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Mate Parlov (born November 16, 1948 in Split), is a former Croatian boxer, and an olympic gold medalist. As professional, he won the European Light heavyweight title in 1976 and WBC Light heavyweight world title in 1978. He's widely regarded as one of the best Croatian (and Yugoslavian) boxers of all time. In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the weight division between cruiserweight over 175 pounds (79. ...
Cruiserweight is a weight class in boxing where previously contestants weighed between 176 and 190 pounds. ...
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Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo DomÃnguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as prizefighting, the noble art, the sweet science, and pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of...
In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the weight division between cruiserweight over 175 pounds (79. ...
Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...
During his amateur career Parlov was an eight time champion of Yugoslavia in the light heavyweight category (1967-1974), five time champion of the Balkans (1970-1974), a two time champion of Europe (1971 in Madrid, and 1973 in Belgrade) and the world title at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba. He won the Golden glove award two times, in 1967 and 1969. He participated in the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal in the light heavyweight category. Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo DomÃnguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as prizefighting, the noble art, the sweet science, and pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of...
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics: It was held August 27 to September 10 // Medals Light-flyweight (-48kg) Flyweight (-51kg) Bantamweight (-54kg) Featherweight (-57kg) Lightweight (-60kg) Light welterweight (-63. ...
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In boxing, the light heavyweight division is the weight division between cruiserweight over 175 pounds (79. ...
The Mens 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Havana, Cuba from August 17 to 30. ...
This article is about the Cuban city. ...
Golden Gloves The Golden Gloves is the name given to annual competitions for amateur boxing in the United States. ...
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...
Professional Career
Parlov turned professional in 1974 and won the European light heavyweight champion title in 1976. He won the World light heavyweight champion title in 1978.
In 1976 he faced the future world champion Matthew Saad Muhammad. In their first fight, in Milan, he was defeated by an eight round decision. In a rematch with Muhammad, he and Muhammad struggled to a ten round draw. He lost the WBC light heavyweight version title by defeat from Marvin Johnson with a 10th-round KO in Italy (December 2, 1978). Matthew Saad Muhammad (born Maxwell Antonio Loach, August 5, 1954) is a former boxer who was the worlds Light-Heavyweight champion. ...
Nicknamed Pops, Marvin Johnson was a Indianapolis, Indiana native was a boxer who fought in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, winning a bronze medal, and made his way up the professional ranks in the light heavyweight division soon thereafter. ...
December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In his amateur career he participated in 310 matches and lost only 13, and as a professional he had 29 fights, 24 wins, 3 losses and 2 ties.
Trivia Old time boxers like Floyd Patterson were an inspiration to Mate Parlov. The January 1-7 1956 2 rounds exhibitions Rocky Marciano was to have with Floyd in California (there was a match with Al Weill's boxers on Jan 7) partially inspired Parlov to take on boxing.
Amateur Highlights 1968 - Olympic Games, Mexico City, Mexico: Quarter Finals (Middleweight) Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Medal count Winter Olympic Games Medal count Olympic sports Medal counts Participating NOCs Olympic symbols Olympics WikiProject Olympics Portal Athens 2004 • Beijing 2008 Torino 2006 • Vancouver 2010 ...
- W-PTS Lahcen Ahidous (Mauritania)
- W-PTS Jan van Ispelen (Netherlands)
- L-PTS Chris Finnegan (England) (Finnegan would win the gold medal)
1971 - European Championships: Gold Medal (Light Heavyweight) Jan van Ispelen (born April 12, 1941 in Schönebeck) is a retired boxer, who was born in Germany but competed for the Netherlands. ...
1972 - Olympic Games, Munich, Germany: Gold Medal (Light Heavyweight)
- W-KO 2 Nouredine Aman Hassan (Chad)
- W-KO 2 Imre Toth (Hungary)
- W- Forfeit Miquel Angel Cuello (Argentina)
- W-PTS Janusz Gortat (Poland)
- W-TKO 2 Gilberto Carrillo (Cuba)
1973 - European Championships: Gold Medal (Light Heavyweight) Janusz Gortat (born November 5, 1948 in Rawa Mazowiecka) is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. ...
1974 - World Championships, Havanna, Cuba: Gold Medal (Light Heavyweight)
Miguel Angel Cuello (born February 27, 1946 in Elortondo, Santa Fe, Argentina died September 14, 1999) was a professional boxer in the light heavyweight (175 lb) division. ...
WBC is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: White blood cell World Boxing Council The WBC, a music group Westboro Baptist Church Wilkes-Barre Connecting Railroad White Blood Cells (album) Washington Bible College Widcombe Baptist Church World Baseball Classic World Boardgaming Championships Womens Business Council...
This is a chronological List of World Light Heavyweight Boxing Champions, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations: The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), The World Boxing Council (WBC), founded in 1963, The International Boxing Federation (IBF), founded in...
January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...
December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...
Nicknamed Pops, Marvin Johnson was a Indianapolis, Indiana native was a boxer who fought in the 1972 Olympics in Munich, winning a bronze medal, and made his way up the professional ranks in the light heavyweight division soon thereafter. ...
External links - Mate Parlov's professional boxing record
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