Oliver Obradovic

Oliver Obradovic (born May 8, 1986 ) is an Austrian boxing trainer and former amateur boxer. In the elite class (adults) he was eight times Tyrolean national champion and four times Austrian champion. He is also a bronze medalist at the 2006 World Military Championship.

Boxing career

Obradovic boxed in the right-hand display at the Unterberger boxing club in Wörgl and was considered one of the best amateur boxers in Austria between 2000 and 2008. He was Austrian youth champion in 2000 and 2001, Austrian junior champion in 2002 and 2003 and Austrian middleweight champion in 2004, where he was also voted the championship's best fighting boxer. Also in 2004 he also won the 13th Chemnitz International Middleweight Boxing Tournament , where he was also voted the boxer with the best fighting performance of the tournament. In July 2005 he took part in the 14th Chemnitz International Boxing Tournament and reached the semifinals, where he was defeated by the Czech Peter Nowotny just on points. Due to a shoulder injury with subsequent surgery, he was unable to take part in the Austrian championships in November 2005.

In 2006 he was again Austrian middleweight champion, where he was again voted the best boxer of the championship. As an army athlete, he was also qualified for the 50th World Military Championships in September 2006 in Warendorf , Germany, where he won a bronze medal in the middleweight division. He defeated Lawrence Mbangiwa from Botswana (knockout second round) and Zekeriye Uzun from Turkey (48:27 on points) before losing to the later gold medalist and vice world champion of 2009, Elshod Rasulov from Uzbekistan. On his return he was voted Austrian Boxer of the Year.

In 2007 he was again Austrian middleweight champion and again voted best boxer of the championships. He also won the Julius Torma boxing tournament in the Czech Republic, whereupon he was named boxer of the year again. He suffered his first defeat on Austrian soil in March 2007 in an international match against the Netherlands when he lost on points against Peter Müllenberg from Amsterdam. This decision was by no means undisputed, many spectators had seen the Tyrolean as the winner, and two of the three judges came from the Netherlands. In September 2007 he won the Nitra Grand Prix in Slovakia, defeating Ján Onda in the semifinals and Jan Sόjka in the final.

In October 2007 he took part in the 14th World Championships in Chicago , the largest AIBA event of all time with 693 athletes . There he won his first fight 23: 3 on points against the Slovenian Primož Fekonja. This was also his 90th victory in the 100th amateur fight. But in his second duel he was defeated by the Ukrainian and later bronze medalist Serhiy Derewjantschenko .

In 2008 he was again Austrian middleweight champion and won the 17th Chemnitz International Boxing Tournament , where he was again voted the best fighter of the tournament. He had beaten the Russian Iwan Klimaschkin and now also Peter Müllenberg in the final. In February and April he took part in the European qualifying tournaments in Pescara and Athens in order to fight for a starting place for the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing . Although he defeated Glodi Eneste from Norway (29:15) and Wladimir Milewskij from Lithuania (18: 4), he lost to Naim Terbunja from Sweden (11:33) and Zoran Mitrović from Serbia (12:23). In June he started at the EU championships in Poland , but lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual Olympic champion James DeGale .

In September 2008 he won the Nations Cup in Wiener Neustadt , and a month later the Dolomites Cup in Lienz , where he was again voted best boxer. At the European Championships in Liverpool in November 2008, he lost in the round of 16 against Ronald Gavril from Romania.

Obradovic received several professional offers, but remained in the amateur field. 2009 was a less fortunate year due to injuries: In February he suffered a sprained thumb and injured his thumb again in March, which is why he could not compete in the Austrian championships. In June he took part again in the 18th International Chemnitz boxing tournament, where he suffered his first premature defeat against the German Robert Woge and ended up in third place. In September he started as the only Austrian at the World Cup in Milan , but was eliminated in the preliminary round after losing to Russian Artyom Chebotaryov on points.

At the Austrian Championships in 2010 he started in the light heavyweight division and was defeated by Mikael Gagiew from Vorarlberg in the semi-finals. In December 2010 he was the first boxer ever to be awarded the Golden Badge of Honor by the Austrian Boxing Association for his achievements to date.

At the Austrian Championships in 2011 he reached the Austrian runner-up in the light heavyweight division. He failed again in the final to Mikael Gagiew. His other national successes include winning the Tyrolean state championships eight times in the elite class (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 in middleweight, 2004, 2009, 2010 and 2011 in light heavyweight).

After around 180 amateur fights, he ended his active career at the end of 2011 at the age of 25.

Coaching

After passing the state apprenticeship examination, he took over a coaching position at the Unterberger boxing club in January 2012 and will probably take over the head coaching position in the boxing performance center West as well as the role of association coach of the Tyrolean Boxing Association after passing the state coaching examination. In May 2012 he completed the four-part specialty trainer course in Styria with great success.

In 2012 he trained Micaela Schäfer as head coach in Ischgl for three days for ProSieben promi boxing.

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personal data
SURNAME	Obradovic, Oliver
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian boxer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 8, 1986