Marijo Šivolija

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Croatia Croatia
World Amateur Championships
Silver 2005 Mianyang Light Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver 2004 Pula Light Heavyweight
EU Amateur Championships
Silver 2005 Cagliari Light Heavyweight
Bronze 2006 Pécs Light Heavyweight
Bronze 2007 Dublin Light Heavyweight

Marijo Šivolija (born June 29, 1981) is a Croatian amateur boxer best known to medal repeatedly in international competition at light heavyweight.

[edit] 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 Kazach 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.

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