Marijo Šivolija

Marijo Šivolija

Mario Šivolija-Jelica
Personal information
Full name	Marijo Šivolija-Jelica
Nationality	Croatia
Born	(1981-06-29) 29 June 1981 Omišalj, Primorje-Gorski
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Light Heavyweight
Club	BC Rijeka
Medal record World Amateur Championships 2005 Mianyang Light Heavyweight European Amateur Championships 2004 Pula Light Heavyweight EU Amateur Championships 2005 Cagliari Light Heavyweight 2006 Pécs Light Heavyweight 2007 Dublin Light Heavyweight

Marijo Šivolija-Jelica (born 29 June 1981 in Omišalj) is a Croatian amateur boxer and two-time Olympian best known to medal repeatedly in international competition at light heavyweight.

He also manages heavyweight boxer Mark de Mori.

Career

In 2003 he won a silver medal at the European Championships.

In Athens at the Olympics 2004 he was upset in the first round by Edgar Muñoz.

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.

He has since become the manager of heavyweight boxer Mark de Mori.

External links

• World Championships 2005
• Marijo Šivolija at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)