Ljubiša Simić ( sr-cyr, Љубиша Симић; born 27 February 1963 in

Smederevo Smederevo ( sr-Cyrl, Смедерево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Podunavlje District in eastern Serbia. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, about downstream of the Serbian capital, Belgrade. According to ...

SR Serbia , life_span = 1944–1992 , status = Constituent state of Yugoslavia , p1 = Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia , flag_p1 = Flag of German Reich (1935–1945).svg , p2 ...

, then

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

) is a former

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from

, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country: in

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

and in

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. In both occasions he had an early exit from the tournament. Simić became professional in 1993, and recorded thirteen wins (six knock-outs) and three losses.

Amateur Highlights

*1984 Summer Olympics represented Yugoslavia as a Bantamweight. His result was: **Lost to

Pedro Nolasco Pedro Nolasco (February 2, 1962 – September 15, 1995) was a Dominican boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. This was the first Olympic medal of the Dom ...

(Dominican Republic) in the Round of 64 by decision, 0-5 *1985 European Amateur Champion at Bantamweight *1988 Summer Olympics represented Yugoslavia as a Featherweight. His results were: **1st round bye **Lost to Mikhail Kazaryan (Soviet Union) 0-5

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Profile on Boxing-Records
* 1963 births Serbian male boxers Olympic boxers of Yugoslavia Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Living people Sportspeople from Smederevo Yugoslav male boxers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Bantamweight boxers {{serbia-boxing-bio-stub