Luka Plantić


Luka Plantić is a Croatian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won the bronze medal at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the light heavyweight category.

Amateur boxing career

In 2014, Plantić was Croatian youth middleweight champion, won the gold medal at the European Youth Championships in Zagreb, the silver medal at the Youth World Boxing Championships in Sofia, and the bronze medal at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing.
In the adult category, Plantić was Croatian middleweight champion in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and Croatian light heavyweight champion in 2020 and 2021. in April 2016, he was eliminated in the preliminary round of the European Olympic qualification in Samsun against Arjon Kajoshi, and lost in the quarter-finals of the U22 European Championships in Brăila against Viktor Daschkewitsch in March 2017. In 2019, he won the Balkan Championships in Antalya.
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. 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.

Professional boxing career

Plantić made his professional debut against Moris Markowitsch on 17 March 2018. He won the fight by a fifth-round knockout. His next professional bout came four years later, as he was booked to face Geard Ajetovic on 19 February 2022. Ajetovic retired from the fight at the end of the third round. Plantić made a step-up against the experienced Ryno Liebenberg on 1 September 2022. He won the fight by a fourth-round knockout, flooring Liebenberg with an uppercut.
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. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 97–93, 100–90 and 99–92.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
12Win12–0Bruno Damian AcostaUD1023 May 2025Cibona, Zagreb, CroatiaRetained WBC International super middleweight title
11Win11–0Martin Ezequiel BulacioUD108 Nov 2024York Hall, London, United KingdomRetained WBC International super middleweight title
10Win10–0Catalin ParaschiveanuKO3, 2:137 Sep 2024Motorworld, Cologne, GermanyRetained WBC International super middleweight title
9Win9–0Almir SkrijeljTKO1, 2:0022 Jun 2024Showpalast, Munich, Germany
8Win8–0Jack CullenTKO5, 2:356 Apr 2024Frankenstolz Arena, Aschaffenburg, GermanyWon vacant WBC International super middleweight title
7Win7–0Diego RamirezKO4, 1:107 Oct 2023Sportska Dvorana Bilankusa, Solin, CroatiaRetained WBC International Silver super middleweight title
6Win6–0Yusuf KanguelTKO10, 2:103 Jun 2023Universum Gym, Hamburg, GermanyRetained WBC International Silver super middleweight title
5Win5–0Tomas Bezvoda6, 2:494 Feb 2023Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany
4Win4–0Khoren Gevor1017 Dec 2022Sportska Dvorana Bilankusa, Solin, CroatiaWon vacant WBC International Silver super middleweight title
3Win3–0Ryno LiebenbergKO4, 0:501 Sep 2022Gradina, Solin, Croatia
2Win2–0Geard Ajetović3, 3:0019 Feb 2022Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
1Win1–0Moris Markowitsch5, 1:1217 Mar 2018Altrheinhalle, Rastatt, Germany