Igor Jurković

2012

On 10 March 2012 he made another big step defeating Freddy Kemayo on "Cro Cop Final Fight", he won in a close fight after extra round.^[12][13]

He was expected to fight Ali Cenik^[14] on United Glory 15, but it was later changed and he faced Zabit Samedov, losing the fight via unanimous decision after suffering first round knockdown. Later in the fight Jurković was at least equal fighter, but knockdown was enough for Samedov to take deserved victory.^[15] In an interview after the fight he said that he was not ready for two tough fights in that short time.^[16]

He was scheduled to fight for the championship belt of Cristian Bosch under WBC Muaythai organization, but he gave up because he was also scheduled to fight in the Glory summer tournament that was planned to happen in Ukraine but cancelled. In an interview Jurković said that he was sorry he could not fight for the belt as he believed that he could take it easily, and that he was never into Muay Thai but he felt the belt would have suited him.^[16]

Glory World Series have announced a Glory grand Slam heavyweight 16 man, one-night, single-elimination tournament event in Tokyo, Japan in December, and Igor is expected to be one of 16 participants.^[17]

6 October 2012, Brussels, Belgium, Glory 2, it was last test before Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam, and another great victory. This time against Gregory Tony. Power advantage was on Jurković's side at the very beginning of the fight, his quick distance closing and power hooks were too much for French opponent. In the second round, after a punch Gregory's hand suffered a fracture, an old injury witch reopened. But that does not diminish Jurković's victory, which was achieved with many powerful body shoots. Three knockdowns in round two and referee stops the fight.^[18]

Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam
He competed in the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on 31 December 2012. At the opening stage, he faced Anderson "Braddock" Silva and gave up ten kilograms in weight.^[19] He lost via TKO when the referee stopped the bout in round one after he was floored twice.^[20][21]

2013

On 19 April 2013, Jurković vs. Cătinaș lived up to the expectations of many of the kickboxing fans that were in attendance at FFC03: Jurković vs. Cătinaș in Split, Croatia. A ton of damage was dished out over the course of the fight between both fighters and Igor Jurković won on a unanimous third-round decision in a fight that could have gone either way. After the fight he said that he didn't want to disappoint public and organisation despite breaking his fist in training.^[22][23][24]

After refusing to fight at Glory 9: New York, because wanted to fight in his hometown Poreč he fought Dževad Poturak at FFC06: Jurković vs. Poturak on 14 June 2013. Jurković dominated all three rounds and deservedly took unanimous decision win.^{[25][26][27][28][29]}

He fought Jhonata Diniz at Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament in New York City on 23 November 2013, and lost the fight by first-round TKO. He looked good at the beginning of the fight but got too aggressive when Diniz dropped him with a punch, Igor continued to fight but Diniz finished the job.^{[30][31][32][33][34][35]}

2014

He faced Michael Duut at Glory 14 event in Zagreb, Croatia on 8 March 2014. Jurković dropped weight and fought in Glory light heavyweight division. He dropped Duut with punches two times in round one, and referee stopped the fight at 1:14.^[36][37]

He defeated Jovan Kaluđerović early in round one at FFC11: Jurković vs. Kaluđerović in Osijek, Croatia on 4 April 2014, in the main event of the night. Igor was checked with right cross early in the round but recovered and dropped Jovan with punch-knee combination. Finished the fight with few liver kicks at the time of 1:47.^[38][39]

He suffered quite a convincing defeat via UD at Glory 16: Denver by Artem Vakhitov in Broomfield, Colorado, United States on 3 May 2014. While focusing on leg kicks he was outclassed by Vakhitov's boxing and suffered first round knockdown. After the fight Igor said "I lost by judges' decision, but it will not demotivate me. This is now behind me, the mach was OK, but I was not myself. I was slow and I did not have an answer to his combinations."^[40][41][42]

Before break he will once again fight at FFC13 in a main event of the evening against Luis Tavares on 6 June 2014, in Zadar, Croatia.^[43]

Professional

• 2014 FFC Light Heavyweight Champion (-95 kg) ^[44]
• 2010 International Open Muay Thai Cup BiH 2010 Tournament Champion
• 2006 K-1 Rules "Le Grand Tournoi" Champion -100 kg
• 2005 King's Birthday WMC-S1 Championship Tournament Runner-up -90 kg

Amateur

• 2010 Serbia Open 2010 Tournament Champion (Low-kick rules)
• 2010 Croatian Kickboxing Championships +91 kg (Low-kick rules)
• 2007 W.A.K.O. World Championships -91 kg (Low-Kick Rules)
• 2006 W.A.K.O. European Championships -91 kg (Thai-Boxing Rules)
• 2006 Croatian Kickboxing Championships (Low-kick rules)
• 2006 Croatian Thai-Boxing Championships
• 2005 W.A.K.O. World Championships -91 kg (Thai-Boxing Rules)
• 2005 Croatian Kickboxing Championships -86 kg (Low-kick rules)
• 2005 Croatian Kickboxing Championships -86 kg (Full contact rules)
• 2005 Croatian Muay Thai Championships -86 kg
• 2004 W.A.K.O. European Championships -86 kg (Thai-Boxing Rules)
• 2004 Croatian Thai-Boxing Championships -86 kg