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Antonio Plazibat
BornAntonio Plazibat
(1993-12-12) December 12, 1993 (age 30)
Split, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+12 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
Cruiserweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
TeamAmeno Gym (2013 - 2018)
Mikes Gym (2019 - present)
TrainerMike Passenier
Years active2013 - present
Kickboxing record
Total19
Wins16
By knockout9
Losses3
By knockout1
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

Antonio Plazibat is a Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, winner of K-1 World GP 2017 Heavyweight Championship Tournament. He also fought in SUPERKOMBAT and FFC. He is currently signed with Glory, where he is the #5 ranked heavyweight, as of 2 May 2020.[1]

Liverkick.com awarded him the Knockout of the Year award in 2017, for his knockout of Makoto Uehara.[2] In 2019 Glory awarded him the Newcomer of the Year award[3] and the Fight of the Year award.[4]

Kickboxing career

Amateur career

Antonio Plazibat began his kickboxing career as an amateur, training with Ameno Gym. His first fight was against Dražen Kuraja in the semifinal bout of the 2013 Croatian Kickboxing Championship 91 kg tournament. Despite being the underdog, Plazibat knocked Kuraja down twice, and would go on to win a unanimous decision. In the finals he faced Andrija Lekić. Despite fighting with a broken hand, he managed to knock him down once, and won a unanimous decision.[5]

He would again fight in the Croatian Kickboxing Championship, when he entered their 2014 91 kg tournament. Despite beginning with two wins, he lost to Andrija Lekić in the semifinals, but would beat Matijas Barić to secure a third place finish.[6] In the 2015 edition of the 91 kg Croatian Kickboxing Championship torunament, he would make it to the finals, to once again face Andrija Lekić. He would seal the trilogy with a win, becoming the 2015 91 kg tournament champion.[7]

Plazibat fought in the 2015 W.A.K.O World Championship. He won his first three fights, but lost to Basir Abakarov in the finals, securing a second place finish. He won the Croatian Kickboxing Championship tournament for the second time in 2016, beating Anto Širić by unanimous decision.[8]

His last feature in an amateur tournament was in 2018 edition of the W.A.K.O European Championships. He would go a perfect 3-0, to win his last amateur title.

Early career

His professional debut came in 2013, with a KO win over Marko Vidović of Serbia. He would accumulate an 11-1 professional record, fighting with various promotions, most notably SUPERKOMBAT and Final Fight Championship. During this time he won the FFC Futures Kickboxing Light Heavyweight Tournament, and achieved a win over the former SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight and future Enfusion Light Heavyweight champion Bogdan Stoica who suffered leg injury in the second round.[9]

In 2017, Plazibat signed with K-1, entering their annual Heavyweight Championship Tournament. Aftering beating K-Jee by KO and Makoto Uehara by a flying knee KO, he faced Ibrahim El Bouni in the tournament finals. He won a unanimous decision to become the 2017 K-1 Heavyweight Champion.[10] He would lose the title in his first defense against Roel Mannaart by a unanimous decision.[11] He would further lose to Sergej Maslobojev.[12][13]

GLORY

Plazibat subsequently left Ameno Gym and joined Mike's Gym.[14]

In his first fight Plazibat beat Nordine Mahieddine.[15] In his next fight he achieved a dominant win over Tomas Mozny.[16] In his third fight, Plazibat would get his career best win in the heavyweight division, with a split decision win over Jahfarr Wilnis.[17]

Titles

Professional

Amateur

  • 2018 W.A.K.O. European Championships Gold +91 kg
  • 2016 Croatian Kickboxing Championships Gold -91 kg. (K-1 rules)
  • 2015 W.A.K.O. World Championships Silver -91 kg (Low-Kick Rules)
  • 2015 Croatian Kickboxing Championships Gold -91 kg. (Low-kick rules)
  • 2014 Croatian Kickboxing Championships Bronze -91 kg. (Low-kick rules)
  • 2013 Croatia Open Zagreb 2013 Gold -91 kg. (Low-kick rules)

Awards

  • Liverkick.com
  • Glory
    • 2019 Newcomer of the Year
    • 2019 Fight of the Year vs. Tomas Mozny

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
Amateur kickboxing record

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Antonio Plazibat". Glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ "(VIDEO) HRVAT VLASNIK NOKAUTA GODINE: Brutalni Plazibat protivnika zvjerski poslao u carstvo snova". dnevno.hr. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 Award Winners". youtube.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ "2019 Fight of the Year: Tomas Mozny vs. Antonio Plazibat". youtube.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Antonio Plazibat zavladao seniorskim low kickom u kategoriji do 91 kg (FOTO)". profightstore.hr. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Odabrano natjecanje: PRVENSTVO HRVATSKE - LOW KICK (J, S)". kickboxing.com.hr. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Selected tournament: HRVATSKO PRVENSTVO LK (J,S), LC (KS)". kickboxing-data.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Antonio Plazibat na krovu kickboxing svijeta". crokickboxing.hr. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  9. ^ "KBK Ameno se osvrnuo na FFC Futures slavlje Antonia Plazibata". profightstore.hr. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  10. ^ "(VIDEO) Antonio Plazibat pobjednik K-1 Grand Prixa". croring.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Tokio: Plazibat bez obrane naslova, Mannaart slavio na bodove". sport.hrt.hr. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Antonio Plazibat bez dlake na jeziku - "Ovdje je 7. županijska, tamo je Liga prvaka!"". Youtube.hr. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Antonio Plazibat - "Sanjam MGM Grand, a borim se u Ljubuškom!"". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Plazibat: U Mike's Gymu su najbolji sparinzi". croring.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  15. ^ "VIDEO) DEBI IZ SNOVA ZA TALENTIRANOG HRVATA! Pogledajte kako je demolirao protivnika". dnevno.hr. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Fenomenalni Antonio Plazibat prebio Moznyja i upisao pobjedu u jednom od najboljih mečeva godine". fightsite.hr. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  17. ^ "Jahfarr Wilnis vs. Antonio Plazibat". Tapology.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  18. ^ FFC 7: Dževad Poturak porazio Franka Munoza, Čikotić i Mehić priredili spektakl(in Croatian)
  19. ^ KBK Ameno se osvrnuo na FFC Futures slavlje Antonia Plazibata(in Croatian)
  20. ^ Trojan Fight Night 2 : REZULTATI(in Croatian)
  21. ^ Oluja u Ringu rezultati : Aleksandar Rakas poražen, Antonio Plazibat najbolji borac eventa(in Croatian)
  22. ^ Prvenstvo Hrvatske K1-S,LC-J, KL-Ks(in Croatian)
  23. ^ Hrvatski borci ostvarili 7 pobjeda prvog dana svjetskog prvenstva u kick boksu (in Croatian)
  24. ^ HRVATSKO PRVENSTVO LK (J,S), LC (KS)(in Croatian)
  25. ^ PRVENSTVO HRVATSKE - LOW KICK (J, S)(in Croatian)
  26. ^ CROATIA OPEN Zagreb 2013(in Croatian)