HEAVYWEIGHT division
MATE PARLOV
RetiredBorn 1948-11-16, SPLIT (died aged 59)· Died 2008-07-29· YUG
Residence: PULA· Stance: southpaw· Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Debut: 1975-05-31· Career: 1975–1980 (6 years)
Peak
2475
Current
2329
Wins
25
Losses
3
Draws
2
NC
0
Rated Fights
30
In his amateur career he participated in 310 matches and lost 13.
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.
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, when Yugoslav boxers achieved their best results ever: one gold, one silver and two bronzes
In March 2008, he was diagnosed with lung cancer, and died four months later.
A statue in his honour was unveiled in Fažana in 2018. A statue in his honour was unveiled in Pula in 2021
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Complete Record — 29 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 31 MAR 1980 | LOSS | MARVIN CAMEL | 15 | CRUISERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 DEC 1979 | DRAW | MARVIN CAMEL | 15 | CRUISERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 SEP 1979 | DEC | TONY MUNDINE | 12 | CRUISERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 JUL 1979 | KO | JOE MAYE | 5 | CRUISERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 DEC 1978 | LOSS | MARVIN JOHNSON | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 17 JUN 1978 | DEC | JOHN CONTEH | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 APR 1978 | TKO | TONY GREENE | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 JAN 1978 | KO | MIGUEL ÁNGEL CUELLO | 9 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 AUG 1977 | TKO | LEO KAKOLEWICZ | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JUL 1977 | DEC | HARALD SKOG | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 APR 1977 | DEC | FRANCOIS FIOL | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 MAR 1977 | DEC | CHRISTIAN PONCELET | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 DEC 1976 | DRAW | MATTHEW SAAD MUHAMMAD | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 OCT 1976 | DEC | ALDO TRAVERSARO | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 SEP 1976 | KO | AL BOLDEN | 9 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JUL 1976 | KO | DOMENICO ADINOLFI | 11 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 MAY 1976 | LOSS | MATTHEW SAAD MUHAMMAD | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 MAR 1976 | DEC | MAILE HAUMONA | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 MAR 1976 | DEC | SENTIKI QATA | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 FEB 1976 | TKO | MACKA FOLEY | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1975 | DEC | ONELIO GRANDO | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 NOV 1975 | DEC | BILLY FREEMAN | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 OCT 1975 | KO | KARL ZURHEIDE | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 OCT 1975 | TKO | JOHN GRIFFIN | 5 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 SEP 1975 | DEC | JOSE EVARISTO GOMEZ | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 AUG 1975 | DEC | JOSE GALVEZ VASQUEZ | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JUL 1975 | KO | HORST LANG | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 JUN 1975 | TKO | ROBERT AMORY | 5 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 MAY 1975 | KO | DANTE LAZZARI | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — |
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