Antonio Plazibat

Antonio Plazibat (born 12 December 1993) is a Croatian professional kickboxer, who currently competes in the Heavyweight division of Glory.

To better prepare for the tournament, Plazibat added the 1993 K-1 World Grand Prix winner Branko Cikatić to his training staff.

He was scheduled to face K-Jee in the tournament quarterfinals.

Plazibat scored an early knockdown on K-Jee, as he dropped him with a left hook.

His first fight was against Dražen Kuraja in the semifinal bout of the 2013 Croatian Kickboxing Championship 91 kg tournament.

Despite being the underdog, Plazibat knocked Kuraja down twice, and would go on to win a unanimous decision.

In the finals he faced Andrija Lekić.

Despite fighting with a broken hand, he managed to knock him down once, and won a unanimous decision.

Plazibat made his professional debut in August 2013, during Oluja u Ringu 5, against Marko Vidović.

He won the fight by a third round head kick.

Plazibat notched two more victories on the regional circuit, winning decisions against Simon Krizmanić and Franci Grajš.

Plazibat then signed a contract with Final Fight Championship.

He was immediately placed in the FFC Futures Kickboxing Light Heavyweight tournament.

In the semifinals, Plazibat defeated Stipe Stipetić by a second-round TKO, and in the finals, he defeated Mitar Dugalić by a third-round TKO.

Plazibat notched two more wins with the organization, defeating Bojan Džepina and Daniel Škvor by knockout.

His winning streak earned Plazibat his highest profile fight of his career up to that point, as he was scheduled to fight Sergej Maslobojev at FFC 22: Athens.

Maslobojev won the fight by a second-round TKO, after the ringside doctor waved the fight off due to a cut.

Plazibat was the 2014 FFC Futures Light Heavyweight tournament winner, the 2017 K-1 WGP Heavyweight World Grand Prix winner and a former K-1 Heavyweight Champion.

He would again fight in the Croatian Kickboxing Championship, when he entered their 2014 91 kg tournament.

Despite beginning with two wins, he lost to Andrija Lekić in the semifinals.

At the amateur level, Plazibat was a three-time national champion, having won the Croatian Kickboxing Championships consecutively between 2015 and 2017.

Plazibat captured medals at both the WAKO world and continental tournaments, as he won the silver medal at the 2015 WAKO World Championships and the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships.

As of January 2023, he is ranked as the second best heavyweight kickboxer in the world by both Beyond Kick and Combat Press.

Combat Press has ranked him as a top ten heavyweight continually since August 2021.

Antonio Plazibat began his kickboxing career as an amateur, training with Ameno Gym.

In the 2015 edition of the 91 kg Croatian Kickboxing Championship tournament, he would make it to the finals, to once again face Andrija Lekić.

He would seal the trilogy with a win, becoming the 2015 91 kg tournament champion.

Plazibat fought in the 2015 W.A.K.O World Championship.

He won his first three fights, but lost to Basir Abakarov in the finals, securing a second-place finish.

He won the Croatian Kickboxing Championship tournament for the second time in 2016, beating Anto Širić by unanimous decision.

Plazibat was scheduled to face the former SUPERKOMBAT cruiserweight champion Bogdan Stoica at Respect World Series 2 on July 2, 2016.

Plazibat won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.

Stoica fell down several times in the second round, as he seemed unable to put weight on his leg, prompting the referee to stop the fight due to injury.

Plazibat made his SUPEROMBAT debut against Dănuț Hurduc at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2016 on August 6, 2016.

Plazibat won the fight by unanimous decision, scoring a knockdown in the second round.

Plazibat was scheduled to face Frank Muñoz at W5 European League XXXVI on September 10, 2016.

He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Plazibat participated in the 2017 K-1 Heavyweight World Grand Prix, which was held at K-1 World GP 2017 Japan Heavyweight Championship Tournament on November 23, 2017.

His last feature in an amateur tournament was in 2018 edition of the W.A.K.O European Championships.

He would go a perfect 3-0, to win his last amateur title.