Slobodan Kacar
Encyclopedia
Slobodan Kačar is a retired Bosnian Serb boxer
, born in Perućica
near Jajce
in Bosnia and Herzegovina
, then SFR Yugoslavia. He won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal
for Yugoslavia
at the 1980 Summer Olympics
. In the same year, Kačar was named as the best athlete of Yugoslavia. He is the younger brother of boxer Tadija Kačar
, who won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
.
to capture the vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title. Kačar lost his next fight, a defense against Bobby Czyz
in 1986 via 5th round TKO. Kačar retired the next year with a record of 22–2–0.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, born in Perućica
Perucica
Perućica is one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe. It is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the border with Montenegro, and is part of the Sutjeska National Park. The forest can only be explored in a company of rangers ....
near Jajce
Jajce
Jajce is a city and municipality located in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, then SFR Yugoslavia. He won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
for Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
. In the same year, Kačar was named as the best athlete of Yugoslavia. He is the younger brother of boxer Tadija Kačar
Tadija Kacar
Tadija Kačar is a retired Bosnian Serb boxer who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada. There he won the silver medal in the light middleweight division , after being defeated in the final by Poland's Jerzy Rybicki...
, who won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
.
Professional highlights
Kačar turned pro in 1983 and won his first 21 fights, including a victory over Eddie Mustafa MuhammadEddie Mustafa Muhammad
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad is a retired American boxer.- Amateur career :Boxing under his birth name, Eddie Gregory, Muhammad won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. Gregory won both the 1971 and the 1972 New York Golden Gloves 147 lb Open Championships...
to capture the vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title. Kačar lost his next fight, a defense against Bobby Czyz
Bobby Czyz
Robert Edward "Bobby" Czyz is a retired American boxer. A New Jersey native of mostly Polish and Italian descent, he is both a former world light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion.Czyz was born in Orange, New Jersey...
in 1986 via 5th round TKO. Kačar retired the next year with a record of 22–2–0.
Amateur highlights
- Compiled a reported record of 241–9
- Bronze Medal (Middleweight) at the 1978 World Championships1978 World Amateur Boxing ChampionshipsThe Men's 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from May 6 to 20. The second edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners...
in BelgradeBelgradeBelgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe... - Gold Medal (Light Heavyweight) representing Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics1980 Summer OlympicsThe 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow- Defeated Michael Nassoro (Tanzania) KO 2
- Defeated David Kvachadze (Soviet Union) points
- Defeated Herbert BauchHerbert BauchHerbert Bauch is a retired boxer, who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division , after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Slobodan Kačar of Yugoslavia...
(East Germany) TKO 2 - Defeated Paweł Skrzecz (Poland) points (4–1)
External links
- Profile on Serbian Olympic Committee
- Bio sam Dandijeva zvezda, Blic, December 7, 2008