Ivan Strugar (born December 18, 1974) is a Montenegrin kickboxer. He is a winner of numerous trophies and accolades both in amateur and professional competition, and is one of the most popular sportsmen in Montenegro. He currently fights in W.A.K.O Pro association, out of ''Ariston'' gym in

Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; lit. 'under the hill') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd (Cyrillic: Титоград, ) between 1946 and 1992—in the period that Montenegro form ...

. He won his last match in Podgorica. He fought Beloni third time in his career, and lost the fight by third-round knockout.

Personal life

Strugar declares himself as Yugoslav, entering the ring in shirt with inscription

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

and

FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yug ...

emblem, the same shirt he wore at W.A.K.O. European Championships 1996, where he won gold medal and entered the ring in same shirt since then, always accompanied by the song

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Titles

Professional competition

*2014 W.A.K.O. Pro Low Kick Rules Heavyweight World Champion -88,6 kg. *2010 W.A.K.O. Pro Low Kick Rules Heavyweight World Champion -88,6 kg. (1 title def.) *2009 W.A.K.O. Pro Low Kick Rules Cruises Light Heavyweight World Champion -85,1 kg. (1 title def.) *2007 W.A.K.O. Pro Low Kick Rules Cruises Light Heavyweight World Champion -85,1 kg. *2003 Kings Of The Ring - Oriental Kickboxing Rules Super World Champion -85 kg. *2002 W.A.K.O. Pro Low Kick Rules Light Heavyweight World Champion -81,4 kg. *2001 W.A.K.O. Pro Low Kick Rules Super Middleweight World Champion -78.1 kg. *1998 W.A.K.O. Pro Low Kick Rules Middleweight World Champion -75 kg.

Amateur competition

*2001 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro -81 kg (Low-Kick) *2000 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Jesolo, Italy -75 kg (Low-Kick) *1999 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan -75 kg *1998 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Kiev, Ukraine -75 kg *1996 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro -71 kg (Low-Kick) *1995 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine -71 kg *1994 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal -71 kg

Accolades

* 1999 Best sportsman of Podgorica * 1996 Best sportsman of Montenegro * 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 among ten best sportsmen of

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Kickboxing Record

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References

External links

Ivan Strugar Official Website
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