Svetomir Belić Explained

Svetomir Belić
Nickname:	Belka
Weight:	Light middleweight
Nationality:	Serbian
Birth Place:	Smederevo, FPR Yugoslavia
Birth Date:	12 October 1946
Style:	Orthodox

Svetomir Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Светомир Белић; 12 October 1946  - 28 July 2002)^[1] was a Serbian former boxer. After retiring at the age of 33 in 1980, he was a boxing coach.

He has been called a "legend of Serbian boxing."^[2]

Career

In 1971, as a member of the boxing section of the Partizan Sports Society, he won the silver medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships.^[3]

He represented Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where he was defeated by Anthony Richardson of the Netherlands in a second round bout in the light-middleweight division.

1972 Olympic record

Record of Svetomir Belić at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

• Round of 64: defeated Dumar Fall (Senegal) by decision, 4-1
• Round of 32: lost to Anthony Richardson (Netherlands) by decision, 2-3

External links

• • Official site

Notes and References

1. Slobodan Momčilović, Tempo (1991-07-03). "Šampionu ukrali i prezime! Issue #1323, pgs. 30-31" (in Serbo-Croatian).
2. Web site: Polufinale Beogradskog pobednika u Požarevcu . Dnevni list Danas . 2011-11-30 . 2009-04-02 . Serbian.
3. Web site: 1979 national champions statistics . Amateur-Boxing . 2011-11-30 .