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, 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.
He faced Jack Cullen for the vacant WBC International super-middleweight title at Frankenstolz Arena in Aschaffenburg, Germany, on 6 April 2024, winning via technical knockout in the fifth round.
Plantić challenged WBC interim super-middleweight champion Lester Martínez at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, California, USA on 29 August 2026, losing by technical knockout in the 10th round.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes14Loss13–1Lester MartínezTKO10 (12), 29 Aug 202613Win13–0Shadir Musa BwogiTKO9 (10), 23 Nov 202512Win12–0Bruno Damian AcostaUD1023 May 202511Win11–0Martin Ezequiel BulacioUD108 Nov 202410Win10–0Catalin ParaschiveanuKO 3 (10), 7 Sep 20249Win9–0Almir SkrijeljTKO1 (8), 22 Jun 20248Win8–0Jack CullenTKO5 (10), 6 Apr 20247Win7–0Diego RamirezKO4 (10), 7 Oct 20236Win6–0Yusuf KanguelTKO10 (10), 3 Jun 20235Win5–0Tomas Bezvoda6 (8), 4 Feb 20234Win4–0Khoren Gevor1017 Dec 20223Win3–0Ryno LiebenbergKO4 (8), 1 Sep 20222Win2–0Geard Ajetović3 (8), 19 Feb 20221Win1–0Moris Markowitsch5 (6), 17 Mar 2018
Personal life His older brother Damir was a professional boxer, savate boxer and kickboxerhttps://www.hofsplit.com/clan/2022/damir-plantic-cro.html and younger brother Patrick is amateur boxer.https://www.vecernji.hr/sport/prvo-su-me-pokrali-pa-zakinuli-ali-metem-sve-pred-sobom-nemam-ni-29-godina-a-vec-sam-veteran-1854742https://net.hr/sport/klub-boraca/damir-i-luka-plantic-vise-ne-spariraju-ima-vec-dvije-godine-21a426d6-f728-11ee-8d87-322577e38fcf
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