Marko Tomasović (boxer)

Marko Tomasović
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Croatia
Mediterranean Games
Pescara 2009 +91 kg

Marko Tomasović (born November 10, 1981) is a Croatian Boxer and Kickboxer, best known to qualify for the Olympics 2008 at super heavyweight. He is 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) tall and weights 99 kg (218 lb).

Career

In 2005 Marko entered the W.A.K.O. World Amateur Kickboxing Championships in Szeged, Hungary where he made it to the final of the heavyweight division (91 kg/200.2 lbs) in Full-Contact - only to lose out on a gold medal against Denys Simkin. As an amateur boxer in 2007 Marko made it to the 2007 World Championships where he lost his first bout to David Price. He also returned to kickboxing that year with W.A.K.O. for the world championships in Coimbra, Portugal making the final of the super heavyweight division and winning a silver medal. At the Olympic qualifications he defeated Kurban Günebakan, got a walkover over Magomed Abdusalamov and surprisingly beat Robert Helenius 16:7, thus qualifying for Beijing. In Beijing at the Summer Olympics he ran right into Italian world champion Roberto Cammarelle and lost his debut.

Titles

Professional Kickboxing

Amateur Kickboxing

Kickboxing record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

References

External links

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