Svetomir Belić

Svetomir Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Светомир Белић; born 2 November 1946 as Svetomir Beljić[1]) is a Serbian former boxer. Since retiring at the age of 33 in 1980, he has been a boxing coach.

Svetomir Belić
Statistics
Nickname(s)Belka
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
NationalitySerbian
BornSvetomir Beljić
(1946-11-02) 2 November 1946
Smederevo, FPR Yugoslavia
StanceOrthodox
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1971 Madrid Light Middleweight
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Algiers Light Middleweight

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

Below is the 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

References

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


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