Dževad Poturak

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]

Dževad Poturak
Born (1977-09-20) September 20, 1977
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Other namesBH Machine
NationalityBosnian
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb; 16.2 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Reach76 in (193 cm)
StyleBoxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out ofSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
TeamJumruk Gym
Years active2001–2013, 2014–2021
Kickboxing record
Total83
Wins47
By knockout24
Losses35
By knockout11
No contests1
Other information
Notable relativesDženan Poturak, brother

He holds notable wins over Daniel Ghiță, Melvin Manhoef and Sergei Lashchenko.

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

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record (Incomplete)
47 wins (24 (T)KO's), 35 losses (11 (T)KO's), 1 no contest
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTimeNotes
Jun 4, 2021 Loss Romania Ștefan Lătescu Dynamite Fighting Show 11 Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Oct 31, 2020 Win Serbia Nikola Dimkovski KOK Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina TKO 1 3:00
Nov 16, 2019 Win Germany Kirill Buller KOK'80 World Series 2019 in Lithuania Lithuania TKO (injury/corner stoppage) 1 3:00
Jul 3, 2019 Win Albania Dritan Barjamaj 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 Romania Daniel Ghiță Colosseum Tournament 9 Cluj Napoca, Romania TKO (towel thrown/left low kicks) 1 1:38
Jun 2, 2018 Win Poland Lukasz Lipniacki 16. DSF K1 Challenge Zabrze, Poland Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
April 6, 2018 Loss Belarus Alexey Ignashov Bellator Kickboxing 9 Hungary Decision (split) 3 3:00
February 3, 2018 Loss Poland Michal Turynski DSF Kickboxing 13 Poland Decision 3 3:00 For WAKO Pro World Low Kick Championship +94.2 kg.
September 16, 2017 Loss Slovenia Miran Fabjan W5 Legends Collide Koper, Slovenia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
July 1, 2017 Loss Greece Antonios Armenatzoglu World Thai Boxing Champions Night II Istanbul, Turkey Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
April 22, 2017 Loss Croatia Mladen Brestovac FFC 29 Ljubljana, Slovenia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 For The FFC Heavyweight Title.
October 8, 2016 Loss Morocco Ibrahim El Bouni W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague" Prague, The Czech Republic TKO 1 N/A
March 11, 2016 Loss Poland Michał Turyński 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 France Patrice Quarteron Paris Fight Paris, France KO (elbows) 1 0:20 [23]
October 23, 2015 Loss Belgium Frédéric Sinistra FFC 20: Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 [24]
August 22, 2015 Loss Azerbaijan Zabit Samedov Akhmat Fight Show Grozny, Chechnya, Russia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
March 13, 2015 Win Spain Frank Muñoz 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 Greece Theodosiadis Panagiotis FFC 16: Vienna[25] Vienna, Austria Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
August 15, 2014 Win France Abdarhmane Coulibaly 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. Belgium Mamoudou Keta No Limit 1 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Exhibition 1 3:00 Retiring bout.
November 30, 2013 Loss Russia Alexander Chernikov Tatneft Arena World Cup 2014 1st selection 1/8 final (+91 kg) Kazan, Russia Decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
June 14, 2013 Loss Croatia Igor Jurković FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak Poreč, Croatia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
March 15, 2013 Loss Suriname Ismael Londt K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final Zagreb, Croatia TKO (broken rib) 2 1:25 Semi-finals.
March 15, 2013 Loss Ukraine Sergei Lascenko K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final Zagreb, Croatia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Reserve fight.
November 10, 2012 Loss Morocco Ibrahim Aarab SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination Craiova, Romania Decision (split) 3 3:00 Super fight.
October 20, 2012 Loss Romania Sebastian Ciobanu SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2012 Arad, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Super fight.
September 2, 2012 Win Slovakia Tomáš Možný Sarajevo Fight Night 3 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (split) 3 3:00
June 30, 2012 Loss Romania Daniel Ghiţă Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58 Brussels, Belgium KO (liver kick) 2 0:32
February 25, 2012 Loss Netherlands Brian Douwes SuperKombat World Grand Prix I 2012 Podgorica, Montenegro TKO (retirement) 3 2:15 Reserve fight.
November 12, 2011 Win Brazil Ricardo Soneca Tatneft Cup 2011 Final Kazan, Russia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
July 30, 2011 NC Cameroon Alain Ngalani 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 Ukraine Sergei Lascenko 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 Romania Ionuţ Iftimoaie SuperKombat: The Pilot Show Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
October 29, 2010 Win Curaçao Wendell Roche K-1 Fight Night 2 in Sarajevo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
October 2, 2010 Win Morocco Chalid Arrab K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, South Korea TKO (corner stoppage) 3 0:06
May 29, 2010 Loss Netherlands Rico Verhoeven It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
April 3, 2010 Loss Netherlands Alistair Overeem K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (right knee) 1 2:40
February 13, 2010 Loss Romania Daniel Ghiţă It's Showtime 2010 Prague Prague, Czech Republic Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
October 24, 2009 Loss Romania Raul Cătinaș K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination Arad, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
July 3, 2009 Win Czech Republic Petr Vondracek K-1 ColliZion 2009 Sarajevo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
April 12, 2009 Win Turkey Yuksel Ayaydin Local Kombat 33 Oradea, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
February 28, 2009 Loss Belarus Alexey Ignashov K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest Budapest, Hungary Extra round decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
December 20, 2008 Loss Suriname Ashwin Balrak K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008 Prague, Czech Republic TKO 2 N/A 2008 Prague Grand Prix quarter-final.
November 6, 2008 Win Romania Daniel Ghiţă Local Kombat 31 Buzău, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
September 12, 2008 Win Romania Raul Cătinaș K-1 Slovakia 2008 Bratislava, Slovakia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
June 26, 2008 Win Brazil Eduardo Maiorino Planet Battle: Where Champions Collide Hong Kong KO (right hook) 1 1:09
May 17, 2008 Win Brazil Vitor Miranda K-1 Fighting Network Austria 2008 Vienna, Austria Decision 3 3:00
December 15, 2007 Win Czech Republic Roman Kleibl K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 Prague, Czech Republic KO 2 1:10 2007 Prague Grand Prix final.
December 15, 2007 Win Serbia Duško Basrak K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 Prague, Czech Republic TKO 1 1:27 2007 Prague Grand Prix semi-final.
December 15, 2007 Win Czech Republic Daniel Jerling K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 Prague, Czech Republic Decision (majority) 3 3:00 2007 Prague Grand Prix quarter-final.
November 2, 2007 Loss Brazil Vitor Miranda K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 Istanbul, Turkey KO (high kick) 3 2:45 2007 Turkey Grand Prix semi-final.
November 2, 2007 Win United Arab Emirates Abdulmalik Gadzhiev K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 Istanbul, Turkey KO (right hook) 1 2:58 2007 Turkey Grand Prix quarter-final.
September 7, 2007 Loss Belarus Sergei Gur Noc Bojovnikov 4 Bratislava, Slovakia Decision 3 3:00
February 24, 2007 Loss Ukraine Maksim Neledva K-1 European League 2007 Hungary Budapest, Hungary TKO 2 N/A 2007 Hungary Grand Prix final.
February 24, 2007 Win Hungary Gabor Meizster 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 Croatia Domagoj Ostojić K-1 European League 2007 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Extra round decision 4 3:00 2007 Hungary Grand Prix quarter-final.
December 16, 2006 Win Sweden Jörgen Kruth K-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07 Prague, Czech Republic Decision 3 3:00
August 18, 2006 Win Russia Djamal Kasumov K-1 Hungary 2006 Debrecen, Hungary Decision (split) 3 3:00
April 8, 2006 Loss Belarus Sergei Gur K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00 2006 Italy Grand Prix final.
April 8, 2006 Win Portugal Humberto Evora K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 Milan, Italy KO 2 N/A 2006 Italy Grand Prix semi-final.
April 8, 2006 Win Netherlands Ricardo van den Bos K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 Milan, Italy Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2006 Italy Grand Prix quarter-final.
December 18, 2005 Win Sweden Jörgen Kruth It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Prague Prague, Czech Republic Decision 3 3:00
June 14, 2005 Loss Serbia Nikola Dimkovski International Profi Tournament N/A Decision 3 3:00
April 17, 2005 Loss Netherlands Johnny Delgado Gala Valkenswaard-Siam Gym Valkenswaard, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
February 13, 2005 Win Netherlands Melvin Manhoef Gala Gym Alkmaar Alkmaar, Netherlands KO (punches) 3 2:55
December 11, 2004 Win Croatia Gordan Jukic Fight Night Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
June 11, 2004 Loss Croatia Josip Bodrozic 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 Slovakia Robert Gregor Unknown Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina KO (right hook) 5 0:21
December 21, 2003 Win Croatia Sinisa Puljak Unknown Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Wins WKA European Heavyweight Championship.
September 20, 2003 Win North Macedonia Milan Rabrenovic K-1 Night of Champions Bosnia and Herzegovina TKO (referee stoppage) 3 1:41
August 20, 2003 Loss Croatia Josip Bodrozic 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 Turkey Ergin Solmaz 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 Hungary Tihamer Brunner K-1 FIGHT Makarska 2003 Makarska, Croatia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
December 27, 2002 Win Serbia Nikola Dimkovski Night of Warriors Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest

See also

References

  1. Dževad Poturak Athlete Profile
  2. Poturak nokautirao Coulabalyja i postao svjetski K-1 šampion - Klix.ba
  3. "Dzevad Poturak". k-1sport.de. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  4. "Kickboxing Empire results, Las Vegas July 30". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  5. Yarborough falls short in return
  6. SuperKombat WGP 11, October 20 In Arad: Fight Card
  7. SuperKombat WGP 11 poster - fight card update
  8. Superkombat World Grand Prix IV Live Results
  9. SuperKombat Final Elimination, November 10: Fight Card
  10. Superkombat Final Elimination: Live Results
  11. K-1 World Grand Prix 2013 Live Results
  12. K-1 World Grand Prix Final 8 results and LIVE kickboxing coverage from Zagreb, Croatia TODAY (March 15)
  13. Final Fight 06: Gerges vs. Zhuravlev on June 14th
  14. Final Fight 06 Results
  15. FFC 6 Results: Hesdy Gerges Defeats Pavel Zhuravlev, Jurkovic Victorious Against Dzeved Poturak
  16. Dzevad Poturak Announces Retirement
  17. Final Fight 07: Poturak to Face Leko in Retirement Bout
  18. Dževad Poturak se oprostio od publike i završio svoju bogatu karijeru! Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine(in Bosnian)
  19. WAKO PRO World Title Low Kick +94,00 KG Fight in Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina
  20. Dževad Poturak Is the New WAKO PRO Low Kick +94,00 KG World Champion
  21. Poturak otkazao nastup na FFC-u u Zagrebu zbog “grozne” ozljede šake (FOTO)
  22. Dževad Poturak izgubio WAKO Pro naslov, Mikelić poražen u finalu turnira(in Croatian)
  23. PARIS FIGHT - Quarteron vs Poturak - Les résultats en LIVE(in French)
  24. FFC 20: Trušček nokautirao Halmija, pobjeda Pokrajca, poraz Poturka (in Croatian)
  25. FFC 16 kickboxing LIVE! Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine(in Croatian)
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