Every sport has its specific requirements for physical fitness that depend on the stage of the training process. The physical fitness of the beginners is different than that required from juniors or top-level athletes. Attempts to determine the desired profile and to identify the key elements of physical fitness as well as characterizing top-level athletes in combat sports, are the subject of numerous scientific studies (Chaabene, Hachana, Franchini, Mkaouer, & Chamari, 2012; Chaabene et al., 2014; Pallares, Gullon, Muriel, Diaz, & Izquierdo, 2011). The physical and physiological characteristics of young combat sports athletes were examined by other scientists (Boguszewski, Jakubowska, Adamczyk, & Bia.oszewski, 2015; Opstoel, et al., 2015). The aim of this study was i) to determine profiles of overall physical fitness of boys who practice three various combat sports: boxing, Kiokushin karate and freestyle wrestling; ii) to compare their physical fitness to those athletes of Subcarpathian Province team of juniors, who practice other sports; and iii)to compare obtained profiles to those that were suggested for high-level athletes.
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