Ace Rusevski (born November 30, 1956 in

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) is a retired Macedonian

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, who represented

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at the

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, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the

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division (– 60 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Howard Davis Jr. of the

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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

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(Finland) RSC 2
Lost to Davidson Andeh (Nigeria) RSCI 2 *1979 - Mediterranean Games, Split, Yugoslavia: Gold medal (Light-welterweight)

Olympic Results

*1976 - Olympic Games, Montreal, Canada: Bronze Medal (Lightweight) **Round of 64: Defeated

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(Ireland) by decision, 4-1 **Round of 32: Defeated Roberto Andino (Puerto Rico) RSC 3 **Round of 16: Defeated

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(Cuba) by decision, 5-0 **Quarterfinal: Defeated

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(Haiti) RSC 2 **Semifinal: Lost to Howard Davis, Jr. (United States) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal) *1980 - Olympic Games, Moscow, Soviet Union: (Light-welterweight) **Defeated

Margarit Anastasov Margarit Atanasov (born 20 February 1958) is a Bulgarian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he lost to Ace Rusevski Ace Rusevski (born November 30, 1956 in Kuman ...

(Bulgaria) 4-1 **Defeated

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(Algeria) 5-0 **Lost to

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(Italy) 2-3

References

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