Photo: CroCop.tk It was announced today via press conference from the Sheraton hotel in Zagreb, Croatia that Mirko Cro Cop’s last fight will take place on March 3rd 2012. Filipović will face well known and accomplished K1 fighter Ray Sefo in a kickboxing match. The fight will take place in Zagreb and is being promoted as CRO COP’s FINAL FIGHT. Photo: MMA K1 fighter … [Read more...] about Cro Cop “Final Fight”
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Croatia qualifies for semifinals with historic win over France
By 33 CommentsPhoto: Ante Čizmić/CROPIX Mirko Alilović celebrates win with the fans summary to follow shortly... … [Read more...] about Croatia qualifies for semifinals with historic win over France
Croatia’s 2nd half meltdown
By 3 CommentsHrvatska started their 2nd leg of the 2012 Handball Championships against a fiery Spanish squad. With 3 wins so far, and an amazing amount of support from traveling Hrvati, many were looking to the Croatians to post another victory on Sunday. Photo: Mediaspeed.net Even though the Hrvati took a bit of time to warm up, they were able to grab the lead after Spain broke … [Read more...] about Croatia’s 2nd half meltdown
Barracudas lose to Germans, need help from Serbia
By 3 CommentsPhoto: Jutarnji The Croatian national water polo team was supposed to have no problem qualifying for a quarterfinal berth after their loss to Serbia on Thursday at the 2012 European water polo championships. They only had Germany and Spain to take care of to make that happen. However, after an incredibly slow start on Saturday put Croatia down 7-3 at halftime to the … [Read more...] about Barracudas lose to Germans, need help from Serbia
Cowboys Round Up Perfect Group Record
By 12 CommentsPhoto: Dražen Aleksić/ CroPix Written by Ante Kvartuč/Matt 'GoldenChild' Lebo Croatia's national handball side, the Cowboys, completed a perfect group record at the 2012 European championships in Serbia after a fairly easy 26-20 win over Norway Friday night. With the victory, and previous wins over Slovenia and Iceland, Croatia ensure themselves that maximum … [Read more...] about Cowboys Round Up Perfect Group Record
Cowboys Onto the Next Round
By 3 CommentsPhoto: Jutarnji The Croatian national handball team have qualified for the Main Round at the 2012 European Championships in Serbia with another 31-29 win; this time over Slovenia Wednesday night. In their opening round match, the Croatian Cowboys barely got by the Icelandic squad by the same score after being down one at halftime. Croatia's Ivan Čupić was the player of … [Read more...] about Cowboys Onto the Next Round
Don’t Call it a Comeback
By 5 CommentsThe 2012 Euro Men's Handball Championship kicked off today with a slew of matches. With the best match of the day Croatia and Iceland, the winners of silver and bronze medals from EHF 2010, sought to settle the score after their tie 2 years ago. Before the game, news broke that Iceland would be without their star right back Olafur Stefansoon, a man who hasn't missed … [Read more...] about Don’t Call it a Comeback
POKRAJAC INKS NEW DEAL WITH UFC
By 3 CommentsIgor “The Duke” Pokrajac must have impressed the UFC brass with his destruction of Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 140 because he has inked a new five fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championships. This is big news for the Croatian Top Team stand out. Pokrajac’s next fight or opponent is still unknown at this time. CroatianSports.com would like to congratulate Igor on his new … [Read more...] about POKRAJAC INKS NEW DEAL WITH UFC
CRIPPLER TAKES 2011 ROOKIE HONORS
By 18 CommentsThere's not much more we can say about Mike 'The Croatian Crippler' Rožić. After joining the team immediately after the launch of CroatianSports.com in October, the Crippler quickly jumped on the UFC scene, reporting on Croatian fighters weekly and ultimately landing his stake on the Croatian media scene when he covered Igor 'The Duke' Pokrajac at UFC 140 in Toronto, Canada. … [Read more...] about CRIPPLER TAKES 2011 ROOKIE HONORS