Anton Josipović

Olympic medal record
Men's boxing

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[edit]

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Olympic results[edit]

1984 - Olympic Games, Los Angeles, California: Gold Medal (light heavyweight)

W-PTS 4-1 Markus Bott (Germany),
W-PTS 5-0 Georgica Donici (Romania),
W-PTS 5-0 Mustapha Moussa (Algeria),
W-Forfeit Kevin Barry (New Zealand)

Pro career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ All Croatian medalists (in Croatian), index.hr. Accessed 26 July 2022.
^ In a European ring (in Croatian), matica.hr. Accessed 26 July 2022. Accessed 26 July 2022.
^ Petrovic and Jordan stepped into the world, the Soviets shocked the Yanks and Yugoslavia (in Croatian), gol.dnevnik.hr. Accessed 26 July 2022.
^ "Biggest Controversies in Olympic Boxing History". Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
^ "Anton Josipovic - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
^ Olympic gold medallist boxer shot in Bosnia Archived September 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "PLUS: IN THE NEWS -- BOXING; Former Yugoslav Olympian Is Shot (Published 1997)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-05-17.

External links[edit]

Boxing record for Anton Josipović from BoxRec (registration required)
Profile on Serbian Olympic Committee

[1] All Croatian medalists (in Croatian), index.hr. Accessed 26 July 2022.

[2] In a European ring (in Croatian), matica.hr. Accessed 26 July 2022. Accessed 26 July 2022.

[3] Petrovic and Jordan stepped into the world, the Soviets shocked the Yanks and Yugoslavia (in Croatian), gol.dnevnik.hr. Accessed 26 July 2022.

[4] "Biggest Controversies in Olympic Boxing History". Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2008-11-04.

[5] "Anton Josipovic - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2012-03-27.

[6] Olympic gold medallist boxer shot in Bosnia Archived September 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[7] "PLUS: IN THE NEWS -- BOXING; Former Yugoslav Olympian Is Shot (Published 1997)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-05-17.

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