The men's light heavyweight (81 kg/178.2 lbs) Full-Contact category at the W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 in Budva was the fourth heaviest of the male Full-Contact tournaments and involved eight participants. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Full-Contact kickboxing rules.
The tournament gold medallist was Maxim Voronov from Russia who defeated Pole Bogumil Polonski in the final by unanimous decision in what would be a European and world double for Voronov who also won at the last W.A.K.O. world championships. Hannes Perk and Patrik Sjöstrand, from Estonia and Sweden respectively, took the bronze medal positions.[1]