Robert Bozic (born 1950) is a former professional heavyweight

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from Toronto, Canada, between 1970-77. His boxing record was 14-3 (7 KOS). He fought and lost to

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in 1973. Bob Bozic's father,

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, was a successful Serbian engineer who fled from Communism after World War II and emigrated to Canada. In the 1960s Bob Bozic became estranged from his father and was living in Toronto, a vagrant by choice. He was introduced to prize fighting by Bertie Mignacco, a local heavy who ran a bookmaking operation behind Ciro's restaurant. In his short career he had 17 fights, but after three losses he decided to end his boxing career. He used to spar with

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, his friend. Bozic used to work as a bartender in New York City at Fanelli Cafe.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

www.thesweetscience.com
Living people 1950 births Canadian male boxers Canadian people of Serbian descent Heavyweight boxers {{Canada-boxing-bio-stub