Josip Bodrožić
# 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.

## 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.

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.

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.

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

* 1999 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Caorle, Italia +91 kg (Full Contact Rules)
* 1997 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Gdańsk, Poland +91 kg (Full Contact Rules)

## Professional kickboxing record

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 | |
