Slobodan Kačar

Slobodan Kačar

Personal information
Born	September 15, 1957
Medal record 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) is a retired Bosnian Serb boxer, born in Perućica near Jajce in Bosnia and Herzegovina, then SFR Yugoslavia. He won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the same year, Kačar was named as the best athlete of Yugoslavia. He is the younger brother of boxer Tadija Kačar, who won a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Professional highlights

Kačar turned pro in 1983 and won his first 21 fights, including a victory over Eddie Mustafa Muhammad to capture the vacant IBF 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.

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)

Preceded by Michael Spinks Vacated	IBF Light Heavyweight Champion 21 Dec 1985–6 Sep 1986	Succeeded by Bobby Czyz
Awards
Preceded by Miodrag Perunović	The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia 1980	Succeeded by Borut Petrič
Preceded by Bojan Križaj	Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year 1980	Succeeded by Borut Petrič

External links

• Professional boxing record for Slobodan Kačar from BoxRec
• Profile on Serbian Olympic Committee
• Bio sam Dandijeva zvezda, Blic, December 7, 2008