Mladen Brestovac

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mladen Brestovac
Born (1983-10-27) October 27, 1983
Zagreb, Croatia
Other names The Scorpion Sting
Nationality Croatia Croatia
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 116 kg (256 lb; 18.3 st)[1]
Division Super Heavyweight
Style Muay Thai
Stance Southpaw
Fighting out of Zagreb, Croatia
Team Spartan Gym
Trainer Aleksandar Pupac
Years active 2002–present
Kickboxing record
Total 52
Wins 42
By knockout 27
Losses 9
By knockout 4
Draws 1
Other information
University business economy university in Zagreb, Croatia
last updated on: December 14, 2013

Mladen "The Scorpion Sting" Brestovac (born October, 1983) is a Croatian Super Heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Spartan Gym in Zagreb. He is a former Croatian Muay Thai champion.[2] He has competed in the K-1 and SUPERKOMBAT promotions and is currently signed to Final Fight Championship and GLORY.

He was named Croatian K-1 Fighter of the Year in 2013 by a jury of experts made of Fight Channel members, kickboxing coaches and sports journalists. Mirko Filipović, as one of the best Croatian kickboxers of all time, was out of competition.[3]

Career

Brestovac was scheduled to fight Chinese giant Taishan in a non-tournament bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Zagreb, Croatia on March 15, 2013. However Taishan was replaced, and Brestovac defeated Frank Muñoz via unanimous decision.[4][5]

He took unanimous decision win against Sergei Lascenko after being better and more active fighter during the fight. Brestovac made damage with punch kick combinations, and left kick made lots of damage on Lascenko's body. Lascenko, who replaced Michael Duut, was dangerous during the fight but not enough to take victory. Fight was held at Final Fight Championship 3 event in Zadar, Croatia on May 10, 2013.[6][7]

He beat Ali Cenik by decision at Final Fight Championship 8 in Zagreb, Croatia on October 25, 2013. [8]

In November, 2013 Brestovac signed for world top promotion, Glory. He will make his debout in his hometown Zagreb at Glory 14: Zagreb event, facing Jahfarr Wilnis.[9][10]

Titles

Professional competition

  • 2011 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II Runner-up
  • 2009 K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Tournament Runner-up
  • 2009 K-1 ColliZion 2009 Mlada Boleslav Tournament Champion
  • 2009 K-1 Rules Tournament in Budapest Champion
  • 2008 K-1 Vienna Tournament Champion

Accolades

  • 2013 Croatian K-1 Fighter of the Year

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.