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| Born | November 30, 1956 (age 67) Kumanovo, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) |
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Ace Rusevski (born November 30, 1956, in Kumanovo) is a retired Macedonian boxer, who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Howard Davis Jr. of the United 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
Jouko Moilanen (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 Gerard Hamill (Ireland) by decision, 4-1
- Round of 32: Defeated Roberto Andino (Puerto Rico) RSC 3
- Round of 16: Defeated Reinaldo Valiente (Cuba) by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Yves Jeudy (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 (Bulgaria) 4-1
- Defeated Boualem Bel Alouane (Algeria) 5-0
- Lost to Patrizio Oliva (Italy) 2-3
References
- databaseOlympics
- Profile in Serbian OLympic Committee
- Boxing record for Ace Rusevski from BoxRec (registration required)
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | November 30, 1956 (age 67) Kumanovo, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) |
Medal record | |
Ace Rusevski (born November 30, 1956, in Kumanovo) is a retired Macedonian boxer, who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Howard Davis Jr. of the United 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
Jouko Moilanen (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 Gerard Hamill (Ireland) by decision, 4-1
- Round of 32: Defeated Roberto Andino (Puerto Rico) RSC 3
- Round of 16: Defeated Reinaldo Valiente (Cuba) by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Yves Jeudy (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 (Bulgaria) 4-1
- Defeated Boualem Bel Alouane (Algeria) 5-0
- Lost to Patrizio Oliva (Italy) 2-3
References
- databaseOlympics
- Profile in Serbian OLympic Committee
- Boxing record for Ace Rusevski from BoxRec (registration required)
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- 1956 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kumanovo
- Macedonian male boxers
- Lightweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for Yugoslavia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Yugoslav male boxers
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia
- Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing
- Macedonian sportspeople stubs
- European boxing biography stubs
- Yugoslav Olympic medalist stubs