Mario Preskar

Mario Preskar
Statistics
Real name	Mario Preskar
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nationality	Croatia
Born	January 12, 1984 (1984-01-12) (age 27) Zagreb, Croatia
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	19
Wins	16
Wins by KO	10
Losses	0
Draws	3
No contests	0

Mario Preskar (born January 12, 1984) is a Croatian professional heavyweight boxer. He trains at Leonardo Boxing Gym in Zagreb with his trainer Leonard Pijetraj.

Amateur career

Preskar was born in Zagreb, Croatia. He began boxing at the age of 9^[1] at the urging of his father Željko, a cab driver. Preskar became a seven-time Croatian national champion, his final amateur record was 45-5.^[1] These are some of his amateur trophies:^{[citation needed]}

• 2002 Gold Medal (1st place) Brandenburg Cup; AIBA Tournament
• 2002 Gold Medal (1st place) Mostar; EABA Tournament
• 2001 Gold Medal (1st place) Balaton Cup; AIBA Tourn
• 2001 Silver Medal (2nd place) Brandenburg Cup; AIBA Tournament
• 2001 Gold Medal (1st place) Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina; EABA Tournament
• 2000 Silver Medal (2nd place) European Championship, Athens, Greece
• 1999 Bronze Medal (3rd place) European Championship, Baku, Azerbaijan
• 7 time Croatian National Champion

Professional career

Preskar started his professional career in 2003, at only 19, signing a contract with the world-famous boxing manager Don King.^[2] King and Preskar parted ways in September 2008, with King reportedly unwilling to accept new contract terms put forward by Preskar and Pijetraj, who demanded more frequent fights.^[2] Preskar founded new opportunities with K2 Promotions, run by the Klitschko brothers.^[3]

In his 19th professional fight against Maksym Pedyura on June 27, 2009, Preskar was ahead throughout most of the match, but was knocked down twice in the final round.^[4][5] After the gong, he collapsed and was immediately taken to hospital.^[4] The fight was declared a draw.

Preskar ascribed the incident to extreme exhaustion, due to high temperature and insufficient ventilation in the hall.^[6] In August 2009, he announced an indefinite break from boxing, citing lack of motivation.^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Mladinich, Robert (July 8, 2006). "The speed and power of Mario Preskar". thesweetscience.com. http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/4055/speed-power-mario-preskar/. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Preskar i Don King" (in Croatian). croring.com. September 11, 2008. http://www.croring.com/sadrzaj.asp?CatId=727&ContentId=804. Retrieved 2009-01-02. 
3. ^ "Preskar od sada pod palicom braće Kličko: U planu čak šest borbi u 2009." (in Croatian). Index.hr. May 30, 2009. http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/preskar-od-sada-pod-palicom-brace-klicko-u-planu-cak-sest-borbi-u-2009/423910.aspx. Retrieved 2009-03-15. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Mario Preskar". Boxrec.com. http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=202618&cat=boxer. Retrieved 2009-09-03. 
5. ^ "Video: Preskar ipak nije izgubio - Hrvatski boksač je u svlačionici došao k svijesti" (in Croatian). Nacional. June 27, 2009. http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/61022/video-preskar-ipak-nije-izgubio-hrvatski-boksac-je-u-svlacionici-dosao-k-svijesti. Retrieved 2009-12-01. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Preskar progovorio: Uvijek sam bio odgovoran boksač i ako ću boksati, to će biti na 100 posto!" (in Croatian). Index.hr. September 3, 2009. http://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/redir/448717.aspx. Retrieved 2009-09-03. 

External links

• Professional boxing record for Mario Preskar from BoxRec
• Leonardo Boxing Gym

Persondata
Name	Preskar, Mario
Alternative names
Short description	Croatian boxer
Date of birth	January 12, 1984
Place of birth	Zagreb, Croatia
Date of death
Place of death