Anton "Ante" Josipović (born 22 October 1961) is a former Yugoslav

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). He won the light heavyweight gold medal at the

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. Though Croatian, he was born in

Banja Luka Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is also the ''de facto'' capital of this entity. I ...

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

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(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

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Prijedor Prijedor ( sr-cyrl, Приједор, ) is a city and municipality located in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 89,397 inhabitants within its administrative limits. Prijedor is situated in ...

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Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...

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Personal life

He later became a sports journalist and covered Holyfield's career. In 1997, he was shot and seriously wounded by an unidentified assailant in the Bosnian (Republika Srpska) town of Banja Luka.Former Yugoslav Olympian Is Shot
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References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Josipovic, Anton 1961 births Living people Bosnia and Herzegovina male boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers of Yugoslavia Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Sportspeople from Banja Luka Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Olympic medalists in boxing Yugoslav male boxers Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics