Igor Jurković (born 15 July 1985) is a Croatian heavyweight kickboxer fighting out of Poreč, Croatia. He was 6 times Croatian national champion 2004, 2005, 2006 in Thai boxing, and kickboxing champion 2005 in full contact, 2005 and 2006 in low kick rules, and also was sparring partner of Mirko Cro Cop. He has fought in K-1 and he is under contract with Glory promotion.
Biography and Career
Jurković was born in the city of Poreč, Croatia. He started kickboxing after watching Mirko Filipović knocking out Mike Bernardo, and as Bernardo was falling down, a new kickboxer, decisive to continue Croatian kickbox glory. Igor was six time Croatian kickboxing champion, also W.A.K.O. amateur world champion under Muay Thai rules, also winning bronze and silver medals on other W.A.K.O. championships.[1]
"Le Grand Tournoi"
He was K-1 Rules "Le Grand Tournoi" 2006 champion.[2] He had a walkthrough in quarter finals because Frédérique Bellonie, last year's champion, suffered injury before tournament. In semi finals he defeated Frédéric Sinistra and won tournament by defeating Magomed Magomedov in the finals. Tournament was promoted by the K-1 organisation, it was only a prize tournament, not a K-1 qualifying tournament. After that he had a break in his career because of injury sustained while falling off the motorcycle, but successfully returned to kickboxing and won few international tournaments.[3][4]
Gloden Glory
In 2011 he signed for Golden Glory, and successfully passed his first test on United Glory 14 event. He knocked down Pavel Zhuravlev in the first round, in the second round he dropped Pavel and broke his nose, causing ringside doctor to stop the fight.[5] After the fight Head Kick Legend magazine ranked Jurkovic as 20. heavyweight kickboxer on August 2011.[6] He "sneaked" there due to a Win against Zhuravlev.
It was later announced that Jurković is scheduled to participate on K-1 World Grand Prix 2011 in Nanjing Final 16 on October 29. 2011, however the event was canceled as K-1 was suffering from financial problems.[7][8]
2012
On 10 March 2012 he made another big step defeating Freddy Kemayo on "Cro Cop Final Fight", he won in a close fight after extra round.[9][10]
He was expected to fight Ali Cenik [11] on United Glory 15, but it was later changed and he faced Zabit Samedov, losing the fight via unanimous decision after suffering first round knockdown. Later in the fight Jurković was at least equal fighter, but knockdown was enough for Samedov to take deserved victory.[12] In an interview after the fight he said that he was not ready for two tough fights in that short time.[13]
He was scheduled to fight for the championship belt of Cristian Bosch under WBC Muaythai organisation, but he gave up because he was also scheduled to fight in the Glory summer tournament that was planned to happen in Ukraine but cancelled. In an interview Jurković said that he was sorry he could not fight for the belt as he believed that he could take it easily, and that he was never into Muay Thai but he felt the belt would have suited him.[13]
Glory World Series have announced a Glory grand Slam heavyweight 16 man, one-night, single-elimination tournament event in Tokyo, Japan in December, and Igor is expected to be one of 16 participants.[14]
October 6, 2012, Brussels, Belgium, Glory 2, it was last test before Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam, and another great victory. This time against Gregory Tony. Power advantage was on Jurković's side at the very beginning of the fight, his quick distance closing and power hooks were too much for French opponent. In the second round, after a punch Gregory's hand suffered a fracture, an old injury witch reopened. But that does not diminish Jurković's victory, which was achieved with many powerful body shoots. Three knockdowns in round two and referee stops the fight.[15]
Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam
He competed in the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012. At the opening stage, he faced Anderson "Braddock" Silva and gave up ten kilograms in weight.[16] He lost via TKO when the referee stopped the bout in round one after he was floored twice.[17][18]
2013
On 19 April 2013, Jurković vs. Cătinaș lived up to the expectations of many of the kickboxing fans that were in attendance at Final Fight Championship 3 in Split, Croatia. A ton of damage was dished out over the course of the fight between both fighters and Igor Jurković won on a unanimous third round decision in a fight that could have gone either way. After the fight he said that he didn't want to disappoint public and organisation despite breaking his fist in training.[19][20][21]
After refusing to fight at Glory 9: New York, because wanted to fight in his hometown Poreč he fought Dževad Poturak at Final Fight Championship 6 on June 14, 2013. Jurković dominated all three rounds and deservedly took unanimous decision win.[22][23][24][25][26]
He fought Jhonata Diniz at Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament in New York City on November 23, 2013 and lost the fight by first round TKO. He looked good at the beginning of the fight but got too aggressive when Diniz dropped him with a punch, Igor continued to fight but Diniz finished the job.[27][28][29][30]
2014
He will face Michael Duut at Glory 14 event in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014. This time Jurković will fight in Glory light heavyweight division.[31]
Titles
Kickboxing record
| Professional kickboxing record |
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
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| 2014-03-08 | |  Michael Duut | Glory 14: Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | | | |
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| 2013-11-23 | Loss |  Jhonata Diniz | Glory 12: New York | New York City, New York, USA | TKO (right hook) | 1 | 1:59 |
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| 2013-06-14 | Win |  Dževad Poturak | FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak | Poreč, Croatia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
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| 2013-04-19 | Win |  Raul Cătinaș | FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș | Split, Croatia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
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| 2012-12-31 | Loss | Anderson Silva | Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament, First 16 | Saitama, Japan | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | 1 | 1:29 |
| 2012-10-06 | Win |  Gregory Tony | Glory 2: Brussels | Brussels, Belgium | TKO (Ref Stop/3 Knockdowns) | 2 | 2:40 |
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| 2012-03-23 | Loss |  Zabit Samedov | United Glory 15 | Moscow, Russia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2012-03-10 | Win | Freddy Kemayo | Cro Cop Final Fight | Zagreb, Croatia | Ext. R. Decision (Majority) | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2011-11-05 | Win |  Tomaž Simonič | Nova Gorica Fight Night 2 | Nova Gorica, Slovenia | TKO (Body shot) | 2 | |
| 2011-05-28 | Win |  Pavel Zhuravlev | United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals | Moscow, Russia | TKO (Doctor stoppage) | 2 | 0:20 |
| 2011-04-17 | Win |  Goran Radonjić | WFC 13: Heavy Hitters | Belgrade, Serbia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2011-02-25 | Win |  Mattia Fonte Basso | Trieste Fight Night | Trieste, Italy | TKO (Ref Stoppage) | 3 | |
| 2010-12-09 | Win |  Vladimir Mineev | WFC 12: Proteini.si Showtime | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Ext. R. Decision | 4 | 3:00 |
| 2010-10-29 | Win | Nermin Halilovic | Sarajevo Fight Night 2 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | TKO (High kick) | 1 | |
| 2010-09-26 | Win |  Ante Verunica | Memorijal Ludviga Lutka Pavlovića, final | Ljubuski, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins International Open Muay Thai Cup BiH 2010. |
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| 2010-09-26 | Win |  Tihamer Brunner | Memorijal Ludviga Lutka Pavlovića, semi finals | Ljubuski, Bosnia and Herzegovina | TKO (Broken elbow) | 2 | |
| 2010-07-31 | Win | Muamer Tufekčić | WFC 11: Bash at the Beach | Portoroz, Slovenia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2010-07-09 | Loss | Marin Došen | Mega Fight | Umag, Croatia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2010-04-18 | Win | Igor Mihaljević | 5. Kickboxing memorijal "David Šain" | Poreč, Croatia | TKO (Leg injury) | 2 | |
| 2010-03-20 | Win | Adis Dadović | Noć Šampiona | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | KO (High kick) | 2 | |
| 2010-01-31 | Win |  Mladen Božić | Serbia Open 2010, final | Beograd, Serbia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins "Serbia Open" tournament. He was given the trophy "Zoran Šijan" as the best fighter of the tournament. |
| 2010-01-30 | Win | Srdjan Seleš | Serbia Open 2010, semi finals | Beograd, Serbia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2010-01-30 | Win |  Filip Boranijev | Serbia Open 2010, quarter finals | Beograd, Serbia | KO | 3 | |
| 2007-03-16 | Win | Mario Milosavljević | Obračun na 4 rijeke - Noć gladijatora | Karlovac, Croatia | KO (High kick) | 1 | |
| 2006-10-15 | Win | Dragan Jovanović | Hrvatska - Srbija | Osijek, Croatia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2006-05-26 | Win | Magomed Magomedov | K-1 Rules "Le Grand Tournoi" 2006, final | Paris, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins K-1 Rules "Le Grand Tournoi" 2006 Tournament. |
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| 2006-05-26 | Win | .svg.png) Frédéric Sinistra | K-1 Rules Le Grand Tournoi 2006, semi finals | Paris, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| Igor Jurkovic had walkthrough in quarter finals as Frédérique Bellonie withdrew from fight due to injury. |
| 2006-04-15 | Win | Josip Ivanisic | 1. Kickboxing memorijal "David Šain" | Poreč, Croatia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2005-07-22 | Win | Ivan Stanić | Gold Liga | Mali Losinj, Croatia | | | |
| 2005-06-24 | Loss |  Tomáš Hron | Fighters' Night | Krupka, Czech Republic | Decision | 5 | 2:00 |
| 2005-01-14 | Win | Bojan Glavaš | Sokol Kup - Gold Liga | Pula, Croatia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
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| Amateur kickboxing record |
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
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| 2007-09-30 | Loss |  Yauhen Anhalevich | W.A.K.O World Championships 2007, Low-Kick Final -91 kg | Belgrade, Serbia | Decision (Split) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '07 Low-Kick Silver Medal -91 kg. |
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| 2007-09-?? | Win | Dmitriy Antonenko | W.A.K.O World Championships 2007, Low-Kick Semi Final -91 kg | Belgrade, Serbia | Decision (Split) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2007-09-?? | Win | Umberto Lucci | W.A.K.O World Championships 2007, Low-Kick Quarter Finals -91 kg | Belgrade, Serbia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2007-09-?? | Win |  Pete Motaung | W.A.K.O World Championships 2007, Low-Kick 1st Round -91 kg | Belgrade, Serbia | KO | 1 | |
| 2006-11-?? | Win | Dalibor Krsic | W.A.K.O European Championships 2006, Thai-Boxing Quarter Finals -91 kg | Skopje, Macedonia | KO | 2 | |
| Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '06 Thai-Boxing Bronze Medal -91 kg; Jurković withdrew because of injury. |
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| 2005-09-?? | Win | Alexei Shevtsova | W.A.K.O World Championships 2005, Thai-Boxing Final -91 kg | Agadir, Morocco | Decision | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '05 Thai-Boxing Gold Medal -91 kg. |
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| 2005-09-22 | Win | Andrei Malchanau | W.A.K.O World Championships 2005, Thai-Boxing Semi Finals -91 kg | Agadir, Morocco | | | |
| 2004-10-?? | Loss | Yauhen Anhalevich | W.A.K.O European Championships 2004, Thai-Boxing Semi Finals -86 kg | Budva, Montenegro | Decision (Split) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '04 Thai-Boxing Bronze Medal -86 kg. |
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| 2004-10-?? | Win |  Pawel Jasinski | W.A.K.O European Championships 2004, Thai-Boxing Quarter Finals -86 kg | Budva, Montenegro | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
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Legend: Win
Loss
Draw/No contest
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See also
References
- ↑ "Official WAKO results". wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ "BUAKAW at the Phoenix Muay Thai". muaythaitv.com. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ "U "PINKIJU" ODRŽANA FINALA MEĐUNARODNOG TURNIRA "SRBIJA OPEN", Igoru Jurkoviću trofej "Zoran Šijan"". atastars.rs. 01.02.2010. Retrieved 2012-11-15. (Serbian)
- ↑ "Jurković i Lešnik najveći dobitnici". balkaniyum.tv. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2012-11-15. (Bosnian)
- ↑ "Glory world series live results". liverkick.com. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ "Kickboxing Rankings: Heavyweight Division, August 2011". headkicklegend.com. August 2011. Retrieved August 2011.
- ↑ "Jurković na K-1 Grand Prixu: Krv, znoj i suze su mi donijele ovo!". Fightsite.hr. 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2011-10-16. (Croatian)
- ↑ "Report: K-1 Grand Prix 2011 Cancelled". bloodyelbow.com. 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ ""Cro Cop Final Fight" Airs On Fight Now TV In USA". liverkick.com. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ "Cro Cop Final Fight Live Results". liverkick.com. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ↑ "Jurković u Moskvi protiv Samedova". fightsite.hr. 07.03.2012. Retrieved 2012-11-15. (Croatian)
- ↑ "Glory World Series Live Results". liverkick.com. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Jurković: Morali smo odbiti Ghitu". fightsite.hr. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "Glory Announces 13 of 16 Heavyweights for Glory Grand Slam in December". liverkick.com. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012. (Croatian)
- ↑ "GLORY 2 BRUSSELS RESULTS". gloryworldseries.com. October 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ "Glory: Igor Jurković 99.8, Anderson Silva 110 kg". profightstore.hr. Retrieved 2012-12-30. (Croatian)
- ↑ GLORY 4 Tokyo Grand Slam Tournament Match-Ups Set
- ↑ DREAM 18 / GLORY 4 Tokyo Live Results
- ↑ "FFC 3: Jurković neutralizirao Catinasa, Delija pregazio Laprakisa" (in Croatian). Profightstore. 19 April 2013.
- ↑ "Final Fight 3: Igor Jurkovic Defeats Raul Catinas". LiverKick. 19 April 2013.
- ↑ Jurković: I broke my fist in training, but I think I didn’t disappoint anyone!
- ↑ Jurković: I ditched New York to fight Poturak
- ↑ Final Fight 06: Gerges vs. Zhuravlev on June 14th
- ↑ Gerges u fantastičnom meču pobijedio Zhuravleva, Jurković nastavlja put prema vrhu FFC-a(Croatian)
- ↑ Final Fight 06 Results
- ↑ FFC 6 Results: Hesdy Gerges Defeats Pavel Zhuravlev, Jurkovic Victorious Against Dzeved Poturak
- ↑ Main Event for GLORY 12 Unveiled: Joe Schilling vs. Wayne Barrett
- ↑ 2 more fights confirmed for Glory 12 including Joe Schilling vs. Wayne Barrett headliner
- ↑ Glory 12: Igor Jurković doživio TKO poraz, Ristie šokirao i s dva nokauta osvojio turnir (GIF)(Croatian)
- ↑ Glory 12 Live Results and Updates
- ↑ Otkriveno: Igor Jurković protiv Michaela Duuta na Gloryju 14 u Zagrebu!(Croatian)
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Croatian kickboxer |
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15 July 1985 |
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Poreč Croatia |
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