Teo Mikelić

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Teo Mikelić
Born (1992-08-24) August 24, 1992 (age 31)
Pula, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)
DivisionLightweight
StyleKickboxing
Fighting out ofPula, Croatia
TeamPunch It Gym[1]
Years active2011 - present
Kickboxing record
Total37
Wins22
By knockout10
Losses15
By knockout5
Medal record
Men's Kickboxing
Representing  Croatia
W.A.K.O. European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Skopje Welterweight

Teo Mikelić (born 22 August 1992) is a Croatian professional kickboxer, who formerly competed in World version W5, Glory and FFC promotion. From July to October 2017, he was ranked #8 lightweight world kickboxer by Liverkick.com.[2]

Kickboxing career[edit]

FFC[edit]

Mikelić made his professional debut against Rene Pavić at Opatija Fight Night 3 on February 20, 2011. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[3] Mikelić next faced his first foreign opponent, Mamadou Sly, at Mega Fight on July 21, 2012. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[4]

After amassing a 3–0 record, Mikelić signed with Final Fight Championship. Mikelić made his promotional debut against the future FFC Lightweight champion Samo Petje at FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak on June 14, 2013. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Mikelić faced Slobodan Kajmakoski at FFC10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas on December 13, 2013, in his second appearance with the promotion.[5] He once again won the fight by unanimous decision.[6]

FFC & Glory[edit]

Mikelić made his Glory debut against Murthel Groenhart at Glory 14: Zagreb on March 8, 2014.[7] He lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout, as the fight was stopped at the end of the round on the advice of the ringside physician, due to a cut Mikelić suffered during the bout.

After suffering the first loss of his professional career, Mikelić was booked to face Mirko Vorkapić at FFC12: Fabjan vs. Daley on April 25, 2014.[8] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Mikelić then took part in the 2014 Qabala Fight Series lightweight tournament, held during the organization's inaugural event on June 29, 2014.[9] Although he was able to overcome Tadas Jonkus by unanimous decision in the quarterfinals of the one-day tournament, he would in turn lose a unanimous decision to Juri Kehl in the semifinals, after an extra fourth round was contested.[10]

Mikelić faced Samo Petje for the vacant FFC lightweight championship at FFC14: Petje vs. Mikelić on October 3, 2014.[11] He lost the fight by a first-round knockout, as Petje floored him with a head kick.[12]

Mikelić snapped the first losing skid of his career with an extra round majority decision over Fabio Di Marco at FFC18: Ljubljana on April 17, 2015.[13] Mikelić extended his winning streak to two straight fights at TTS Open Fight on June 20, 2015, as he knocked Antun Viličić out with a head kick in the second round.[14]

Mikelić faced Tigran Movsisyan at FFC 19 - Linz on September 18, 2015.[15] He was stopped with a flurry of punches at the 2:40 minute mark of the third round, after being knocked down with a left hook earlier in the round.[16] Mikelić made his second and final Glory appearance against Anatoly Moiseev at Glory 25: Milan on November 6, 2015.[17] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[18]

European circuit[edit]

Mikelić faced Vasile Lazăr for the vacant Kombat League European Lightweight (-70 kg) Championship at Trieste Boxing Day 4 on May 21, 2016.[19] He captured the title by a third-round technical knockout.[20] Mikelić next faced Ramazan Razakov in the first round of the 2017 Tatneft Cup selection tournament, held on March 22, 2017.[21] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Mikelić faced Nikola Cimeša at W5 Undefeated 40 on April 8, 2017. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[22] Mikelić took part in the 2017 The King Of Martial Arts lightweight (-70 kg) muay thai tournament, held on May 20, 2017 and contested in MMA gloves. He was able to beat Igor Kozak by decision in the semifinals, but lost a unanimous decision to Klayton Henriquez in the finals, after he was knocked down with a right hook.[23]

Mikelić faced Damiano Ardigo at the October 14, 2017, Petrosyanmania event. Ardigo stepped in as a short notice replacement for Mustapha Haida, who was forced to withdraw with an injury.[24][25] Mikelić needed just 57 seconds to stop his opponent with a head kick.[26] Mikelić faced Thomas Leitner at FFC30: Linz on October 21, 2017.[27] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[28] Mikelić was then booked to face Marco Ronchetti at Iron Fighter on November 17, 2017.[29] He won the fight by unanimous decision. It was the first time that he had won three consecutive fights since 2013.[30]

Mikelić faced Sayfullah Hambahadov in the semifinals of the one-day CFL lightweight (-70 kg) tournament at CFL 2 on April 12, 2018.[31] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[32] Mikelić faced Chris McMillan at FFC 33 on November 3, 2018.[33] Although he was able to break McMillan's arm, he nonetheless lost the fight by split decision.[34][35] Despite having suffered three straight losses, Mikelić was booked to challenge Čedo Pantić for the Megdan lightweight (-70 kg) championship at Megdan 4 on March 16, 2019. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[36]

Mikelić faced Raffaele Minichino at Gladijator Fight Night 4 on February 22, 2020.[37] He won the fight by a first-round head kick knockout.[38] Mikelić next faced Aurimas Krukauskas at KOK 96 Mega Battle on November 20, 2021. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[39]

Mikelić faced Mindaugas Narauskas in the quarterfinals of the King of Kings -73 kg tournament, held at KOK Mega Series 2022 on March 19, 2022.[40] He lost the fight by a first-round knockout.[41] Mikelić was booked to face Jasmin Ramić at King of Arena on June 11, 2022.[42] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[43] Mikelić faced Leo Brichta at Noc Bojovníků Dobříš 5 on September 22, 2022. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[44] Mikelić rebounded from this loss with a third-round knockout of Jakub Kadas at RFA 6 on November 12, 2022.[45]

Mikelić faced Pirun Wangpol-Komphikart at Blade Fights on February 4, 2023.[46] He lost the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[47]

Mikelić faced Dominik Bereczki at RFA 13 on November 25, 2023. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[48]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

Amateur[edit]

  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • 2012 WAKO European Championship 3rd Place, Full-Contact (-75 kg)
  • Croatian Kickboxing Championship
    • 2013 Croatian Kickboxing Championship Runner-up, Full-Contact (-75 kg)
    • 2014 Croatian Kickboxing Championship Winner, K-1 (-75 kg)

Professional[edit]

  • Kombat League
    • Kombat League European Lightweight Champion -70 kg

Kickboxing record[edit]

Professional kickboxing record
22 Wins (10 (T)KOs), 15 Losses, 0 Draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2023-11-25 Loss Hungary Dominik Bereczki RFA 13 Budapest, Hungary Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
For RFA Welterweight Championship -75 kg .
2023-02-04 Loss Thailand Pirun Wangpol-Komphikart Blade Fights Kaunas, Lithuania TKO (Punches) 1
2022-11-12 Win Slovakia Jakub Kadáš RFA 6 Prievidza, Slovakia KO (Head kick) 3 0:16
2022-09-24 Loss Czech Republic Leo Brichta Noc Bojovníků Dobříš 5 Dobříš, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-06-11 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmin Ramić King of Arena Pula, Croatia TKO (Leg injury) 1 1:11
2022-04-15 Loss Estonia Ott Remmer The League III Tallinn, Estonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-03-19 Loss Lithuania Mindaugas Narauskas KOK Mega Series 2022 Vilnius, Lithuania KO 1
2022-02-26 Win Poland Hubert Dylewski KOK 98 World Series in Riga Riga, Latvia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-12-20 Win Ukraine Viachest Andreiev FFC 5 Alanya, Turkey Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-11-20 Win Lithuania Aurimas Krukauskas KOK 96 Mega Battle Vilnius, Lithuania KO (Cut from Knee) 2
2021-02-28 Win Czech Republic Andreas Čehovski UNDC Last Man Standing Brno, Czech Republic Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-02-22 Win Italy Raffaele Minichino Gladijator Fight Night 4 Pula, Croatia KO (High Kick) 1
2019-03-16 Loss Bosnia and Herzegovina Čedo Pantić Megdan 4 Novi Sad, Serbia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
For Megdan Lightweight Championship -70 kg.
2018-11-03 Loss United States Chris McMillan FFC 33 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2018-04-12 Loss Russia Khambakhadov Saifullah CFL 2, Semi Finals Belgrade, Serbia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-11-17 Win Italy Marco Ronchetti Iron Fighter Pordenone, Italia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2017-10-21 Win Austria Thomas Leitner FFC30: Linz Linz, Austria Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-10-14 Win Italy Damiano Ardigo Petrosyanmania Monza, Italy KO (Head kick) 1 0:57
2017-05-20 Loss Netherlands Klayton Henriquez The King Of Martial Arts, Semi Finals Trieste, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-05-20 Win Ukraine Igor Kozak The King Of Martial Arts, Quarter Finals Trieste, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2017-04-08 Win Serbia Nikola Cimeša W5 Undefeated 40 Dubrovnik, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-03-22 Loss Russia Ramazan Razakov Tatneft Cup 2017 - 1st selection 1/8 final Kazan, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-05-21 Win Moldova Vasile Lazăr Trieste Boxing Day 4 Trieste, Italy KO (Left uppercut) 3 2:27
Wins the vacant Kombat League European Lightweight Championship -70 kg.
2015-11-06 Loss Russia Anatoly Moiseev Glory 25: Milan Monza, Italy Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2015-09-18 Loss Czech Republic Tigran Movsisyan FFC 19 - Linz Linz, Austria TKO (Punches) 3 2:40
2015-06-20 Win Croatia Antun Viličić TTS Open Fight Varaždin, Croatia KO (High kick) 2
2015-04-17 Win Italy Fabio Di Marco FFC18: Ljubljana Ljubljana, Slovenia Ext. R. Decision (Majority) 4 3:00
2014-10-03 Loss Slovenia Samo Petje FFC14: Petje vs. Mikelić Ljubljana, Slovenia KO (Right high kick) 1 1:05
For the vacant FFC Lightweight Championship -70 kg.
2014-06-29 Loss Germany Juri Kehl Qabala Fight Series #1, Semi Finals Qabala, Azerbaijan Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-06-29 Win Lithuania Tadas Jonkus Qabala Fight Series #1, Quarter Finals Qabala, Azerbaijan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-04-25 Win Slovenia Mirko Vorkapić FFC12: Fabjan vs. Daley Ljubljana, Slovenia TKO (Cut) 1 1:23
2014-03-08 Win Suriname Murthel Groenhart Glory 14: Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia TKO (Cut) 1 3:00
2013-12-13 Win North Macedonia Slobodan Kajmakoski FFC10: Rodriguez vs. Batzelas Skopje, Macedonia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2013-06-14 Win Slovenia Samo Petje FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak Poreč, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2012-07-21 Win Senegal Mamadou Sly Mega Fight Umag, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2011-02-20 Win Croatia Rene Pavić Opatija Fight Night 3 Opatija, Croatia KO (Kick) 1
Amateur Kickboxing Record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2014-04-12 Win Croatia Manuel Smoljan Croatian Kickboxing Championship, K-1 Final -75 kg Poreč, Croatia Decision (Split) 3 2:00
Wins Croatian Kickboxing Championship K-1 Gold Medal -75 kg.[49]
2014-04-12 Win Croatia Luka Habek Croatian Kickboxing Championship, K-1 Semi Finals -75 kg Poreč, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2014-04-12 Win Croatia Marko Gelo Croatian Kickboxing Championship, K-1 Quarter Finals -75 kg Poreč, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2013-03-23 Loss Croatia Manuel Smoljan Croatian Kickboxing Championship, Full-Cotact Final -75 kg Split, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
Wins Croatian Kickboxing Championship Full-Cotact Silver Medal -75 kg.[50]
2013-03-23 Win Croatia Dario Gvozdanović Croatian Kickboxing Championship, Full-Cotact Final -75 kg Split, Croatia Decision (Split) 3 2:00
2012-11 Loss Norway Andreas Lødrup W.A.K.O European Championships 2012, Full-Contact Semi Finals -75 kg[51] Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
Wins W.A.K.O. European Championship '12 Full-Contact Bronze Medal -75 kg.
2012-11-29 Win Hungary Laszlo Szabo W.A.K.O European Championships 2012, Full-Contact Quarter Finals -75 kg[52] Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2012-11-27 Win Romania Ionel Alexandru W.A.K.O European Championships 2012, Full-Contact Second Round -75 kg Bucharest, Romania
2012-11-27 Win Greece Antonios Gavalas W.A.K.O European Championships 2012, Full-Contact First Round -75 kg[53] Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2010-09 Loss Russia Vladimir Shiryaev W.A.K.O Junior European Championships 2010, Low-Kick Quarter Finals -75 kg Belgrade, Serbia
2010-09 Win North Macedonia Dimitar Gjorgjiev W.A.K.O Junior European Championships 2010, Low-Kick First Round -75 kg Belgrade, Serbia
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also[edit]

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  49. ^ HRVATSKO PRVENSTVO K-1 Style (juniori, seniori), KL (juniori, seniori)(in Croatian)
  50. ^ HRVATSKO PRVENSTVO PF-SKAD, FC-SEN(in Croatian)
  51. ^ Nives Radić se plasirala u finale, Teo Mikelić ne(in Croatian)
  52. ^ Drugi dan europskog seniorskog prvenstva u Bukureštu(in Croatian)
  53. ^ Prvi dan europskog seniorskog prvenstva u Bukureštu(in Croatian)

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