Marijo Šivolija-Jelica (born 29 June 1981 in

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) is a

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n amateur boxer and two-time Olympian best known to medal repeatedly in international competition at light heavyweight. He also manages heavyweight boxer Mark de Mori.

Career

In 2003 he won a silver medal at the European Championships. In Athens at the Olympics 2004 he was upset in the first round by

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. In 2005 he won a silver medal at the World Championships where he beat Armenian

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20:10 in the semis but was defeated in the final by Kazakh Yerdos Dzhanabergenov 12:27. At the Euros he was upset early by Frenchman Mamadou Diambang 23:27. In 2007 at the World Championships he lost to eventual winner

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in the quarterfinals 6:17. At the Olympics 2008 he lost his second match to Dzhakhon Kurbanov 1:8. He has since become the manager of heavyweight boxer Mark de Mori.

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World Championships 2005
* Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Croatia Living people 1981 births Sportspeople from Rijeka Croatian male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Light-heavyweight boxers Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Croatia 21st-century Croatian sportsmen {{Croatia-boxing-bio-stub