Dževad Poturak

Dževad Poturak
Born	(1977-09-20) September 20, 1977 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Other names	BH Machine
Nationality	Bosnian
Height
Weight	103 kg (227 lb; 16.2 st)
Division	Super heavyweight
Style	Boxing, Muay Thai
Fighting out of	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Team	Jumruk Gym
Years active	2001–2014
Kickboxing record
Total	81
Wins	52
By knockout	30
Losses	27
By knockout	9
Draws	1
No contests	1
Other information
Notable relatives	Dženan Poturak, brother
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: December 8, 2013

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

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 Ngailani to the canvas and continued to punch him on the back of his head when he was down. Originally, Ngailani 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 will 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 Dževad organised another tournament in his nativ Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina called No limit K-1 rules, and he announced that this will be his last fight. He fought Mamoudou Keta in an exhibition bout. At the end of first round Dževad took off his gloves and retired from the sport, fight was declared No Contest. After that Dževad Poturak decided to return to rings with No Limit 7 event for 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 and he has beaten his opponent by knockout after a rough fight.

Championships and accomplishments

Professional Kickboxing

• K-1
  • 2007 K-1 Fighting Network Prague Champion
  • 2007 K-1 European League Hungary Runner-up
  • 2006 K-1 Italy Oktagon Runner-up
• W.A.K.O. Pro
  • 2014 W.A.K.O. Pro World Low Kick Champion +94.2 kg
• WKA
  • 2003 WKA European Heavyweight Championship

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

52 wins (31 KOs), 27 losses, 1 draw, 1 no contest Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss Michał Turyński Decision (Split) No Limit 8 March 11, 2016 5 3:00 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Lost WAKO Pro World Low Kick Championship +94.2 kg Loss Patrice Quarteron KO (Elbows) Paris Fight December 10, 2015 1 0:20 Paris, France Loss Frédéric Sinistra Decision (Unanimous) FFC 20: Zagreb October 23, 2015 3 3:00 Zagreb, Croatia Loss Zabit Samedov Decision (Unanimous) Akhmat Fight Show August 22, 2015 3 3:00 Grozny, Chechnya, Russia Win Frank Muñoz Decision (Unanimous) FFC 7: Sarajevo March 13, 2015 3 3:00 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Both were deducked 1 point in the 2nd round for avoiding the fight. Munoz was deducked a 2nd point in the 3rd round because of punches after the break. Win Theodosiadis Panagiotis Decision (Unanimous) FFC 16: Vienna December 6, 2014 3 3:00 Vienna, Austria Win Abdarhmane Coulibaly KO (Right Overhand) No Limit 7 August 15, 2014 2 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Return from retirement. Wins WAKO Pro World Low Kick Championship +94.2 kg Exh. Mamoudou Keta Exhibition No Limit 1 December 7, 2013 1 3:00 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Retiring bout. Loss Alexander Chernikov Decision (Unanimous) Tatneft Arena World Cup 2014 1st selection 1/8 final (+91 kg) November 30, 2013 4 3:00 Kazan, Russia Loss Igor Jurković Decision (Unanimous) FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak June 14, 2013 3 3:00 Poreč, Croatia Loss Ismael Londt TKO (broken rib) K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final March 15, 2013 2 1:25 Zagreb, Croatia Semi-finals. Win Sergei Lascenko Decision (unanimous) K-1 World Grand Prix 2012 Final March 15, 2013 3 3:00 Zagreb, Croatia Reserve Fight Loss Ibrahim Aarab Decision (split) SuperKombat World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination November 10, 2012 3 3:00 Craiova, Romania Super Fight Loss Sebastian Ciobanu Decision (unanimous) SuperKombat World Grand Prix IV 2012 October 20, 2012 3 3:00 Arad, Romania Super Fight Win Tomaš Mozny Decision (split) Sarajevo Fight Night 3 September 2, 2012 3 3:00 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Loss Daniel Ghiţă KO (liver kick) Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58 June 30, 2012 2 0:32 Brussels, Belgium Loss Brian Douwes TKO (retirement) SuperKombat World Grand Prix I 2012 February 25, 2012 3 2:15 Podgorica, Montenegro Reserve Fight Win Ricardo Soneca Decision (unanimous) Tatneft Cup 2011 Final November 12, 2011 3 3:00 Kazan, Russia No contest Alain Ngalani No contest Elite Kickboxing July 30, 2011 1 2:06 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 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 KO (knee to the body) SuperKombat World Grand Prix I May 21, 2011 2 2:00 Bucharest, Romania SuperKombat World Grand Prix I semi-final. Win Ionuţ Iftimoaie Decision (unanimous) SuperKombat: The Pilot Show March 18, 2011 3 3:00 Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania Win Wendell Roche Decision (unanimous) K-1 Fight Night 2 in Sarajevo October 29, 2010 3 3:00 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Win Chalid Arrab TKO (corner stoppage) K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Seoul Final 16 October 2, 2010 3 0:06 Seoul, South Korea Loss Rico Verhoeven Decision (unanimous) It's Showtime 2010 Amsterdam May 29, 2010 3 3:00 Amsterdam, Netherlands Loss Alistair Overeem KO (right knee) K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama April 3, 2010 1 2:40 Yokohama, Japan Loss Daniel Ghiţă Decision (unanimous) It's Showtime 2010 Prague February 13, 2010 3 3:00 Prague, Czech Republic Loss Raul Cătinaş Decision (unanimous) K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination October 24, 2009 3 3:00 Arad, Romania Win Petr Vondracek Decision (unanimous) K-1 ColliZion 2009 Sarajevo July 3, 2009 3 3:00 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Win Yüksel Ayaydin Decision (unanimous) Local Kombat 33 April 12, 2009 3 3:00 Oradea, Romania Loss Alexey Ignashov Extra round decision (unanimous) K-1 Rules Tournament 2009 in Budapest February 28, 2009 4 3:00 Budapest, Hungary Loss Ashwin Balrak TKO K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2008 December 20, 2008 2 - Prague, Czech Republic 2008 Prague Grand Prix quarter-final. Win Daniel Ghiţă Decision (unanimous) Local Kombat 31 November 6, 2008 3 3:00 Buzău, Romania Win Raul Cătinaş Decision (unanimous) K-1 Slovakia 2008 September 12, 2008 3 3:00 Bratislava, Slovakia Win Eduardo Maiorino KO (right hook) Planet Battle: Where Champions Collide June 26, 2008 1 1:09 Hong Kong Win Vitor Miranda Decision K-1 Fighting Network Austria 2008 May 17, 2008 3 3:00 Vienna, Austria Win Roman Kleibl KO K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 December 15, 2007 2 1:10 Prague, Czech Republic 2007 Prague Grand Prix final. Win Duško Basrak TKO K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 December 15, 2007 1 1:27 Prague, Czech Republic 2007 Prague Grand Prix semi-final. Win Daniel Jerling Decision (majority) K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 December 15, 2007 3 3:00 Prague, Czech Republic 2007 Prague Grand Prix quarter-final. Loss Vitor Miranda KO (high kick) K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 November 2, 2007 3 2:45 Istanbul, Turkey 2007 Turkey Grand Prix semi-final. Win Abdulmalik Gadzhiev KO (right hook) K-1 Fighting Network Turkey 2007 November 2, 2007 1 2:58 Istanbul, Turkey 2007 Turkey Grand Prix quarter-final. Loss Sergei Gur Decision Noc Bojovnikov 4 September 7, 2007 3 3:00 Bratislava, Slovakia Loss Maksim Neledva TKO K-1 European League 2007 Hungary February 24, 2007 2 - Budapest, Hungary 2007 Hungary Grand Prix final. Win Gabor Meizster KO (right high kick) K-1 European League 2007 Hungary February 24, 2007 3 1:20 Budapest, Hungary 2007 Hungary Grand Prix semi-final. Win Domagoj Ostojić Extra round decision K-1 European League 2007 Hungary February 24, 2007 4 3:00 Budapest, Hungary 2007 Hungary Grand Prix quarter-final. Win Jörgen Kruth Decision K-1 Fighting Network Prague Round '07 December 16, 2006 3 3:00 Prague, Czech Republic Win Djamal Kasumov Decision (split) K-1 Hungary 2006 August 18, 2006 3 3:00 Debrecen, Hungary Loss Sergei Gur Decision K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 April 8, 2006 3 3:00 Milan, Italy 2006 Italy Grand Prix final. Win Humberto Evora KO K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 April 8, 2006 2 - Milan, Italy 2006 Italy Grand Prix semi-final. Win Ricardo van den Bos Decision (unanimous) K-1 Italy Oktagon 2006 April 8, 2006 3 3:00 Milan, Italy 2006 Italy Grand Prix quarter-final. Win Jörgen Kruth Decision It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy, 1st Round - Prague December 18, 2005 3 3:00 Prague, Czech Republic Loss Nikola Dimkovski Decision International Profi Tournament June 14, 2005 3 3:00 Loss Johnny Delgado Decision Gala Valkenswaard-Siam Gym April 17, 2005 3 3:00 Valkenswaard, Netherlands Win Melvin Manhoef KO (punches) Gala Gym Alkmaar February 13, 2005 3 2:55 Alkmaar, Netherlands Win Gordan Jukic Decision (unanimous) Fight Night December 11, 2004 5 3:00 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Loss Josip Bodrozic Decision (unanimous) K-1 Grand Prix BIH 2004 June 11, 2004 3 3:00 Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2004 Bosnia Grand Prix quarter-final. Win Robert Gregor KO (right hook) May 21, 2004 5 0:21 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Win Sinisa Puljak Decision (unanimous) December 21, 2003 5 3:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina Wins WKA European Heavyweight Championship. Win Milan Rabrenovic TKO (referee stoppage) K-1 Night of Champions September 20, 2003 3 1:41 Bosnia and Herzegovina Win Ergin Solmaz Decision (unanimous) King of Colosseum K-1 GP BIH 2003 August 20, 2003 5 3:00 Novi Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina Loss Tihamer Brunner Decision (unanimous) K-1 FIGHT Makarska 2003 July 7, 2003 3 3:00 Makarska, Croatia Win Nikola Dimkovski Decision (unanimous) Night of Warriors December 27, 2002 5 3:00 Bosnia and Herzegovina Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest

See also

• List of male kickboxers
• List of K-1 Events