Branko Cikatić

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Branko Cikatić (4 October 1955 – 22 March 2020) was a Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, the first Croatian-born fighter to achieve international success. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was the first K-1 World Grand Prix Champion. The tournament was held on April 30, 1993 in Japan.

Biography and career

Cikatić began his martial arts training at the age of 12 when he took up Taekwondo, and later Shotokan Karate at 16. He eventually earned a black belt in both of these disciplines, as well as a blue belt in Judo. When he was 18 years old, he took up boxing before switching to kickboxing.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He surprised the martial arts world by taking the 1993 K-1 Grand Prix tournament by storm, knocking out all three of his opponents in one evening, including Ernesto Hoost in the final match. To date Cikatić is the oldest winner of the K-1 Grand Prix at 38 years and 208 days.

He extended his athletic resume to include mixed martial arts in 1998, fighting in the Pride Fighting Championships. His PRIDE debut was fought against Ralph White under K-1 rules format. Cikatić lost via disqualification after kicking the head of the downed White. Cikatić returned at Pride 2, fighting under MMA rules and facing Mark Kerr. He was again disqualified after holding the ring ropes when Kerr attempted a takedown, refusing to let go when directed by the referee, running away through the ring ropes, and delivering several illegal elbows to the back of Kerr's head. His next fight at Pride 7 ended in a submission loss to Maurice Smith by forearm choke.

Towards the end of his sports career, Cikatić tried his hand at acting, playing a villain in a 1997 B-movie Skyscraper, starring Anna Nicole Smith. In 2018, Cikatić had a pulmonary embolism and whilst in hospital acquired an infection causing sepsis and was later diagnosed as suffering from Parkinson's disease.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He died on 22 March 2020.

Titles

Professional Career:

  • 1998 WMTA World Champion in Thai boxing (Zagreb)
  • 1994 K-1 Grand Prix 3rd Place (Tokyo)
  • 1993 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion (Tokyo)
  • 1991 World Champion in Thai boxing 86 kg (Berlin)
  • 1991 IKBF World Champion in kick-boxing 86 kg (Zagreb)
  • 1991 WKA World Champion in kick-boxing 86 kg (Wiesbaden)
  • 1989 WMTA World champion in Thai boxing 86 kg (Düsseldorf)
  • 1987 WMTA World champion in Thai boxing 82.5 kg (Amsterdam)
  • 1986 European champion in Thai boxing (Paris)
  • 1985 European champion in Thai boxing (Amsterdam)

Amateur Career:

Kickboxing record (incomplete)

87 Wins (82 knockouts), 11 Losses, 1 Draw
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time Location
July 11, 1999 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Benkai Sato Kakidamishi I KO (Liver Punch) 1 0:23 Template:Flagicon Naha, Okinawa, Japan
December 13, 1998 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Big Mo T Muay Thai WMTA World Title Fight Heavyweight KO (right punch) N/A N/A Template:Flagicon Dvorana Dražen Petrović, Zagreb, Croatia
October 11, 1997 No contest Template:Flagicon Ralph White Pride 1 NC (Cikatić kicked White while he was on the ground) 1 1:52 Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan
September 7, 1997 Template:No2Loss Template:Flagicon Mike Bernardo K-1 Grand Prix '97 1st round TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 0:38 Template:Flagicon Osaka, Japan
July 20, 1997 Template:No2Loss Template:Flagicon Sam Greco K-1 Dream '97 KO (right Hooks) 1 2:58 Template:Flagicon Nagoya, Japan
March 16, 1997 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Musashi K-1 Kings '97 KO (right punch) 4 1:38 Template:Flagicon Yokohama, Japan
December 12, 1994 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Ernesto Hoost K-1 Legend KO (right hook) 2 1:18 Template:Flagicon Nagoya, Japan
September 18, 1994 Template:No2Loss Template:Flagicon Stan Longinidis K-1 Revenge Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Template:Flagicon Yokohama, Japan
April 30, 1994 Template:No2Loss Template:Flagicon Masaaki Satake K-1 Grand Prix '94 Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan
April 30, 1994 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Andre Mannaart K-1 Grand Prix '94 KO (right punch) 2 0:16 Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan
March 4, 1994 Template:No2Loss Template:Flagicon Andy Hug K-1 Challenge Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan
April 30, 1993 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Ernesto Hoost K-1 Grand Prix '93 KO (right hook) 1 2:49 Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan
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April 30, 1993 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Masaaki Satake K-1 Grand Prix '93 KO (left hook) 3 0:45 Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan
April 30, 1993 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Changpuek Kiatsongrit K-1 Grand Prix '93 KO (punch) 1 2:35 Template:Flagicon Tokyo, Japan
April 8, 1993 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Mahmoud Babachi Muay Thai World Title Fight KO (Babachi injured shoulder after throw in clinch) 1 1:42 Template:Flagicon Zagreb, Croatia
1992 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Novica Bogdanovic KO (left punch) 1 0:38 Template:Flagicon Zagreb, Croatia
June, 1992 Template:No2Loss Template:Flagicon Stan Longinidis World Kickboxing Association Decision (unanimous) 12 2:00 Template:Flagicon Melbourne, Australia
March 16, 1992 Draw Template:Flagicon Dennis Alexio World Martial Arts Challenge Technical Draw (Alexio hit Cikatić during a stoppage) 3 1:25 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
October 19, 1991 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Jean Atonga Muay Thai WMTA World Title Fight, -86 kg Decision (split) 5 3:00 Template:Flagicon Deutschlandhalle, Berlin Germany
May 28, 1991 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Charlie Lieuwfeld IKBF World Title Fight, -86 kg KO (Body Shot) 5 N/A Template:Flagicon Zagreb, Croatia
March 23, 1991 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Andre Mannaart World Kickboxing Association World Title Fight, -86 kg Decision (unanimous) 12 2:00 Template:Flagicon Rhein-Main-Hallen, Wiesbaden, Germany
January, 1991 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Stephane Lahousse Savate Rules KO 2 N/A Template:Flagicon Zagreb, Croatia
October, 1990 Draw Template:Flagicon Samir Usenagić Kickboxing Prestige Fight Decision 5 2:00 Template:Flagicon Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
December 16, 1989 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Carl Thompson Muay Thai WMTA World Title Fight, -86 kg Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Template:Flagicon Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany
October 8, 1989 Template:No2Loss Template:Flagicon Ernesto Hoost Muay Thai WMTA World Title Fight DQ 4 0:15 Template:Flagicon Amsterdam, Netherlands, NED
December 12, 1987 Template:No2Loss Template:Flagicon Don Wilson KICK Association: Lightheavyweight World Title Fight TKO 7 1:24 Template:Flagicon Orlando, Florida, U.S.
May 30, 1987 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Radomir Bozovic Kickboxing Prestige Fight TKO 5 N/A Template:Flagicon Sportski Centar Gripe, Split, Croatia
April 26, 1987 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Carl Thompson Muay Thai WMTA World Title Fight TKO 3 2:18 Template:Flagicon Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 17, 1986 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Radomir Bozovic Kickboxing Prestige Fight KO 7 N/A Template:Flagicon Ivangrad, Montenegro, Socialist Republic of Montenegro
1986 Template:No2Loss Template:Flagicon Dragan Ognjenovic Kickboxing Prestige Fight DQ (Cikatic KO`ed Ognjenovic after break) 3 N/A Template:Flagicon Niksic, Montenegro, Socialist Republic of Montenegro
1986 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Kirk Walker Muay Thai EMTA European Title Fight KO 2 N/A Template:Flagicon Paris, France
December 19, 1985 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Tony Bristow Kickboxing European Title Fight TKO 2 1:05 Template:Flagicon Sportski Centar Gripe, Split, Croatia
May 26, 1985 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Jan Oosterbaan Muay Thai EMTA European Title Fight TKO (Oosterbaans corner retired after round 3) 3 3:00 Template:Flagicon Amsterdam, Netherlands
March 29, 1985 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Bruno Campiglia Kickboxing KO (Body Shot) 5 N/A Template:Flagicon Sportski Centar Gripe, Split, Croatia
1984 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Krstulovic Kickboxing KO N/A N/A Template:Flagicon, Split, Croatia
1984 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Kenneth Plak Muay Thai Eliminator for European Title KO 1 N/A Template:Flagicon Amsterdam, Netherlands
1983 Template:No2Loss Template:Flagicon Vjekoslav Šafranić Kickboxing Prestige Fight Decision 7 N/A Template:Flagicon Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia
August 18, 1983 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Pascal Ducros KO 2 N/A Template:Flagicon Stadium Poljud, Split, Croatia
1983 Template:No2Loss Template:Flagicon Maurizio Callegari WAKO World Championship, 80 kg, Title Defence N/A N/A N/A Template:Flagicon Palermo, Italy
March 20, 1982 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Jean Marc Tonus WAKO World Championship, 80 kg, Title Defence Decision (unanimous) 6 2:00 Template:Flagicon Sportski Centar Gripe, Split, Croatia
November, 1981 Template:Yes2Win Template:Flagicon Ray McCallum WAKO World Championship Technical Decision(after headbutt: 38:38, 40:38, 38:37) 4 N/A Template:Flagicon Miami, United States

Mixed martial arts record

Template:MMArecordbox Template:MMA record start |- | Template:No2Loss | align=center| 0–2 | Maurice Smith | Submission (forearm choke) | Pride 7 | Template:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 7:33 | | |- | Template:No2Loss | align=center| 0–1 | Mark Kerr | DQ (grabbing the ropes) | Pride 2 | Template:Dts | align=center| 1 | align=center| 2:14 | |

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See also

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