Mate Parlov





























Mate Parlov

Mate Parlov 1972.jpg
Parlov in 1972

Statistics
Real nameMate Parlov
Weight(s)
light heavyweight, cruiserweight
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
NationalityCroat
Born
(1948-11-16)16 November 1948
Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Died29 July 2008(2008-07-29) (aged 59)
Pula, Croatia
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins24
Wins by KO12
Losses3
Draws2
No contests0

Mate Parlov (16 November 1948 – 29 July 2008) was a Croatian boxer, Olympic gold medalist who was European and World Champion as an amateur and as a professional.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]




Contents





  • 1 Background


  • 2 Amateur


  • 3 Professional career


  • 4 Retirement


  • 5 Private life


  • 6 Honors and awards


  • 7 Amateur highlights


  • 8 Professional boxing record


  • 9 See also


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links




Background


Mate Parlov was born in Split, the older of two brothers in a Croatian family originally from the village of Ričice near the town of Imotski. In 1958, the family moved to Pula.



Amateur


In his amateur career he participated in 310 matches and lost 13.[8] He was eight-time champion of Yugoslavia in the light heavyweight category (1967–1974), five-time champion of the Balkans (1970–1974), two-time champion of Europe (1971 in Madrid, and 1973 in Belgrade), and world champion at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba. He won the Golden Glove award twice, in 1967 and 1969. He participated in the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal in the light heavyweight division.[9]



Professional career


Parlov won twelve of his first thirteen fights as a professional boxer before successfully challenging for the European light-heavyweight title. In 1976, he faced the future world champion Matthew Saad Muhammad. In their first fight in Milan, scheduled for eight rounds, he was defeated following the referee's decision. In a rematch, he and Muhammad struggled to a ten-round draw. After successfully defending the European title three times, he met Miguel Angel Cuello in Milan for the WBC world light-heavyweight title in January 1978. The two men had been scheduled to meet in the quarter-finals at the Munich Olympics, but Cuello withdrew due to an injury. Parlov knocked out Cuello in the ninth round to become the first professional world champion from a communist country. Parlov lost the title on his second defense and would later challenge for the World cruiser-weight title without success.[10]



Retirement


In retirement, Parlov ran a coffee bar in Pula. He returned to boxing as coach of the Yugoslavian Olympic team prior to the 1984 Olympics,[9] when Yugoslav boxers achieved their best results ever: one gold, one silver and two bronzes. He later moved to Fažana near Pula, away from boxing and the public. In March 2008, he was diagnosed with lung cancer, and died four months later.



Private life


Mate Parlov was married to Laura Parlov with whom he had two children, daughter Mira and son Matko. He was an economist by profession, and had one graduate exam left before gaining the title of Master of Economics.[11]



Honors and awards



  • Golden Gloves: 1967, 1969


  • Croatian Sportsman of the Year: 1971, 1972, 1973


  • Yugoslavian Sportsman of the Year: 1971, 1972, 1974


  • Golden Badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia: 1972, 1974

  • Croatian Sportsman of the 20th century[9][12]

  • Lifetime Honorary President of Croatian Boxing Federation


  • WBC Honorary Champion: 2006

  • Croatian Walk of Fame: 2008


  • Mate Parlov Sport Centre, named after him since 2008


  • Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport - Award for Life Achievement: 2018[13]


Amateur highlights


  • Record: 310–13

  • Eight-time champion of Yugoslavia

  • Five-time champion of the Balkans

1969 – European Championships: Bucharest, Romania: Silver Medal (Middleweight)


    • Defeated Ewald Jarmer (West Germany) PTS

    • Defeated Janusz Gortat (Poland) PTS

    • Defeated Reima Virtanen (Finland) PTS

    • Lost to Vladimir Tarassenko (Soviet Union) PTS


  • Represented Yugoslavia as a Middleweight at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
    • Defeated Lahcen Ahidous (Mauritania) PTS

    • Defeated Jan van Ispelen (Netherlands) PTS

    • Lost to Chris Finnegan (England) PTS (Finnegan would win the gold medal)


  • 1971 – European Championships: Madrid, Spain: Gold Medal (Light Heavyweight)
    • Defeated Anthony Roberts (Wales) PTS

    • Defeated Vladimir Metelev (Soviet Union) TKO 2

    • Defeated Janusz Gortat (Poland) PTS

    • Defeated Horst Stump (Romania) PTS

    • Defeated Ottomar Sachse (East Germany) PTS


  • Won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal for Yugoslavia at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany.
    • Defeated Nouredine Aman Hassan (Chad) KO 2

    • Defeated Imre Toth (Hungary) KO 2

    • Defeated Miguel Angel Cuello (Argentina) Forfeit

    • Defeated Janusz Gortat (Poland) PTS

    • Defeated Gilberto Carrillo (Cuba) TKO 2


  • 1973 – European Championships: Belgrade, Yugoslavia: Gold Medal (Light Heavyweight)
    • Defeated Michael Imrie (Scotland) TKO 1

    • Defeated William Knight (England) TKO 3

    • Defeated Oleg Karatayev (Soviet Union) TKO 2

    • Defeated Janusz Gortat (Poland) PTS


  • 1974 – World Championships, Havanna, Cuba: Gold Medal (Light Heavyweight)
    • Defeated Constantin Dafinoiu (Romania) PTS

    • Defeated Gilberto Carrillo (Cuba) PTS

    • Defeated Ottomar Sachse (East Germany) PTS

    • Defeated Oleg Karatayev (Poland) TKO 2



Professional boxing record



















































































































































































































































24 Wins (12 knockouts, 12 decisions), 3 Losses (1 knockout, 2 decisions), 2 Draws[10]

Result

Record

Opponent

Type

Round

Date

Location

Notes
Loss

24–3–2

United States Marvin Camel
UD
15
31 March 1980

Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

For inaugural WBC World Cruiserweight title.
Draw

24–2–2

United States Marvin Camel
PTS
15
8 December 1979

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split, Yugoslavia

For inaugural WBC World Cruiserweight title.
Win

24–2–1

Australia Tony Mundine
PTS
12
26 September 1979

Italy Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

WBC World Cruiserweight title eliminator.
Win

23–2–1

United States Joe Maye
KO
5
28 July 1979

Germany Munich, Bavaria, West Germany

Loss

22–2–1

United States Marvin Johnson
TKO
10
2 December 1978

Italy Marsala, Sicily, Italy

Lost WBC World Light Heavyweight title.
Win

22–1–1

United Kingdom John Conteh
SD
15
17 June 1978

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Retained WBC World Light Heavyweight title.
Win

21–1–1

United States Tony Greene
TKO
6
28 April 1978

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

Win

20–1–1

Argentina Miguel Angel Cuello
KO
9
7 January 1978

Italy Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Won WBC World Light Heavyweight title.
Win

19–1–1

Germany Leo Kakolewicz
TKO
6
21 August 1977

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rijeka, Yugoslavia

Win

18–1–1

Norway Harald Skog
UD
15
9 July 1977

Switzerland Basel, Switzerland

Retained EBU Light Heavyweight title.
Win

17–1–1

Spain Francois Fiol
PTS
15
5 April 1977

Switzerland Morges, Switzerland

Retained EBU Light Heavyweight title.
Win

16–1–1

France Christian Poncelet
PTS
10
5 March 1977

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velenje, Yugoslavia

Draw

15–1–1

United States Matthew Saad Muhammad
PTS
10
3 December 1976

Italy Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Win

15–1

Italy Aldo Traversaro
PTS
15
15 October 1976

Italy Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Retained EBU Light Heavyweight title.
Win

14–1

United States Al Bolden
KO
9
11 September 1976

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Win

13–1

Italy Domenico Adinolfi
TKO
11
10 July 1976

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Won EBU Light Heavyweight title.
Loss

12–1

United States Matthew Saad Muhammad
PTS
8
21 May 1976

Italy Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Win

12–0

Tonga Maile Haumona
PTS
10
20 March 1976

Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Win

11–0

Fiji Sentiki Qata
PTS
10
6 March 1976

Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Win

10–0

United States Macka Foley
TKO
2
6 February 1976

Italy Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Win

9–0

Italy Onelio Grando
PTS
8
26 December 1975

Italy Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Win

8–0

United States Billy Freeman
PTS
10
22 November 1975

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Skopje, Yugoslavia

Win

7–0

United States Karl Zurheide
KO
1
30 October 1975

Italy Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Win

6–0

United States Johnny Griffin
TKO
5
6 October 1975

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Win

5–0

Argentina Jose Evaristo Gomez
PTS
8
13 September 1975

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Pula, Yugoslavia

Win

4–0

Spain Jose Galvez Vasquez
PTS
8
22 August 1975

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Split, Yugoslavia

Win

3–0

Germany Horst Lang
KO
1
12 July 1975

Italy Arenzano, Liguria, Italy

Win

2–0

France Robert Amory
TKO
5
20 June 1975

Italy Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Win

1–0

Italy Dante Lazzari
KO
1
31 May 1975

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Opatija, Yugoslavia


See also






References




  1. ^ Giuliano Lebanore. Parlov: Mislim da će sve proć' dobro. boks-savez.hr


  2. ^ IN MEMORIAM: MATE PARLOV / Odlazak boksača koji je volio pjesnike. gloria.com.hr


  3. ^ [1][dead link]


  4. ^ Mate Parlov se bori s teškom bolesti pluća – Vijesti. Index.hr (31 March 2008). Retrieved on 2016-04-19.


  5. ^ Nina Tomljanović; Petra Horvat (30 July 2008). "Umro Mate Parlov" [Mate Parlov dies]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  6. ^ Umro Mate Parlov. vjesnik.hr (30 July 2008)


  7. ^ Home | Radio 101. Radio101.hr. Retrieved on 19 April 2016.


  8. ^ Mate Parlov. BoxRec. Retrieved on 19 April 2016.


  9. ^ abc Mate Parlov. sports-reference.com


  10. ^ ab Mate Parlov. BoxRec. Retrieved on 19 April 2016.


  11. ^ http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/sport/ostalo/clanak/id/16009/sugraani-legende-mate-je-zaduzio-istru-hrvatsku-i-bivsu-jugoslaviju


  12. ^ (in Slovene) Umrl boksarski šampion Mate Parlov. RTV Slovenia (30 July 2008)


  13. ^ "Nagrada "Franjo Bučar" za životno djelo Milki Babović, Vladimiru Jankoviću i posmrtno Mati Parlovu" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Radiotelevizija. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.



External links





  • Professional boxing record for Mate Parlov from BoxRec

  • Olympiad Medal Results for 1972: Boxing 75-81kg (light-heavyweight) Men










Sporting positions
Preceded by
Miguel Angel Cuello

WBC Light Heavyweight Champion
7 January 1978 – 2 December 1978
Succeeded by
Marvin Johnson
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Miroslav Cerar
Marijan Beneš


Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year
1971, 1972
1974
Succeeded by
Marijan Beneš
Nenad Stekić

Preceded by
Sreten Damjanović
Marijan Beneš


Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia
1972
1974
Succeeded by
Marijan Beneš
Nenad Stekić










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