Dževad Poturak

Dževad Poturak (born September 20, 1977) is a Bosnian heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Jumruk Gym in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the former WAKO Pro World Low-Kick champion and K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 tournament champion.

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

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. 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.

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.

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.

He lost to Igor Jurković by unanimous decision at Final Fight Championship 6 in Poreč, Croatia on June 14, 2013. Poturak announced his retirement just four days later, stating that he would have one last fight against Stefan Leko at Final Fight Championships 7 in his home town of Sarajevo on September 6, 2013.

On December 8, 2013, Poturak organised another tournament in his native Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina called No Limit K-1 rules, and he announced that this would be his last fight. He fought Mamoudou Keta in an exhibition bout. At the end of the first round, Poturak took off his gloves and retired from the sport. The fight was declared no contest.

After that, Poturak decided to return to the ring with the No Limit 7 event for the WAKO PRO World Title Low Kick +94,00 kg professional fight against world champion French kickboxer Abdarhmane Coulibaly. The event No Limit 7 was realized on 15 August 2014. Poturak beat his opponent by knockout after a rough fight.

A hand injury forced him to cancel the fight for the FFC light heavyweight championship against Champion, Pavel Zhuravlev. The fight was expected to be at FFC 27: Night of Champions on December 17, 2016, in Zagreb, Croatia.

Championships and accomplishments

Professional kickboxing K-1 K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final 3rd place 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 Loss Ștefan Lătescu Dynamite Fighting Show 11 Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous)

Win Nikola Dimkovski KOK Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina TKO

Win Kirill Buller KOK'80 World Series 2019 in Lithuania Lithuania TKO (injury/corner stoppage)

Win Dritan Barjamaj KOK 75 World Series 2019 in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina TKO (corner stoppage/low kicks)

KOK European Heavyweight Title Fight Loss Daniel Ghiță Colosseum Tournament 9 Cluj Napoca, Romania TKO (towel thrown/left low kicks)

Win Lukasz Lipniacki 16. DSF K1 Challenge Zabrze, Poland Decision (unanimous)

Loss Alexey Ignashov Bellator Kickboxing 9 Hungary Decision (split) 3 3:00 Loss Michal Turynski DSF Kickboxing 13 Poland Decision 3 3:00 For WAKO Pro World Low Kick Championship +94.2 kg. Loss Miran Fabjan W5 Legends Collide Koper, Slovenia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Loss Antonios Armenatzoglu World Thai Boxing Champions Night II Istanbul, Turkey Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Loss Mladen Brestovac FFC 29 Ljubljana, Slovenia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 For The FFC Heavyweight Title. Loss Ibrahim El Bouni W5 Grand Prix "Legends in Prague" Prague, The Czech Republic TKO 1 N/A Loss Michał Turyński No Limit 8 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (split)

Lost WAKO Pro World Low Kick Championship +94.2 kg. Loss Patrice Quarteron Paris Fight Paris, France KO (elbows)

Loss Frédéric Sinistra FFC 20: Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia Decision (unanimous)

Loss Zabit Samedov Akhmat Fight Show Grozny, Chechnya, Russia Decision (unanimous)

Win Frank Muñoz FFC 7: Sarajevo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous)

Both were deducted 1 point in 2nd round for passivity.Munoz was deducted 1 point in 3rd round for punching after the break. Win Theodosiadis Panagiotis FFC 16: Vienna Vienna, Austria Decision (unanimous)

Win Abdarhmane Coulibaly No Limit 7 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina KO (right overhand)

Return from retirement.Wins WAKO Pro World Low Kick Championship +94.2 kg.

Mamoudou Keta No Limit 1 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Exhibition

Retiring bout. Loss Alexander Chernikov Tatneft Arena World Cup 2014 1st selection 1/8 final (+91 kg) Kazan, Russia Decision (unanimous)

Loss Igor Jurković FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak Poreč, Croatia Decision (unanimous)

Loss Ismael Londt K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb, Semifinal Zagreb, Croatia TKO (broken rib)

Semi-finals. Win Sergei Lascenko K-1 World Grand Prix FINAL in Zagreb, Quarterfinal Zagreb, Croatia Decision (unanimous)

Reserve fight. Loss Ibrahim Aarab SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination Craiova, Romania Decision (split)

Super fight. Loss Sebastian Ciobanu SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2012 Arad, Romania Decision (unanimous)

Super fight. Win Tomáš Možný Sarajevo Fight Night 3 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (split)

Loss Daniel Ghiţă Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58 Brussels, Belgium KO (liver kick)

Loss Brian Douwes SuperKombat World Grand Prix I 2012 Podgorica, Montenegro TKO (retirement)

Reserve fight. Win Ricardo Soneca Tatneft Cup 2011 Final Kazan, Russia Decision (unanimous)

Alain Ngalani Elite Kickboxing Las Vegas, Nevada, USA NC

For IKA Super Heavyweight World Championship.Ngalani could not continue after getting knocked down with an alleged punch to the back of his head. Loss Sergei Lascenko SuperKombat World Grand Prix I Bucharest, Romania KO (knee to the body)

SuperKombat World Grand Prix I semi-final. Win Ionuţ Iftimoaie SuperKombat: The Pilot Show Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania Decision (unanimous)

Win Wendell Roche K-1 Fight Night 2 in Sarajevo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous)

Win Chalid Arrab K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 Seoul, South Korea TKO (corner stoppage)

Loss Rico Verhoeven It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)

Loss Alistair Overeem K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (right knee)

Loss Daniel Ghiţă It's Showtime 2010 Prague Prague, Czech Republic Decision (unanimous)

Loss Raul Cătinaș K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination Arad, Romania Decision (unanimous)

Win Petr Vondracek K-1 ColliZion 2009 Sarajevo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous)

Win Yuksel Ayaydin Local Kombat 33 Oradea, Romania Decision (unanimous)

Loss Alexey Ignashov K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest Budapest, Hungary Extra round decision (unanimous)

Loss Ashwin Balrak K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008 Prague, Czech Republic TKO

2008 Prague Grand Prix quarter-final. Win Daniel Ghiţă Local Kombat 31 Buzău, Romania Decision (unanimous)

Win Raul Cătinaș K-1 Slovakia 2008 Bratislava, Slovakia Decision (unanimous)

Win Eduardo Maiorino Planet Battle: Where Champions Collide Hong Kong KO (right hook)

Win Vitor Miranda K-1 Fighting Network Austria 2008 Vienna, Austria Decision

Win Roman Kleibl K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 Prague, Czech Republic KO

2007 Prague Grand Prix final. Win Duško Basrak K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 Prague, Czech Republic TKO

2007 Prague Grand Prix semi-final. Win Daniel Jerling K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 Prague, Czech Republic Decision (majority)

2007 Prague Grand Prix quarter-final. Loss Vitor Miranda K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 Istanbul, Turkey KO (high kick)

2007 Turkey Grand Prix semi-final. Win Abdulmalik Gadzhiev K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 Istanbul, Turkey KO (right hook)

2007 Turkey Grand Prix quarter-final. Loss Sergei Gur Noc Bojovnikov 4 Bratislava, Slovakia Decision

Loss Maksim Neledva K-1 European League 2007 Hungary Budapest, Hungary TKO

2007 Hungary Grand Prix final. Win Gabor Meizster K-1 European League 2007 Hungary Budapest, Hungary KO (right high kick)

2007 Hungary Grand Prix semi-final. Win Domagoj Ostojić K-1 European League 2007 Hungary Budapest, Hungary Extra round decision

2007 Hungary Grand Prix quarter-final. Win Jörgen Kruth K-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07 Prague, Czech Republic Decision

Win Djamal Kasumov K-1 Hungary 2006 Debrecen, Hungary Decision (split)

Loss Sergei Gur K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 Milan, Italy Decision

2006 Italy Grand Prix final. Win Humberto Evora K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 Milan, Italy KO

2006 Italy Grand Prix semi-final. Win Ricardo van den Bos K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 Milan, Italy Decision (unanimous)

2006 Italy Grand Prix quarter-final. Win Jörgen Kruth It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Prague Prague, Czech Republic Decision

Loss Nikola Dimkovski International Profi Tournament N/A Decision

Loss Johnny Delgado Gala Valkenswaard-Siam Gym Valkenswaard, Netherlands Decision

Win Melvin Manhoef Gala Gym Alkmaar Alkmaar, Netherlands KO (punches)

Win Gordan Jukic Fight Night Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous)

Loss Josip Bodrozic K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004 Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous)

2004 Bosnia Grand Prix quarter-final. Win Robert Gregor Unknown Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina KO (right hook)

Win Sinisa Puljak Unknown Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous)

Wins WKA European Heavyweight Championship. Win Milan Rabrenovic K-1 Night of Champions Bosnia and Herzegovina TKO (referee stoppage)

Loss Josip Bodrozic King of Colosseum K-1 GP BIH 2003 Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina N/A

2003 Bosnia Grand Prix semi-final. Win Ergin Solmaz King of Colosseum K-1 GP BIH 2003 Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous)

2003 Bosnia Grand Prix quarter-final. Loss Tihamer Brunner K-1 FIGHT Makarska 2003 Makarska, Croatia Decision (unanimous)

Win Nikola Dimkovski Night of Warriors Bosnia and Herzegovina Decision (unanimous)