{{short description|Dutch kickboxer}} {{Infobox martial artist | name = Robin Ciric | image = | birth_name = Robin Milan Ciric | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|2|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Drachten, Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = The king of the Ring | fighting_out_of = Drachten, Netherlands | height = {{height|cm=182}} | weight = {{convert|77|kg|lb st|0|abbr=on}} | weight_class = Welterweight | style = Kickboxing | rank = | team = Mike’s Gym | trainer = Mike Passenier | promotor = | yearsactive = | kickboxingwins = 23 | kickboxingkowins = 10 | kickboxinglosses = 10 | kickboxingkolosses = 2 | kickboxingdraws = | kickboxingncs = | other = | occupation = | spouse = | relatives = | students = | university = | url = https://robinciric.com | boxrec = | sherdog = | updated = }}
'''Robin Ciric''' (born 8 February 1997) is a Dutch kickboxer currently competing in the welterweight division. He is the former Enfusion 80 kg champion.
He first entered the Combat Press rankings in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aittama |first1=Zach |title=Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: November 2021 |url=https://combatpress.com/2021/11/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-november-2021/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |website=combatpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Aittama |first1=Zach |title=COMBAT PRESS KICKBOXING RANKINGS: MARCH 2022 |url=https://combatpress.com/2022/03/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-march-2022/ |access-date=26 March 2022 |website=combatpress.com}}</ref> He has been ranked as high as the eighth best welterweight in the world by Combat Press.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aittama |first1=Zach |title=Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2022 |url=https://combatpress.com/2022/09/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-september-2022/ |website=Combat Press |date=7 September 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022}}</ref> He hasn't been ranked by Combat Press since December 2022 after his loss to Teodor Hristov.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuhl |first=Dan |date=2025-04-30 |title=Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: December 2022 |url=https://combatpress.com/2022/12/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-december-2022/ |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=Combat Press |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Strobel |first1=Kevin |title=Kickboxing Rankings October 2022 — Leona Pettas wins K-1 World Grand Prix and takes top spot at Super Bantamweight |url=https://beyondkick.com/opinion/kickboxing-rankings-october-2022-leona-pettas-wins-k-1-world-grand-prix-and-takes-top-spot-at-super-bantamweight/ |website=beyondkick.com |access-date=1 October 2022 |date=1 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kickboxing Rankings November 2022 |url=https://beyondkick.com/rankings/2022-11 |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing |language=en}}</ref>
==Kickboxing career== In December 2019, Ciric fought under the banner of the Fighters Glory promotion, where he faced the WMO champion Samih Mimouni.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fightersglory nieuws: Enfusion Wereldkampioen Robin Ciric vecht op eigen gala |url=https://www.ciricsports.nl/fightersglory-a-partij/ |website=ciricsports.nl |accessdate=4 August 2020}}</ref> Ciric won the fight by a second-round knockout.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enfusion Champ Ciric KO Winner at Fighters Glory |url=https://kickboxingz.com/enfusion-champ-ciric-ko-winner-at-fighters-glory |website=kickboxingz.com |date=16 December 2019 |accessdate=4 August 2020}}</ref>
At Enfusion 83, Ciric fought Vladimír Moravčík for the Enfusion -80 kg title. He defeated Moravčík by a fourth-round TKO.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enfusion 83: Ciric Slays The Vampire (Results) |url=https://kickboxingz.com/enfusion-83-slovakia-results |website=kickboxingz.com |date=27 April 2019 |access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref> Ciric fought three more non-title bouts in 2019, scoring knockouts of Mbamba Cauwenbergh, Giuseppe De Domenico and Samih Mimouni.<ref>{{cite web |title=Enfusion 85 Groningen Results |url=https://kickboxingz.com/enfusion-85-groningen-results |website=kickboxingz.com |date=8 June 2019 |access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kampfsport - Enfusion 91 live: Doppel-Weltmeisterin Sarel de Jong verteidigt ihren Titel |url=https://www.ran.de/kampfsport/news/enfusion-91-live-doppel-weltmeisterin-sarel-de-jong-verteidigt-ihren-titel-137476 |website=ran.de |date=11 November 2019 |access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref>
He was scheduled to fight Jeroen van Diemen on September 19 in a non-title fight and will defend his 80 kg title against Mohammed Ghaedibardeh in November 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Robin Ciric will fight in September |url=https://boec.com/robin-ciric-will-fight-in-september/ |website=boec.com |date=11 July 2020 |accessdate=4 August 2020}}</ref> Ghaedibardeh was unable to travel due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and was replaced by Lofti Amri.<ref>{{cite web |title=Covid Problems Lead To New Ciric Opponent |url=https://kickboxingz.com/corona-problems-lead-to-new-ciric-opponent |website=kickboxingz.com |date=2 September 2020 |accessdate=2 September 2020}}</ref> He defeated Jeroen van Diemen by unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=ENFUSION 97 ritorna con i suoi campioni |url=https://fight.theshieldofwrestling.com/enfusion-97-ritorna-con-i-suoi-campioni/ |website=fight.theshieldofwrestling.com |date=11 August 2020 |accessdate=28 October 2020}}</ref> His planned title defense was postponed because of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |title=COVID 2nd Wave Slows Sport in Europe |url=https://kickboxingz.com/covid-2nd-wave-slows-sport-in-europe |website=kickboxingz.com |date=28 October 2020 |accessdate=28 October 2020 |archive-date=12 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212072735/https://kickboxingz.com/covid-2nd-wave-slows-sport-in-europe |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Ciric was scheduled for a welterweight bout against Florin Lambagiu on December 15, 2021, at Dynamite Fighting Show 13: Night of Champions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kickboxingz.com/former-enfusion-champ-ciric-battles-rambo-at-dynamite-fighting-show-15/|title=Former Enfusion Champ Ciric Battles Rambo at Dynamite Fighting Show 13|publisher=kickboxingz.com|date=15 November 2021|access-date=2 December 2021|archive-date=3 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003181420/https://kickboxingz.com/former-enfusion-champ-ciric-battles-rambo-at-dynamite-fighting-show-15/|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, the fight was cancelled two weeks before taking place as Ciric tested positive for COVID-19.
Ciric faced Arbi Emiev at Fair Fight XVI on February 12, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kickbokser Robin Ciric jaagt op nieuwe wereldtitel |url=https://www.rondomvandaag.nl/drachten/sport/28869/kickbokser-robin-ciric-jaagt-op-nieuwe-wereldtitel |website=rondomvandaag.nl |date=25 February 2022 |access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref> Ciric was next booked to face Mohamed Touchassie for the vacant Enfusion Welterweight World Championship at Enfusion 109 on June 18, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vechtsportinfo Info |title='Zoals Badr Hari!' Mohammed Touchassie & Khalid Chennouf [Interview] |url=https://www.vechtsportinfo.nl/nieuws/kickboks-muay-thai-nieuws/zoals-badr-hari-mohammed-touchassie-khalid-chennouf-interview/ |website=vechtsportinfo.nl |date=31 March 2022 |access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref> He lost the fight by decision.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tjin |first1=Giovanni |title=Nederlandse kickboksster Jorina Baars verovert met overmacht wereldtitel bij Enfusion |url=https://www.bndestem.nl/vechtsport/nederlandse-kickboksster-jorina-baars-verovert-met-overmacht-wereldtitel-bij-enfusion~a1b82976/ |website=bndestem.nl |access-date=19 June 2022}}</ref>
Ciric was expected to face Endy Semeleer in the main event of Glory Rivals 2 on September 17, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tjin |first1=Giovanni |title=Voormalig Enfusion-kampioen Endy Semeleer tegen Robin Ciric bij tweede editie Glory Rivals |url=https://www.ad.nl/vechtsport/voormalig-enfusion-kampioen-endy-semeleer-tegen-robin-ciric-bij-tweede-editie-glory-rivals~adc6aa40/ |website=ad.nl |access-date=25 July 2022 |date=25 July 2022}}</ref> He withdrew from the fight in August 29, after testing positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pereira |first1=Yannick |title=Glory Rivals 2 headliner gewijzigd! 'Nieuwe tegenstander Semeleer' |url=https://www.vechtsportinfo.nl/nieuws/kickboks-muay-thai-nieuws/glory-rivals-2-robin-ciric-zegt-af-covid-19-endy-semeleer-treft-shkodran-veseli/ |website=vechtsportinfo.nl |access-date=30 August 2022 |date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
Ciric faced Jay Overmeer at Glory Rivals 3 on November 5, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Van Soest |first1=Lars |title=Glory keert in november na vier jaar terug in Amsterdam |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/2063996192/glory-keert-in-november-na-vier-jaar-terug-in-amsterdam |website=telegraaf.nl |access-date=17 September 2022 |date=15 September 2022}}</ref> He lost the fight by unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Van Soest |first1=Lars |title=El Bouni en Overmeer bonken op de deur met zeges tijdens Glory Rivals 3 |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/1937075311/el-bouni-en-overmeer-bonken-op-de-deur-met-zeges-tijdens-glory-rivals-3 |website=telegraaf.nl |access-date=6 November 2022 |date=6 November 2022}}</ref>
Ciric faced Jos Van Belzen at Glory 83 on February 11, 2023. He won the fight by unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=🎥 {{!}} BAM! Robin Ciric en Jos van Belzen meppen erop los tijdens GLORY 83 |url=https://sportnieuws.nl/vechtsport/bam-robin-ciric-en-jos-van-belzen-mepper-erop-los-tijdens-glory-83/ |website=sportnieuws.nl |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref>
Ciric faced Chico Kwasi at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boudewijn |first1=Nick |title=Robin Ciric tegen Chico Kwasi de ring in tijdens Glory 86 Essen |url=https://www.vechtsportinfo.nl/kickboks-amp-muay-thai-nieuws/robin-ciric-tegen-chico-kwasi-de-ring-in-tijdens-glory-86-essen |website=vechtsportinfo.nl |access-date=14 April 2023 |date=13 April 2023}}</ref> He lost the fight by unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samenvatting: Robin Ciric vs. Chico Kwasi |url=https://www.rtl.nl/programma/5259918/dit-mijn-keus?videoId=e8ce646b-5920-42b7-99f0-6c7ece4334d3 |website=rtl.nl | date=27 May 2023 |access-date=28 May 2023}}</ref>
==Titles and accomplishments== '''Amateur''' * 2015 IRO Dutch champion -79 kg<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ciricsports.nl/robin-ciric-van-ciric-sports-nederlands-kampioen-muay-thai-kickboksen-b-klasse-79-38-kg/|title = Robin Ciric, van "Ciric Sports" Nederlands Kampioen Muay Thai Kickboksen B klasse 79.38 kg | Ciric Sports Drachten}}</ref> * 2015 IRO European champion -79 kg
'''Professional''' *'''World Kickboxing Association''' **WKA K-1 World -83 kg Champion<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bystricoviny.sk/sport/spoznali-vyzyvatela-vlada-draculu-moravcika-aprilovom-suboji-svetovy-titul-enfusion/|title=Spoznali sme vyzývateľa Vlada Draculu Moravčíka v aprílovom súboji o svetový titul Enfusion|date=2019-02-26|website=Bystricoviny.sk - správy - kultúra - šport|language=sk-SK|access-date=2019-11-19}}</ref> *'''Enfusion''' **Enfusion World -80 kg Champion<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drachtstercourant.nl/artikel/1014381/drachtster-robin-ciric-wereldkampioen-kickboksen.html?harvest_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F|title=Drachtster Robin Ciric wereldkampioen kickboksen|date=3 May 2019}}</ref>
==Professional kickboxing record== {{Kickboxing record start|norec=y|title=Professional Kickboxing Record|record='''23 Wins (10 (T)KO's), 10 Losses'''}} |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2026-05-09 || Loss||align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Chahid Hammouti || 8TKO #28|| Heerenveen, Netherlands ||Decision (Unanimous)||3||3:00
|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2025-02-22 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Mehdi Ait El Hadj || Glory 98 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Split)||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-10-12|| Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Teodor Hristov || Glory 96 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) || 4 || 3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-07-20 || Win||align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} Nikola Todorović || Glory 93|| Rotterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous)||3||3:00
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-04-27|| Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Diaguely Camara || Glory 91 || Paris, France ||Decision (Unanimous)||3||3:00
|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2023-11-04 || Loss|| align="left" |{{flagicon|Morocco}} Ismail Ouzgni || Glory: Collision 6 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3||3:00 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2023-09- || Loss|| align="left" |{{flagicon|Morocco}} Anwar Ouled-Chaib || House of Glory, Tournament Final || Netherlands || Decision (Split) || 3||3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Glory Welterweight title eliminator.}} |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-08- || Win|| align="left" |{{flagicon|NED}} Figuereido Landman || House of Glory, Tournament Semifinals || Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2023-07- || Win|| align="left" |{{flagicon|Morocco}} Soufian-Aoulad Abdelkhalek || House of Glory, Tournament Quarterfinals || Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2023-05-27 || Loss || align="left" |{{flagicon|NED}} Chico Kwasi || Glory 86 || Essen, Germany || Decision (Unanimous) || 3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2023-02-11|| Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Jos Van Belzen || Glory 83 || Essen, Germany || Decision (Split) || 3 ||3:00 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb" | 2022-11-05 || Loss||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Jay Overmeer || Glory Rivals 3 || Amsterdam, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) || 3||3:00 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#fbb" | 2022-06-18 || Loss||align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Mohamed Touchassie || Enfusion 109 || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) ||5 ||3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|For the vacant Enfusion Welterweight World Championship.}} |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" | 2022-02-12 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Arbi Emiev || Fair Fight XVI || Yekaterinburg, Russia || Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2021-10-23 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Bilal Loukili || Enfusion 103 || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision (Split) || 3 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2020-09-19 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Jeroen van Diemen || Enfusion 97 || Alkmaar, Netherlands || Decision (Unanimous) ||3 ||3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-12-14 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|MAR}} Samih Mimouni|| Fighters Glory || Drachten, Netherlands || KO || 2 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-11-16 || Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} Giuseppe De Domenico || Enfusion 91 || Groningen, Netherlands || KO (Flying Knee) || 3 || 0:53 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins the WKA K-1 World -83kg title.}} |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-06-08 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Mbamba Cauwenbergh|| Enfusion 85 || Groningen, Netherlands || TKO || 1 || |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-04-27 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Slovakia}} Vladimír Moravčík || Enfusion 83 || Žilina, Slovakia || KO (Punches) || 4 || 0:35 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{small|Wins the Enfusion -80kg title.}} |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2019-02-23 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Jente Nnamadim || Enfusion 79 || Eindhoven, Netherlands || Ext.R Decision || 4 || 3:00 |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-12-07 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} Taha Alami Marrouni || Enfusion 77 || Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || Ext.R Decision || 4 || 3:00 |- style="background:#CCFFCC;" | 2018-11-17|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} Soufyan Assa || Enfusion 74 || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#CCFFCC;" | 2018-09-20|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Angola}} Juri De Sousa || Enfusion 71 || Hamburg, Germany || Ext.R Decision || 4 || 3:00 |- style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2018-06-23|| Loss||align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} Lotfi Serghini || Enfusion 69 || Groningen, Netherlands || TKO (Punches) || 1 || 0:30 |- style="background:#CCFFCC;" | 2018-05-12|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} Mohamed El Moussaoui || Enfusion 67 || The Hague, Netherlands || KO || 2 || |- style="background:#CCFFCC;" | 2018-03-09|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Marino Schouten || Enfusion Talents 47 || Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#CCFFCC;" | 2017-11-18|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Santino Verbeek || Enfusion 56 || Groningen, Netherlands || Ext.R Decision || 4 || 3:00 |- style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2017-09-16|| Loss||align=left|{{flagicon|Morocco}} Khalid El Bakouri || Enfusion Talents 36 || Groningen, Netherlands || KO || 2 || |- style="background:#CCFFCC;" | 2017-06-03|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Ayoub Allach || Enfusion Talents 34 || Groningen, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#FFBBBB;" | 2017-03-25|| Loss||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Chico Kwasi || North vs The Rest || Leek, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#CCFFCC;" | 2017-02-04|| Win||align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Erwin vd Belt || Rumble Event || Beilen, Netherlands || Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- | colspan=9 | '''''Legend''''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}} {{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}} {{legend2|White|Notes |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{end}}
==Personal life== He is of Serbian descent.
==See also== *List of male kickboxers
==References== {{reflist}}
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