Slobodan Kačar

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Medal record
Slobodan Kačar
Men’s Boxing
Competitor for Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold	1980 Moscow	Light Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
Bronze	1978 Belgrade	Middleweight

Slobodan Kačar (born September 15, 1957 in Belgrade) was a Yugoslavian boxer, who won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He is the younger brother of boxer Tadija Kačar, who won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Professional highlights

Kačar turned pro in 1983 and won his first 21 fights, including a victory over Eddie Mustafa Muhammad to capture the vacant WBA Light Heavyweight Title. Kačar lost his next fight, a defense against Bobby Czyz in 1986 via 5th round TKO. Kačar retired the next year with a record of 22-2-0.

[edit] Amateur highlights

Compiled a reported record of 241-9
Bronze Medal (Middleweight) at the 1978 World Championships in Belgrade
Gold Medal (Light Heavyweight) representing Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
- Defeated Michael Nassoro (Tanzania) KO 2
- Defeated David Kvachadze (Soviet Union) points
- Defeated Herbert Bauch (East Germany) TKO 2
- Defeated Paweł Skrzecz (Poland) points (4-1)