Sreten Mirković
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]
| Sreten Mirković | ||||||||||||||
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 Mirković in 1996 | ||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Srele | |||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Welterweight | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1958 Priština, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||
| Died | 28 September 2016 (aged 58) Požarevac, Serbia | |||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 498 | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 480 | |||||||||||||
| Losses | 18 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
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
Mirković was a coach in the Kostolac Boxing Club and was a coach of the Mladi Radnik Boxing Club in Požarevac.
Death
Mirković died on 28 September 2016 after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. He is interred in the Požarevac Old Cemetery.[3]
References
- Dnevni list Danas (2 April 2009). "Polufinale Beogradskog pobednika u Požarevcu" (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- Amateur-Boxing. "1979 national champions statistics". Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- Večernje novosti (28 September 2016). "Preminuo Sreten Mirković: Legenda zauvek napustila ring" (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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