Željko Mavrović (; born 17 February 1969) is a Croatian former

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who competed from 1993 to 1998. In 1998, as an undefeated challenger, he faced

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for the WBC

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title, but lost in what would be his final fight. After retiring from boxing, Mavrović became an entrepreneur. Željko Mavrović was the first vegetarian in the history of world boxing who fought for the title of world champion.

Early years

Mavrović was born in

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. He was raised in the neighborhood Srednjaci (which is the source of his nickname ''Šaka sa Srednjaka'' or ''Fist from Srednjaci'').

Amateur career

As an

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boxer, Mavrović was the Mediterranean champion in 1991 and Croatian champion in 1991 and 1992. He quickly progressed from the 75 to the 91 kg weight class.

Highlights

European Junior Championships (Middleweight),

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, September 1986: *1/8: Lost to Mario Nesemann (East Germany) by unanimous decision, 0–5 Balkan Junior Championships (Light heavyweight),

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, November 1987: *Finals: Defeated Petru Ohaci (Romania) Usti Grand Prix (Light heavyweight),

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, March 1988: *1/4: Lost to Daniel Stantien (Czechoslovakia) by majority decision, 1–4 USA–Europe Duals (Heavyweight),

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, June 1988: *Lost to

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(United States) RSC 1 XXIV Summer Olympics (Heavyweight),

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, September 1988: *1/8: Lost to Baik Hyun-Man (South Korea) by unanimous decision, 0–5 Trofeo Italia (Heavyweight),

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, March 1989: *1/8: Defeated Hamayak Shabazian (Sweden) by unanimous decision, 5–0 *1/4: Defeated Salih Ozkaraaslan (Turkey) by unanimous decision, 5–0 *1/2: Defeated

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(West Germany) by unanimous decision, 5–0 *Finals: Lost to

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(East Germany) by majority decision, 1–4 Intercup (Heavyweight),

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, April 1989: *Finals: Lost to Peter Stettinger (West Germany) by majority decision, 1–4

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(Heavyweight),

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, May 1989: *1/8: Lost to

(East Germany) by split decision, 2–3

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(Heavyweight), Moscow, Soviet Union, September 1989: *1/8: Lost to Yevgeny Sudakov (Soviet Union) on points, 4–18

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(Heavyweight),

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, Washington, July 1990: *1/4: Lost to Yevgeny Sudakov (Soviet Union) by split decision, 2–3 USA–Yugoslavia Duals (Heavyweight),

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, January 1990: * Defeated John Bray (United States) by unanimous decision, 3–0 Trofeo Italia (Heavyweight),

, March 1990: *1/2: Defeated José Ortega (Spain) RSCI 3 *Finals: Defeated Marcelino Filho (Brazil) by unanimous decision, 5–0 Yugoslavia–USA Duals (Heavyweight),

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, July 1990: * Defeated James Johnson (United States) by unanimous decision, 3–0 Copenhagen Cup (Heavyweight),

, November 1990: *Finals: Defeated Tom Glesby (Canada) by unanimous decision, 5–0

(Heavyweight),

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, May 1991: *1/8: Defeated Vasile Adumitroaie (Romania) on points, 31–8 *1/4: Lost to Arnold Vanderlijde (Netherlands) on points, 17–20 Trofeo Italia (Heavyweight),

, March 1991: *1/4: Defeated Mikael Lindblad (Sweden) RET 1 *1/2: Defeated Vasile Adumitroaie (Romania) RET 3 *Finals: Defeated Peter Stettinger (Germany) by unanimous decision, 5–0 Box-Am Tournament (Heavyweight), Almeria, Spain, March 1991: *Finals: Defeated Freddy Rojas (Cuba) on points XI Mediterranean Games (Heavyweight),

, July 1991: *1/2: Defeated M. A. Ibrahim Mohamed (Egypt) *Finals: Defeated Georgios Stefanopoulos (Greece) on points, 20–17 Chemistry Cup (Heavyweight), Halle, Germany, March 1992: *1/8: Defeated Peter Hart (Hungary) RET 2 *1/4: Defeated Paul Douglas (Ireland) on points, 17–5 *1/2: Defeated Paul Lawson (England) by walkover *Finals: Lost to

(Germany) on points, 7–8 XXV Summer Olympics (Heavyweight),

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, July 1992: *1/16: Defeated Mark Hulstrøm (Denmark) on points, 8–2 *1/8: Lost to

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(United States) on points, 6–9 Mavrović had 140 fights as an amateur, compiling an amateur record of 124 wins, 16 losses.

Professional career

Upon turning professional, he won the

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Champion of Europe title in 1995 and retained his title through 1996 and 1997, defending it seven times. In 1998, he went up against

for the world heavyweight champion title, but lost after twelve rounds via unanimous decision 119–109, 117–112, and 117–111. Although he was outclassed by Lewis in the fight, his bold performance drew appreciative comments from boxing insiders. Lewis' manager Frank Maloney said that "Mavrović must have 240lb of steel in his chin" after the fight. Lewis described the fight as the most awkward win of his career, citing sauna-like conditions in the ring, as well as Mavrović's agility, motivation and preparedness. Mavrović never fought again after this bout. In the next years, he was scheduled a few times against quality opposition such as

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in 1999 where his late replacement Oleg Maskaev then knocked Rahman out of the ring in a well-remembered fight), but he always had to pull out due to injuries and he ultimately had to finish his career due to an undisclosed illness. In December 2012 Mavrović announced his return to

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. A match with Serbian Cruiserweight boxer Enad Ličina was scheduled for April 2013, but after breaking a rib during training just a few weeks before the scheduled match his return was delayed and then canceled. Mavrović served as the boxing director for the Croatian Boxing Federation during the ''2014 European Youth Boxing Championships'' in

. After the incident where Croatian boxer Vido Loncar assaulted and seriously injured a referee after a loss, he defended Loncar saying "I believe that he is not a butcher or as bad as this act makes him look. This was part of his excessive ambition in that moment". Loncar was subsequently banned from boxing for life.

Honors

His Golden Glove remains the biggest trophy in the history of Croatian heavyweight boxing, and he was named the Croatian sportsperson of the year twice. He was also distinctive for his

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, which led to a later nickname ''Irokez'' (Croatian for

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Professional boxing record

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Retirement and later years

After retirement, he went into agricultural business. He opened "Eko-centar Mavrović" in Sloboština near Požega where he produces his line of

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/ref> After initial success his business fell into financial problems in the early 2010s.

References

External links

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Nedjeljom u dva – Željko Mavrović (07.04.2013)
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