Željko Mavrović
Heavyweight · Croatia

Željko Mavrović

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Željko Mavrović was a heavyweight boxer from Croatia, born Feb 17, 1969. Željko Mavrović last fought Lennox Lewis on Sep 26, 1998 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.

Also: Желько Маврович · جلكو مافروفيتش · ژلکو ماوروویچ (بوکسور)
+9 moreジェリコ・マヴロヴィッチ · 젤코 마브로비치 · Mavrovic · Mavrović · Zed · Zeljko Mavrovic · Zheljko Mavrovic · Жељко Мавровић · Маврович, Желько
BornFeb 17, 1969
Country🇭🇷 Croatia
StanceOrthodox
Height191 cm
Reach195.5 cm
NicknameZed · Šaka sa Srednjaka · Irokez
DebutOct 8, 1994
Career1994–1998
Rounds boxed29
Born inZagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
TitlesEuropean heavyweight title 1997
Boxerbook rating1861 ± 273 · inactive since Sep 1998Why here ›
Confirmed bouts0 of 4

Career record

Record
No record compiled yet

Last result

L
Lennox Lewis 🇨🇦
For WBC heavyweight title
UD 12/12 · Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
1998-09-26 ›
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The record

Known bouts: 4, 1994–1998

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 4, Wikipedia (ja) · 1, Wikipedia (ru) · 1

L
Lennox Lewis 🇨🇦
For WBC heavyweight title
UD 12/12 · Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Mavrović — · Lewis 33-1-0
1998-09-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Julius Francis 🇬🇧
For European heavyweight title
TKO 8/12 · Kurhalle Oberlaa, Vienna, 🇦🇹
Mavrović — · Francis 16-4-0
1997-02-15 ›
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W
Przemysław Saleta 🇵🇱
For European heavyweight title
KO 1 · Stuttgart, 🇩🇪
Mavrović — · Saleta 25-2-0
1995-12-09 ›
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W
Marion Wilson 🇺🇸
PTS 8/8 · Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, 🇩🇪
Mavrović — · Wilson 7-10-3
1994-10-08 ›
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Amateur career

1992 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight

Round of 16LDanell Nicholson 🇺🇸6:9
Round of 32WMark Hulstrøm 🇩🇰8:2

1988 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight

Round of 16LBaik Hyun-Man 🇰🇷0:5

3 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

Who did Željko Mavrović fight last?
Željko Mavrović last fought Lennox Lewis on Sep 26, 1998 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 10733 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10733. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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