Sreten Mirković

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Sreten Mirković
Mirković in 1996
Born(1958-02-15)15 February 1958
Died28 September 2016(2016-09-28) (aged 58)
Požarevac, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Other namesSrele
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights498
Wins480
Losses18
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1979 Cologne Welterweight

Sreten Mirković (Serbian Cyrillic: Сретен Мирковић; 15 February 1958 – 28 September 2016) was a Serbian boxer. He had been referred to as a "legend of Serbian boxing."[1]

Career[edit]

In 1979, as a member of the Mladi Radnik Sports Society from Požarevac, Mirković won the silver medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships.[2]

Coaching[edit]

Mirković was a coach in the Kostolac Boxing Club and was a coach of the Mladi Radnik Boxing Club in Požarevac.

Death[edit]

Mirković died on 28 September 2016 after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. He is interred in the Požarevac Old Cemetery.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dnevni list Danas (2 April 2009). "Polufinale Beogradskog pobednika u Požarevcu" (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  2. ^ Amateur-Boxing. "1979 national champions statistics". Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  3. ^ Večernje novosti (28 September 2016). "Preminuo Sreten Mirković: Legenda zauvek napustila ring" (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 September 2016.