Anton Josipović

Bosnia and Herzegovina male boxer

Olympic medal record
Men's boxing
	1984 Los Angeles	Light heavyweight

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

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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 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

^ 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.