Zeljko Mavrovic

Name: Zeljko Mavrovic
Alias: Zed
Birth Name: Željko Mavrović
Hometown: Zagreb, Croatia
Birthplace: Zagreb, Croatia
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 191cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• Manager: Wilfried Sauerland
• Trainer: John (Darkie) Smith

Zeljko Mavrovic held the European Heavyweight Championship from 1995 to 1998.

On September 26, 1998, he challenged WBC Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis and lost by a 12-round unanimous decision.

Mavrovic never fought again after the Lewis fight, his only loss as a professional.

He was scheduled to face Hasim Rahman in 1999, but he withdrew due to a knee injury.

Reportedly, Mavrovic was later kept out of the ring by a debilitating muscle-wasting disease that caused him to lose a great deal of weight.

Mavrovic planned to return to the ring as a cruiserweight against Enad Licina in 2013, but he pulled out of the fight after he broke his ribs during a sparring session.

Amateur Accomplishments

1988

• Represented Yugoslavia as a heavyweight at the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.
  • Lost to Baik Hyun-Man (South Korea) 0-5

1989

• Represented Yugoslavia as a heavyweight at the European Championships in Athens, Greece.
  • Lost to Axel Schulz (East Germany) 2-3
• Represented Yugoslavia as a heavyweight at the World Championships in Moscow, Soviet Union.
  • Lost to Evgeniy Sudakov (Soviet Union) 4-18

1990

• Represented Yugoslavia as a heavyweight at the Copenhagen Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Defeated Tom Glesby (Canada) 5-0 in the final to win the Gold Medal.

1991

• Represented Yugoslavia as a heavyweight at the European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Defeated Vasile Adumitroaie (Romania) 31-8
  • Lost to Arnold Vanderlijde (Netherlands) 17-20
• Represented Yugoslavia as a heavyweight at the Mediterranean Games in Athens, Greece.
  • Defeated Georgios Stefanopoulos (Greece) 20-17 in the final to win the Gold Medal.

1992

• Represented Croatia as a heavyweight at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
  • Defeated Mark Hulstrom (Denmark) 8-2
  • Lost to Danell Nicholson (USA) 6-9