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Bosnia and Herzegovina male boxer
Anton "Ante" Josipović (born 22 October 1961) is a former Yugoslav
boxer from
Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of
Yugoslavia ). He won the
light heavyweight gold medal at the
1984 Summer Olympics . Though Croatian,
[1]
[2]
[3] he was born in
Banja Luka ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
Yugoslavia .
Amateur career
[4]
Olympic results
1984 - Olympic Games, Los Angeles, California: Gold Medal (light heavyweight)
Pro career
Josipović began his professional career in 1990 and won his first eight bouts. In 1994, he took on
Asmir Vojnović for the Croatian Cruiserweight Title and lost a decision. In the rematch in 1995, Josipović again lost by decision and retired from boxing.
Professional boxing record
8 Wins (4 knockouts, 4 decisions), 2 Losses (0 knockouts, 2 decisions)
[5]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Loss
4-0
Asmir Vojnovic
PTS
10
17/06/1995
Zagreb ,
Croatia
Croatia Cruiserweight Title .
Loss
3-0
Asmir Vojnovic
UD
10
10/12/1994
Rijeka ,
Croatia
Croatia Cruiserweight Title .
Win
6-12-1
Albert Toma
TKO
3
09/04/1992
Celano ,
Abruzzo ,
Italy
Win
38-12-3
Matthew Saad Muhammad
PTS
8
09/05/1991
Novi Sad ,
Yugoslavia
Win
18-21-4
Dave Owens
UD
8
17/02/1991
Prijedor ,
Yugoslavia
Win
17-6-2
Kemper Morton
PTS
8
17/01/1991
Sarajevo ,
Yugoslavia
Win
1-26-3
Kabunda Kamanga
TKO
4
22/11/1990
Zenica ,
Yugoslavia
Win
17-17
Yves Monsieur
KO
6
04/10/1990
Banja Luka ,
Yugoslavia
Win
8-17-3
John Held
PTS
8
25/08/1990
Bihać ,
Yugoslavia
Win
4-8-3
Renald De Vulder
TKO
4
12/07/1990
Doboj ,
Yugoslavia
Personal life
He later became a sports journalist and covered Holyfield's career.
[6] In 1997, he was shot and seriously wounded by an unidentified assailant in the Bosnian (Republika Srpska) town of Banja Luka.
[7]
References
External links
1920–1936: 160–175 lb (72.6–79.4 kg) · 1948: 73–80 kg · 1952–2012: 75–81 kg · 2016–: 76-81 kg