Marijo Šivolija
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Marijo Šivolija-Jelica is a Croatia
n amateur boxer best known to medal repeatedly in international competition at light heavyweight.
In Athens at the Olympics 2004
he was upset in the first round by Edgar Muñoz
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In 2005 he won a silver medal at the World Championships where he beat Armenian Artak Malumyan
20:10 in the semis but was defeated in the final by Kazakh Yerdos Dzhanabergenov 12:27.
At the Euros he was upset early by Frenchman Mamadou Diambang 23:27.
In 2007 at the World Championships he lost to eventual winner Abbos Atoev
in the quarterfinals 6:17.
At the Olympics 2008 he lost his second match to Dzhakhon Kurbanov 1:8.
Croatia
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n amateur boxer best known to medal repeatedly in international competition at light heavyweight.
Career
In 2003 he won a silver medal at the European Championships.In Athens at the Olympics 2004
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Heavyweight
The Light Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-heaviest class. Light Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 81 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results: -References:*...
he was upset in the first round by Edgar Muñoz
Edgar Muñoz
Edgar Ramón Muñoz Mata is a boxer from Venezuela, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native South American country.Muñoz won the bronze medal in the same division in 2003 at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo...
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In 2005 he won a silver medal at the World Championships where he beat Armenian Artak Malumyan
Artak Malumyan
Artak Malumyan is an Armenian amateur boxer best known for coming in third at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the Light Heavyweight category.-References:...
20:10 in the semis but was defeated in the final by Kazakh Yerdos Dzhanabergenov 12:27.
At the Euros he was upset early by Frenchman Mamadou Diambang 23:27.
In 2007 at the World Championships he lost to eventual winner Abbos Atoev
Abbos Atoev
Abbos Atoyev is an Uzbek amateur boxer best known for winning gold in the light heavyweight competition at the 2007 World Championships...
in the quarterfinals 6:17.
At the Olympics 2008 he lost his second match to Dzhakhon Kurbanov 1:8.