Ljubiša Simić

Ljubiša Simić medal table
Boxing
Yugoslavia
World cup
bronze	1987 Belgrade	Bantamweight
bronze	1985 Seoul	Bantamweight
European Championship
gold	1985 Budapest	Bantamweight
Mediterranean Games
gold	1991 Athens	Featherweight
silver	1983 Casablanca	Flyweight
Balkan Championship
gold	1987 Pristina	Featherweight
gold	1981 Pula	Flyweight
bronze	1980 Pernik	Flyweight

Ljubiša Simić , Serbian Cyrillic: Љубиша Симић (born February 1963 in Smederevo ) is a former Yugoslav - Serbian boxer.

In 1982 he was the first Yugoslav champion among adults, a title he was able to win several times and in different weight classes. He also won the 1981 Balkan Championships in Pula , the 1987 Balkan Championships in Pristina and the 1991 Mediterranean Games in Athens . He won bronze at the 1980 Balkan Championships in Pernik and silver at the 1983 Mediterranean Games in Casablanca .

He achieved his greatest success in June 1985 when he won the gold medal in bantamweight (up to 54 kg) at the 26th European Championships in Budapest . He prevailed against Pawel Madura, Czech Republic (5: 0), Klaus-Dieter Kirchstein , GDR (4: 1), Tibor Botoš, Hungary (4: 1) and Aleksandar Christow , Bulgaria (4: 1). He also won the bronze medal in bantamweight at the World Cups in 1985 in Seoul and 1987 in Belgrade .

In 1984 he took part in bantamweight at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and in 1988 in featherweight at the Summer Olympics in Seoul , but retired both times in the first fight against Mechak Kasarian, Soviet Union and Pedro Nolasco , Dominican Republic .

Further participation in major international events;

• European Championship 1981 in Tampere , defeat in the quarterfinals against Jarmo Eskelinen, Finland
• 1982 World Cup in Munich , defeat in the quarter-finals against Yuri Alexandrow, Soviet Union
• 1983 European Championship in Varna , defeat in the round of 16 against Constantin Titoiu, Romania
• 1986 World Cup in Reno , defeat in the round of 16 against Yuri Alexandrov, Soviet Union
• European Championship 1987 in Turin , defeat in the quarter-finals against Aleksandar Christow , Bulgaria
• European Championship 1989 in Athens , defeat in the round of 16 against László Szőke, Hungary
• 1991 World Cup in Sydney , defeat in the preliminary round against Arnulfo Castillo, Mexico

In 1993 he became a professional in Serbia and defeated, among others, Paul Kaoma from Zambia (record: 20-1) and the unbeaten Argentine Alberto Sicurella (23-0), which made him the 1995 WBC international lightweight champion. Although he lost the title in the first defense by knockout to the Italian Silvano Usini, he won the IBF Intercontinental Championship in 1996 against Oscar Palomino, Spain . After defending his title against Antonio Strabello, Italy, he lost the title in the rematch against Palomino. He finished his professional career in 2005 with a score of 13-3.

Web links

• Ljubiša Simić in the BoxRec database
• Profile at The-Sports
• Ljubiša Simić in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )