Luka Plantić
Born (1996-10-29) 29 October 1996
Zagreb, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Statistics
Weight(s)Super middleweight
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights7
Wins7
Wins by KO6
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Croatia
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 YerevanLight heavyweight
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nanjing75kg
Youth and Junior World Boxing Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Sofia75kg

Luka Plantić (born 29 October 1996) is a Croatian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won the bronze medal at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the light heavyweight (-81 kg) category.

Amateur boxing career

In 2014, Plantić was Croatian youth middleweight champion,[2] won the gold medal at the European Youth Championships in Zagreb,[3] the silver medal at the Youth World Boxing Championships in Sofia,[4] and the bronze medal at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing.[5]

In the adult category, Plantić was Croatian middleweight champion in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and Croatian light heavyweight champion in 2020 and 2021.[6] in April 2016, he was eliminated in the preliminary round of the European Olympic qualification in Samsun against Arjon Kajoshi,[7] and lost in the quarter-finals of the U22 European Championships in Brăila against Viktor Daschkewitsch in March 2017.[8] In 2019, he won the Balkan Championships in Antalya.[9]

In the European Olympic qualification in London in March 2020, Plantić defeated Umar Jambekov before the tournament was interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] In the continuation of the qualification in Paris in June 2021, he defeated Gor Nersesyan and Emmet Brennan, before he was narrowly defeated by Benjamin Whittaker 2-3 in the semifinals and thus qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[11]

Professional boxing career

Plantić made his professional debut against Moris Markowitsch on 17 March 2018.[12] He won the fight by a fifth-round knockout.[13] His next professional bout came four years later, as he was booked to face Geard Ajetovic on 19 February 2022.[14] Ajetovic retired from the fight at the end of the third round.[15] Plantić made a step-up against the experienced Ryno Liebenberg on 1 September 2022.[16] He won the fight by a fourth-round knockout, flooring Liebenberg with an uppercut.[17]

Plantić faced the multiple-time world title challenger Khoren Gevor for the vacant WBC International Silver super middleweight title on 17 December 2022, at the Sportska Dvorana Bilankusa in Solin, Croatia.[18] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 97–93, 100–90 and 99–92.[19]

Professional boxing record

7 fights 7 wins 0 losses
By knockout 6 0
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
7 Win 7–0 Diego Ramirez KO 4 (10), 1:10 7 Oct 2023 Sportska Dvorana Bilankusa, Solin, Croatia Retained WBC International Silver super middleweight title
6 Win 6–0 Yusuf Kanguel TKO 10 (10), 2:10 3 Jun 2023 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany Retained WBC International Silver super middleweight title
5 Win 5–0 Tomas Bezvoda TKO 6 (8), 2:49 4 Feb 2023 Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Khoren Gevor UD 10 17 Dec 2022 Sportska Dvorana Bilankusa, Solin, Croatia Won vacant WBC International Silver super middleweight title
3 Win 3–0 Ryno Liebenberg KO 4 (8), 0:50 1 Sep 2022 Gradina, Solin, Croatia
2 Win 2–0 Geard Ajetovic RTD 3 (8), 3:00 19 Feb 2022 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Moris Markowitsch KO 5 (6), 1:12 17 Mar 2018 Altrheinhalle, Rastatt, Germany

References

  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Luka Plantić". BoxRec.
  2. ↑ "Croatian Youth National Championships 2014".
  3. ↑ "Luka Plantić: Medalju sam proslavio roštiljem, ništa posebno, nije mi zadnja..." vecernji.hr. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Boksački juniori Luka Prtenjača, Luka Plantić i Toni Filipi viceprvaci svijeta". novilist.hr. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "OI Mladih: Luka Plantić Osvojio Brončanu Olimpijsku Medalju". boks-savez.hr. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Milun i Plantić obranili titule, sedam prvaka Hrvatske iz sedam različitih klubova". fightsite.hr. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "OI kvalifikacije: Plantić izgubio". boks-savez.hr. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "European U-22 Championships 2017".
  9. ↑ "Balkan Championships 2019" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "Fenomenalni Luka Plantić savladao četvrtog nositelja i trasirao si put prema Tokiju". fightsite.hr. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Boxing Qualifier 2021" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "HRVATSKA DOBIVA JOŠ JEDNOG PROFESIONALNOG BOKSAČA Bivši juniorski prvak Europe za dva tjedna debitira protiv 17 godina starijeg protivnika". jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "SJAJAN POČETAK: Luka Plantić među profesionalcima krenuo nokautom!". totalinfo.hr. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Luka Plantić boksat će protiv iskusnog srpskog boksača na priredbi u Hamburgu". fightsite.hr. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "(VIDEO) Luka Plantić na priredbi u Hamburgu prekidom savladao boksačkog trenera Roberta Soldića". fightsite.hr. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "FOTO Luka Plantić i Ryno Liebenberg predvode boksački spektakl u Solinu". croring.com. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "Luka Plantić 'slomio' iskusnog južnoafričkog borca Ryna Liebenberga". nacional.hr. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  18. ↑ "Plantić Će Se Boriti Za WBC Silver Pojas". navijackiradio.com. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "Boksačka Večer U Solinu: Luka Plantić Svladao Iskusnog Armenca, Arijan Gorički Upisao Drugi Poraz U Profesionalnoj Karijeri". profightstore.hr. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
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