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, he was born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia.

Contents

• 1 Amateur career
  • 1.1 Olympic results
• 2 Pro career
• 3 Professional boxing record
• 4 Personal life
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Amateur career

Olympic results

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

Josipović began his professional career in 1990 and won his first eight bouts. In 1994, he took on Asmir Vojnović for the Croatian Cruiserweight *le and lost a decision. In the rematch in 1995, Josipović again lost by decision and retired from boxing.

Professional boxing record

Personal life

He later became a sports journalist and covered Holyfield's career. In 1997, he was shot and seriously wounded by an unidentified *ailant in the Bosnian (Republika Srpska) town of Banja Luka.

References

External links

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