Slobodan Kačar

Slobodan Kačar (; born 15 September 1957) is a retired Serbian boxer who was the IBF Light-Heavyweight world champion. He won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career Compiled a reported record of 241–9 Bronze Medal (Middleweight) at the 1978 World Championships in Belgrade Gold Medal (Light Heavyweight) representing Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Defeated Michael Nassoro (Tanzania) KO 2 Defeated David Kvachadze (Soviet Union) points Defeated Herbert Bauch (East Germany) TKO 2 Defeated Paweł Skrzecz (Poland) points (4–1)

Professional career Kačar turned professional in 1983 and won his first 21 fights, including a victory over Eddie Mustafa Muhammad to capture the vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title. Kačar lost his next fight, a defense against Bobby Czyz in 1986, via 5th-round TKO. Kačar retired the next year with a record of 22–2–0.

Professional boxing record

Personal life In 2003, Kačar became president of the Boxing Association of Serbia. His elder brother Tadija Kačar won a silver medal in boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His nephew Gojko Kačar is an international football player.