What is Branko Cikatić?
'''Branko Cikatić''' (4 October 1955 – 22 March 2020) was a [[Croatia]]n [[heavyweight]] [[kickboxing|kickboxer]] and actor. He was the first Croatian-born fighter to have international success. He was the first [[K-1 World Grand Prix|K-1 World Grand Prix Champion]]. The tournament was held on April 30, 1993 in [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bcikatic.htnet.hr/about-eng.htm |title=Biography at official site |access-date=2020-03-23 |archive-date=2019-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907033755/http://www.bcikatic.htnet.hr/about-eng.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> He played a villain in a 1997 [[B-movie]] ''[[Skyscraper (1996 movie)|Skyscraper]]''. In 2018, Cikatić had a [[pulmonary embolism]] and later [[sepsis]]. He was later diagnosed with [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Šnidarić |first1=Marko |title='Došao sam mu u bolnicu, kad sam ga vidio, pretrnuo sam...' |url=https://www.24sata.hr/sport/dosao-sam-mu-u-bolnicu-kad-sam-ga-vidio-pretrnuo-sam-624709 |access-date=25 October 2019 |work=24sata |date=16 April 2019 |language=hr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gattin Zebic |first1=Tanya |title=Branko Cikatić nakon životne bitke opet može hodati, a iz obiteljskog doma u Solinu poručuje da je pun planova: 'Brunu ću odvesti do naslova prvaka' |url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/life/zivotne-price/branko-cikatic-nakon-zivotne-bitke-opet-moze-hodati-a-iz-obiteljskog-doma-u-solinu-porucuje-da-je-pun-planova-brunu-cu-odvesti-do-naslova-prvaka/8792621/ |access-date=25 October 2019 |work=Jutarnji List |date=27 April 2019 |language=hr}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cikatic, Branko}} [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Croatian sportspeople]] [[Category:Croatian actors]] [[Category:Yugoslavian sportspeople]] [[Category:Kickboxers]] {{sports-bio-stub}}