Ahmed Krnjić (born February 14, 1997) is a Bosnian professional boxer and kickboxer. He has heid the World Boxing Council (WBC) International Silver heavyweight title since September 2026. In kickboxing, Krnjić competes in the heavyweight division of Glory.
Kickboxing career Ahmed Krnjić started training in kickboxing under the late Musa Selimović at Isak Gym in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He became a 10 times Bosnian national kickboxing champion from 2013 to 2022. Parallel to his amateur kickboxing career, he competed in amateur boxing, being the national champion twice in 2013 and 2014.
He won silver medals at the 2015 WAKO European Junior Championships and 2014 WAKO World Junior Championships. At the senior level, he won silver medals at the 2017 WAKO World Championships and at the 2018 WAKO European Championships. His amateur kickboxing career record is 35–9, and his amateur boxing record is 12–2.
On April 20, 2019, Krnjić faced Deyan Topalski for the WAKO Pro K-1 European Heavyweight (88 kg) title. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Krnjić faced Françesko Xhaja at Senshi 9 on July 10, 2021. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, after an extra round was contested.
On September 12, 2021, Krnjić faced Kadir Yildirim at KOK World Series in Turkey. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
On February 26, 2022, Krnjić faced Uku Jurjendal at Senshi 11 in Varna, Bulgaria. After the initial three rounds the fight was declared a draw and went to an extension round which Krnjić won by split decision.
Krnjić faced Bruno Chaves at ONE 163 in Singapore on November 19, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
On September 16, 2023, Krnjić faced Bruno Susano at SENSHI 18 for the vacant European heavyweight title. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
On February 24, 2024, Krnjić faced Florin Ivănoaie at Senshi 20. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Krnjić signed with the Glory organization in 2024 and was scheduled to make his debut in 2025.
Krnjić was scheduled to face Alin Nechita in the Last Heavyweight Standing Tournament Opening Round as part of GLORY 99 on April 5, 2025. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing career Krnjić won his first seven professional boxing fights before losing the WBC Grand Prix heavyweight tournament final to Kevin Cristopher Ramirez via unanimous decision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 20 December 2025.
In his ninth bout he defeated Ali Kiydin by fifth round technical knockout at Hala Pendik in Novi Pazar, Serbia, on 26 September 2026 to win the vacant WBC International Silver heavyweight title.
Personal life Ahmed Krnjić, who has trained in Germany and the Netherlands, is a devout Sunni Muslim and a father of two. He grew up in Varalići village in Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has a bachelor's degree in economics, concluding his studies at the Faculty of Economics, University of Zenica.
Championships and accomplishments Kickboxing Professional World Association of Kickboxing Organizations 2019 WAKO Pro K-1 European Heavyweight (-88.6 kg) champion SENSHI 2023 SENSHI European Heavyweight (+95 kg) champion
Amateur World Association of Kickboxing Organizations 2014 WAKO World Junior Championships K-1 (-91 kg) 2015 WAKO European Junior Championships K-1 (-91 kg) 2017 WAKO World Championships K-1 (-91 kg) 2018 WAKO European Championships K-1 (-91 kg)
Boxing Professional World Boxing Council (WBC) International Silver heavyweight title
Amateur 2013 and 2014 Bosnian national heavyweight champion
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes10Win9–1Ali Kiydin5 (8), 26 Sep 2026Hala Pendik, Novi Pazar, SerbiaWon vacant WBC International Silver Heavyweight title9Win8–1Bojan Cestic2 (6), 23 May 2026Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany8Loss7–1Kevin Cristopher Ramirez820 Dec 2025Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWBC Grand Prix - Heavyweight - Final7Win7–0Keaton Gomes619 Oct 2025Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWBC Grand Prix - Heavyweight - Semifinals6Win6–0Tsotne Rogava613 Aug 2025Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWBC Grand Prix - Heavyweight - Quarterfinals5Win5–0Davide Brito5 (6), 21 Jun 2025Cool Arena, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWBC Grand Prix - Heavyweight - Round of 164Win4–0Yordy Valenzuela Santos3 (6) 20 Apr 2025Global Theater Boulevard Riyadh City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWBC Grand Prix - Heavyweight - Round of 323Win3–0Djordje Tomic1 (6) 21 Dec 2024Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina2Win2–0Drazan Janjanin1 (6) 6 Apr 2024Aschaffenburg, Germany1Win1–0Sinan OzsahinPTS427 Jan 2024Cologne, Germany
Kickboxing record
|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2025-04-05 || Loss||align=left| Alin Nechita || Glory 99 - Last Heavyweight Standing Opening Round|| Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2024-04-20 || Win ||align=left| Brian Douwes || SENSHI 21 || Varna, Bulgaria || KO (High kick) || 1 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2024-02-24 || Win ||align=left| Florin Ivănoaie || SENSHI 20 || Varna, Bulgaria || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2023-09-16 || Win ||align=left| Bruno Susano || SENSHI 18 || Varna, Bulgaria || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2022-11-19 || Win ||align=left| Bruno Chaves || ONE 163 || Singapore || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2022-02-26 || Win ||align=left| Uku Jürjendal || SENSHI 11 || Varna, Bulgaria || Ext.R Decision (Split) || 4 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2022-01-28 || Win ||align=left| Foad Hashemi || KOK World Series || Istanbul, Turkey || KO (Kick to the body) || 2 || 2:55 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2021-12-04 || Win ||align=left| Radovan Kulla || SENSHI 10 || Varna, Bulgaria || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2021-10-01 || Win ||align=left| Milan Mitrevski || No Limit 9 || Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || KO (Punch to the body) || 1 ||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2021-09-12 || Win ||align=left| Kadir Yildirim || Loca Fight 2 || Istanbul, Turkey || Decision (Unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2021-07-10 || Loss ||align=left| Françesco Xhaja || SENSHI 9 || Kamchia, Bulgaria || Ext.R Decision (Unanimous)|| 4 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2021-05-22 || Win ||align=left| Badr Ferdaous || SENSHI 8 || Sofia, Bulgaria || Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) || 4 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2021-02-27 || Win ||align=left| Vitalii Ishakhneli || SENSHI 7 || Sofia, Bulgaria || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2020-12-18 || Win ||align=left| Miroslav Vujović || Megdan 8 || Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#c5d2ea" | 2020-02-16 || NC ||align=left| Leon Gavanas || Steko's Fight Night || Munich, Germany || (low blow) || ||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-12-29|| Win ||align=left| Aleksandar Danilović || Night of Champions || Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina || KO (Punch) || 1 ||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-04-20 || Win ||align=left| Deyan Topalski || SENSHI 2 || Sofia, Bulgaria || Decision (Unanimous)|| 5 || 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2017 || Loss ||align=left| Cyril Pohl || || Graz, Austria || KO (Knee to the body) || 3 ||
|- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2016-12-30 || Loss ||align=left| Daniel Škvor || Box Lucerna || Prague, Czech Republic || KO (Uppercut) || 1 || |- | colspan=9 | Legend:
|- style="background:#fbb" | 2025-11-27 || Loss||align=left| Ivan Tkachenko || 2025 WAKO World Championship, Quarterfinals || Abu Dhabi, UAE || DQ (low kick) || 2 ||
|- style="background:#cfc" | 2025-11-26 || Win ||align=left| Jaspreet Sing || 2025 WAKO World Championship, First Round || Abu Dhabi, UAE || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2021-10-19 || Loss||align=left| Asadulla Nasipov|| 2021 WAKO World Championship, Quarterfinals || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2021-10-18 || Win ||align=left| Jose Gustavo Ruiz Esparza || 2021 WAKO World Championship, First Round || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2018-10-16 || Loss||align=left| Toni Čatipović || 2018 WAKO European Championship, Final|| Bratislava, Slovakia || Decision (2:1) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2018-10-15 || Win||align=left| Roman Shcherbatiuk || 2018 WAKO European Championship, Semifinals || Bratislava, Slovakia || Decision (2:1) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2018-10-13 || Win ||align=left| Asaf Aslanov || 2018 WAKO European Championship, Quarterfinal || Bratislava, Slovakia || TKO || 2 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2017-11- || Loss ||align=left| Roman Shcherbatiuk || 2017 WAKO World Championship, Final|| Budapest, Hungary || Decision (2:1) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2017-11- || Win||align=left| Mateusz Pluta || 2017 WAKO World Championship, Semifinals|| Budapest, Hungary || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 2017-11- || Win||align=left| Pavel Voronin || 2017 WAKO World Championship, Quarterfinals|| Budapest, Hungary || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2016-10- || Loss||align=left| Roman Shcherbatiuk || 2016 WAKO European Championship, First Round|| Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2015-08- || Loss ||align=left| Arslan Iallyev || 2015 WAKO Junior European Championship, Final|| San Sebastián, Spain || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- | colspan=9 | Legend:
See also List of male kickboxers
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