Rade Opačić

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Rade Opačić
Born Radomir Opačić
(1997-06-17) June 17, 1997 (age 27)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
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Weight 113.4 kg (250 lb; 17 st 12 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 79 in (201 cm)
Style Taekwondo, Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Belgrade, Serbia
Team Kickboks Klub Sinđelić
Trainer Nikola Pavković[1]
Kickboxing record
Total 25
Wins 19
By knockout 15
Losses 6
By knockout 2
Draws 0
No contests 0

Rade Opačić (born June 17, 1997) is a Serbian kickboxer fighting out of Belgrade, Serbia. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of ONE Championship.

As of June 2023, he was ranked as the seventh best heavyweight in the world by Beyond Kick. As of June 2023, Combat press ranks him fifth best heavyweight in the world. [2] Between February and July 2022, he was ranked as the tenth best heavyweight kickboxer in the world by Combat Press.[3][4]

Biography and career

Early career

Opačić is the son of Serbian refugees from Croatia. He was born and grew up in Zemun district, Belgrade. He started Taekwondo at 10 years old and transitioned to Kickboxing at 14 as he was living in Canada. Due to his size he was already facing adults at 15 years old in exhibition fights.[5] Back in Serbia he joined the KBKS Gym and competed as an amateur until the age of 18. He won several titles including the 2015 WAKO European Junior Championship.[6]

On October 27, 2016, Opačić took part in his first major professional event when he engaged in the K-1 World GP 2016 –95 kg Championship Tournament in Belgrade. He won his quarterfinal by decision against Emmanuel Payet from France before losing by unanimous decision in the semifinals against Fabio Kwasi.[7]

On March 24, 2018, Opačić faced Tomáš Hron at the Night of Warriors 2018 event. He was defeated by decision.[8]

On February 24, 2019, Opačić took part in an 8-man one night tournament at the Kunlun Fight 80 event. He won his quarter finals against Liu Wei by body shot knockout in the first round before losing by second-round TKO to top ranked heavyweight Roman Kryklia in the semifinals where he was knocked down five times.[9]

Opačić was scheduled in a 4-man Heavyweight Tournament at the Enfusion 86 Road to Abu Dhabi event on June 28, 2019.[10] Opačić won both his semi final against Daniel Galabarov and the final against Nidal Bchiri by first-round knockouts.[11] The tournament win qualified him for the year end Enfusion tournament in Abu Dhabi. On December 6, he was outpointed by Slovakia's Martin Pacas in his semifinal bout.[12]

ONE Championship

Opačić was unable to fight in the first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time it was announced he signed with the ONE Championship organization. On December 4, 2020, he faced veteran Errol Zimmerman for his promotional debut at ONE Championship: Big Bang 2 in Singapore. Opačić won the fight by spinning heel kick knockout in the second round.[13]

Opačić was scheduled to face Bruno Susano at ONE Championship: Unbreakable on January 22, 2021.[14] He won by second-round technical knockout.[15]

Opačić was scheduled to face Patrick Schmid at ONE Championship: First Strike on October 15, 2021.[16] Opačić defeated Schmid by second-round technical knockout.[17]

On January 28, 2022, Opačić faced Françesko Xhaja at ONE: Only the Brave. He won by second-round knockout, earning him a Performance of the Night bonus and tied the record for most knockouts in ONE Super Series.[18]

Opačić was booked to face the one-time WGP Kickboxing Super Heavyweight champion Guto Inocente at ONE 157 on May 20, 2022.[19] The bout was later postponed, as Inocente tested positive for COVID-19, and was rescheduled for ONE 158 on June 3, 2022.[20] He lost the bout via KO stoppage due to a liver punch in the first round.[21]

Opačić faced Giannis Stoforidis in the ONE Heavyweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix alternate bout at ONE on Prime Video 2 on September 30, 2022.[22] He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[23]

Opačić faced Guto Inocente at ONE Fight Night 11 on June 11, 2023.[24] He knocked Inocenete down once in the first round, with a right hook, en-route to winning the fight by unanimous decision.[25]

Opačić faced Iraj Azizpour at ONE 165 on January 28, 2024.[26] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[27]

Titles and accomplishments

Professional

Amateur

Fight record

Professional Kickboxing record
19 Wins (15 (T)KOs), 6 Losses, 0 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-01-28 Win Iran Iraj Azizpour ONE 165 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2023-06-10 Win Brazil Guto Inocente ONE Fight Night 11 Bangkok, Thailand Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-10-01 Win Greece Giannis Stoforidis ONE on Prime Video 2 Kallang, Singapore KO (Punches) 2 1:52
2022-05-20 Loss Brazil Guto Inocente ONE 158 Kallang, Singapore KO (Body punch) 1 2:33
2022-01-28 Win Albania Françesco Xhaja ONE: Only the Brave Kallang, Singapore TKO (3 knockdown rule) 2 2:00
2021-10-15 Win Switzerland Patrick Schmid ONE Championship: First Strike Kallang, Singapore TKO (knees) 2 1:19
2021-01-22 Win Portugal Bruno Susano ONE Championship: Unbreakable Kallang, Singapore TKO (punches) 2 1:11
2020-12-04 Win Curaçao Errol Zimmerman ONE Championship: Big Bang 2 Kallang, Singapore KO (spinning heel kick) 2 1:35
2019-12-06 Loss Slovakia Martin Pacas Enfusion 92, Heavyweight Tournament, Semifinals Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-06-28 Win Belgium Nidal Bchiri Enfusion 86 Road to Abu Dhabi, Final Belgrade, Serbia KO (punches) 1 1:38
Qualified for Enfusion 92.
2019-06-28 Win Bulgaria Daniel Galabarov Enfusion 86 Road to Abu Dhabi, Semifinals Belgrade, Serbia KO (punches) 1
2019-04-27 Loss Slovakia Martin Pacas Enfusion 83 Zilina, Slovakia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-02-24 Loss Ukraine Roman Kryklia Kunlun Fight 80 - Heavyweight Tournament, Semifinals Shanghai, China TKO (referee stoppage/5 knockdowns) 2
2019-02-24 Win China Liu Wei Kunlun Fight 80 - Heavyweight Tournament, Quarterfinals Shanghai, China KO (body punch) 1 0:43
2018-12-01 Win Belgium Mathieu Kongolo Collision Fighting League 4 Lazarevac, Serbia KO (left hook to the body) 1 0:40
2018-04-12 Win France Pascal Touré Collision Fighting League 2 Serbia TKO (Punches) 3 2:55
2018-03-24 Loss Czech Republic Tomáš Hron Night of Warriors 2018 Liberec, Czech Republic Decision 3 3:00
2017-09-30 Win Greece Dimitris Vakakis Collision Fighting League Serbia Decision 3 3:00
2017-04-29 Win Czech Republic Ondřej Hutník Simply the Best 14 Prague Prague, Czech Republic KO (high kick) 1
2017-02-26 Win Hungary Martin Sabo Warrior Destiny Weiz, Austria KO 2
2017-01-29 Win Romania Ionuț Iancu Roat To W5 Novi Sad, Serbia TKO (low kick) 2
2016-10-27 Loss Netherlands Fabio Kwasi K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament, Semi Finals Belgrade, Serbia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-10-27 Win France Emmanuel Payet K-1 World GP 2016 -95kg Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Belgrade, Serbia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-10-08 Win Slovakia Martin Sabo Warriors Destiny KO (head kick) 1
2016-02-28 Win Serbia Aleksandar Brkić BPN Vol. XVII Novi Sad, Serbia KO (high kick) 3
Amateur Kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2015-08-29 Win Croatia Hrvoje Ujević 2015 WAKO European Junior Championships, Final San Sebastian, Spain KO (Knee)
Wins WAKO European Junior K-1 +91kg Gold Medal.

See also

External links

References

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