Milorad Gajovic
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Milorad Gajović is a Montenegrin
amateur boxer
who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
as a heavyweight. He has also had some success as an amateur kickboxer
.
.
At the 2006 Euro Gajović lost his first match to Jozsef Darmos at heavyweight.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
he upset Ali Mazaheri
and Vedran Djipalo and Stephen Simmons (boxer) but lost Clemente Russo
3:15.
At the first qualifier he lost to favorite Elchin Alizade
9:17. At the second Olympic qualifier he beat Mihalis Filippou, Colak Ananikyan and turned the tables on Alizade 29:16 and qualified for the 2008 Olympics. In the final he edged out local hero and fellow qualifier Elias Pavlidis
. In Beijing he lost 3:7 to the same opponent.
at the W.A.K.O.
European championships held in his home country. He won the gold medal in the Full-Contact kickboxing heavyweight category (91 kg/200.2 lbs
), defeating Anatoly Nossyrev in the final by majority decision
. In 2006 he went to European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal making the semi finals and earning a bronze medal for his efforts. A year later he return to Portugal for the world championships, reaching the final but having to make do with a silver medal.
Amateur Kickboxing
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
amateur boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
as a heavyweight. He has also had some success as an amateur kickboxer
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
.
Boxing career
In 2000 he won the European Bronze medal at light heavyweight when he lost his semifinal to Aleksandr LebziakAleksandr Lebziak
Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak is a Russian boxer, who won the Gold medal in the men's Light Heavyweight category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He beat Rudolf Kraj in the final....
.
At the 2006 Euro Gajović lost his first match to Jozsef Darmos at heavyweight.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The championships were originally awarded to Moscow...
he upset Ali Mazaheri
Ali Mazaheri
Ali Mazaheri is an amateur boxer from Iran, who competed in the 2006 Asian Games in the Heavyweight division and won the gold medal in the final bout against Uzbekistan's Jasur Matchanov 25-19. He is also 2007 Asian champion...
and Vedran Djipalo and Stephen Simmons (boxer) but lost Clemente Russo
Clemente Russo
Clemente Russo is an Italian amateur boxer best known to win Gold at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at heavyweight 201 lbs limit.-Career:...
3:15.
At the first qualifier he lost to favorite Elchin Alizade
Elchin Alizade
Elchin Alizade is an Azerbaijani amateur boxer best known to win silver at the 2005 World championships at heavyweight 201 lbs limit.-Career:...
9:17. At the second Olympic qualifier he beat Mihalis Filippou, Colak Ananikyan and turned the tables on Alizade 29:16 and qualified for the 2008 Olympics. In the final he edged out local hero and fellow qualifier Elias Pavlidis
Elias Pavlidis
Elias Pavlidis , sometimes written Helias or Ilias Pavlidis, is a Greek amateur boxer best known to compete at the Athens Olympics 2004...
. In Beijing he lost 3:7 to the same opponent.
Kickboxing career
In 2004 Gajović was called to represent Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
at the W.A.K.O.
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
The World Association of Kickboxing Organisations is one the international organization of kickboxing, and the governing body of Amateur kickboxing sport certified by SportAccord...
European championships held in his home country. He won the gold medal in the Full-Contact kickboxing heavyweight category (91 kg/200.2 lbs
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
), defeating Anatoly Nossyrev in the final by majority decision
Majority decision
A majority decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking...
. In 2006 he went to European Championships in Lisbon, Portugal making the semi finals and earning a bronze medal for his efforts. A year later he return to Portugal for the world championships, reaching the final but having to make do with a silver medal.
Titles
Amateur BoxingAmateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
- 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis, Tunisia2001 Mediterranean GamesThe 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games were held in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia, from 2 to 15 September 2001. Twenty three nations competed in 23 different sporting events. France won the most gold medals in the competition while Italy had the greatest medal haul overall with 136 in...
-91 kg - 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland2000 European Amateur Boxing ChampionshipsThe Men's 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Tampere, Finland from May 13 to 21. The 33rd edition of thi bi-annual competition, in which 175 fighters from 34 countries participated this time, was organised by the Tampere Boxing Association, Member of the Finnish Boxing...
-81 kg
Amateur Kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
- 2007 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Coimbra, PortugalW.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 (Coimbra)W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Coimbra were the joint 16th edition of the W.A.K.O. world championships and was the second event . The championships were for amateur male and female kickboxers and martial artists, covering the following categories; Full-Contact, Semi-Contact, Musical Forms...
-91 kg (Full-Contact) - 2006 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Lisbon, PortugalW.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon)W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 were the joint eighteenth European kickboxing championships held by the W.A.K.O. organization and the second to be held in Portugal and the city of Lisbon...
-91 kg (Full-Contact) - 2004 W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 in Budva, Serbia and MontenegroW.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva)W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 in Budva were the joint seventeenth European championships and were the fourth W.A.K.O. championships to be held in Serbia and Montenegro/Yugoslavia...
-91 kg (Full-Contact)