken rib) | 2 | 1:25 | Semi-finals. |
March 15, 2013 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final | Zagreb, Croatia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Reserve fight. |
November 10, 2012 | Loss | ![]() |
SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination | Craiova, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | Super fight. |
October 20, 2012 | Loss | ![]() |
SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2012 | Arad, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Super fight. |
September 2, 2012 | Win | ![]() |
Sarajevo Fight Night 3 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
June 30, 2012 | Loss | ![]() |
Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58 | Brussels, Belgium | KO (liver kick) | 2 | 0:32 | |
February 25, 2012 | Loss | ![]() |
SuperKombat World Grand Prix I 2012 | Podgorica, Montenegro | TKO (retirement) | 3 | 2:15 | Reserve fight. |
November 12, 2011 | Win | ![]() |
Tatneft Cup 2011 Final | Kazan, Russia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
July 30, 2011 | NC | ![]() |
Elite Kickboxing | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | NC | 1 | 2:06 | For IKA Super Heavyweight World Championship. Ngalani could not continue after getting knocked down with an alleged punch to the back of his head. |
May 21, 2011 | Loss | ![]() |
SuperKombat World Grand Prix I | Bucharest, Romania | KO (knee to the body) | 2 | 2:00 | SuperKombat World Grand Prix I semi-final. |
March 18, 2011 | Win | ![]() |
SuperKombat: The Pilot Show | Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
October 29, 2010 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 Fight Night 2 in Sarajevo | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
October 2, 2010 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 | Seoul, South Korea | TKO (corner stoppage) | 3 | 0:06 | |
May 29, 2010 | Loss | ![]() |
It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
April 3, 2010 | Loss | ![]() |
K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama | Yokohama, Japan | KO (right knee) | 1 | 2:40 | |
February 13, 2010 | Loss | ![]() |
It's Showtime 2010 Prague | Prague, Czech Republic | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
October 24, 2009 | Loss | ![]() |
K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination | Arad, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
July 3, 2009 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 ColliZion 2009 Sarajevo | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
April 12, 2009 | Win | ![]() |
Local Kombat 33 | Oradea, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
February 28, 2009 | Loss | ![]() |
K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest | Budapest, Hungary | Extra round decision (unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
December 20, 2008 | Loss | ![]() |
K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008 | Prague, Czech Republic | TKO | 2 | N/A | 2008 Prague Grand Prix quarter-final. |
November 6, 2008 | Win | ![]() |
Local Kombat 31 | Buzău, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
September 12, 2008 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 Slovakia 2008 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
June 26, 2008 | Win | ![]() |
Planet Battle: Where Champions Collide | Hong Kong | KO (right hook) | 1 | 1:09 | |
May 17, 2008 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 Fighting Network Austria 2008 | Vienna, Austria | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
December 15, 2007 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 | Prague, Czech Republic | KO | 2 | 1:10 | 2007 Prague Grand Prix final. |
December 15, 2007 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 | Prague, Czech Republic | TKO | 1 | 1:27 | 2007 Prague Grand Prix semi-final. |
December 15, 2007 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 | Prague, Czech Republic | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | 2007 Prague Grand Prix quarter-final. |
November 2, 2007 | Loss | ![]() |
K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 | Istanbul, Turkey | KO (high kick) | 3 | 2:45 | 2007 Turkey Grand Prix semi-final. |
November 2, 2007 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 | Istanbul, Turkey | KO (right hook) | 1 | 2:58 | 2007 Turkey Grand Prix quarter-final. |
September 7, 2007 | Loss | ![]() |
Noc Bojovnikov 4 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
February 24, 2007 | Loss | ![]() |
K-1 European League 2007 Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | TKO | 2 | N/A | 2007 Hungary Grand Prix final. |
February 24, 2007 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 European League 2007 Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | KO (right high kick) | 3 | 1:20 | 2007 Hungary Grand Prix semi-final. |
February 24, 2007 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 European League 2007 Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Extra round decision | 4 | 3:00 | 2007 Hungary Grand Prix quarter-final. |
December 16, 2006 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07 | Prague, Czech Republic | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
August 18, 2006 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 Hungary 2006 | Debrecen, Hungary | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
April 8, 2006 | Loss | ![]() |
K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 | Milan, Italy | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | 2006 Italy Grand Prix final. |
April 8, 2006 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 | Milan, Italy | KO | 2 | N/A | 2006 Italy Grand Prix semi-final. |
April 8, 2006 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 | Milan, Italy | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 2006 Italy Grand Prix quarter-final. |
December 18, 2005 | Win | ![]() |
It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Prague | Prague, Czech Republic | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
June 14, 2005 | Loss | ![]() |
International Profi Tournament | N/A | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
April 17, 2005 | Loss | ![]() |
Gala Valkenswaard-Siam Gym | Valkenswaard, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
February 13, 2005 | Win | ![]() |
Gala Gym Alkmaar | Alkmaar, Netherlands | KO (punches) | 3 | 2:55 | |
December 11, 2004 | Win | ![]() |
Fight Night | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
June 11, 2004 | Loss | ![]() |
K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004 | Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 2004 Bosnia Grand Prix quarter-final. |
May 21, 2004 | Win | ![]() |
Unknown | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina | KO (right hook) | 5 | 0:21 | |
December 21, 2003 | Win | ![]() |
Unknown | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | Wins WKA European Heavyweight Championship. |
September 20, 2003 | Win | ![]() |
K-1 Night of Champions | Bosnia and Herzegovina | TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | 1:41 | |
August 20, 2003 | Loss | ![]() |
King of Colosseum K-1 GP BIH 2003 | Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2003 Bosnia Grand Prix semi-final. |
August 20, 2003 | Win | ![]() |
King of Colosseum K-1 GP BIH 2003 | Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 2003 Bosnia Grand Prix quarter-final. |
July 7, 2003 | Loss | ![]() |
K-1 FIGHT Makarska 2003 | Makarska, Croatia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
December 27, 2002 | Win | ![]() |
Night of Warriors | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest |
See also
References
- ^ Dževad Poturak Athlete Profile
- ^ Poturak nokautirao Coulabalyja i postao svjetski K-1 šampion - Klix.ba
- ^ "Dzevad Poturak". k-1sport.de. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ^ "Kickboxing Empire results, Las Vegas July 30". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
- ^ Yarborough falls short in return
- ^ SuperKombat WGP 11, October 20 In Arad: Fight Card
- ^ SuperKombat WGP 11 poster - fight card update
- ^ Superkombat World Grand Prix IV Live Results
- ^ SuperKombat Final Elimination, November 10: Fight Card
- ^ Superkombat Final Elimination: Live Results
- ^ K-1 World Grand Prix 2013 Live Results
- ^ K-1 World Grand Prix Final 8 results and LIVE kickboxing coverage from Zagreb, Croatia TODAY (March 15)
- ^ Final Fight 06: Gerges vs. Zhuravlev on June 14th
- ^ Final Fight 06 Results
- ^ FFC 6 Results: Hesdy Gerges Defeats Pavel Zhuravlev, Jurkovic Victorious Against Dzeved Poturak
- ^ Dzevad Poturak Announces Retirement
- ^ Final Fight 07: Poturak to Face Leko in Retirement Bout
- ^ Dževad Poturak se oprostio od publike i završio svoju bogatu karijeru! Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine(in Bosnian)
- ^ WAKO PRO World Title Low Kick +94,00 KG Fight in Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina
- ^ Dževad Poturak Is the New WAKO PRO Low Kick +94,00 KG World Champion
- ^ Poturak otkazao nastup na FFC-u u Zagrebu zbog “grozne” ozljede šake (FOTO)
- ^ Dževad Poturak izgubio WAKO Pro naslov, Mikelić poražen u finalu turnira(in Croatian)
- ^ PARIS FIGHT - Quarteron vs Poturak - Les résultats en LIVE(in French)
- ^ FFC 20: Trušček nokautirao Halmija, pobjeda Pokrajca, poraz Poturka (in Croatian)
- ^ FFC 16 kickboxing LIVE! Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine(in Croatian)
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Bosnia and Herzegovina male kickboxers
- Heavyweight kickboxers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Muay Thai practitioners
- Bosnia and Herzegovina police officers
- Sportspeople from Sarajevo
- SUPERKOMBAT kickboxers
- King of Kings champions