- Ace Rusevski
Ace Rusevski (born
November 30 ,1956 inKumanovo ,SFR Yugoslavia , nowRepublic of Macedonia ) is a retired Macedonian boxer, who representedYugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics inMontreal, Canada . There he won the bronze medal in thelightweight division (– 60 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalistHoward Davis Jr. of theUnited States .Professional career
Rusevski turned pro in 1981 and had limited success. He never fought for a major title and retired in 1987 with a career record of 18-2-3 with 8 KO's.
Amateur career
*1977 - European Championships, Halle, Germany: Gold Medal (Lightweight)
*1978 - World Championships, Belgrade, Yugoslavia: (Lightweight)Defeated Moilanen (Finland)
Lost to Davison (Nigeria)Olympic Results
*1976 - Olympic Games, Montreal, Canada: Bronze Medal (Lightweight)
**DefeatedGerard Hamill (Ireland) 4-1
**DefeatedRoberto Andino (Puerto Rico) RSC 3
**DefeatedReinaldo Valiente (Cuba) 5-0
**DefeatedYves Jeudy (Haiti) RSC 2
**Lost toHoward Davis, Jr. (United States) 0-5*1980 - Olympic Games, Moscow, Russia: (Lightweight)
**DefeatedMargarit Anastasov (Bulgaria) (4-1)
**DefeatedBoualem Belaouane (Algeria) 5-0
**Lost toPatrizio Oliva (Italy) 2-3References
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=RUSEVACE01 databaseOlympics]
* [http://www.okscg.org.yu/m023.htm Profile in Serbian OLympic Committee]
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