Mario Preskar

Mario Preskar
Personal information
Nationality Croatia
BornMario Preskar
(1984-01-12) 12 January 1984 (age 42)
Zagreb, Croatia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
WeightHeavyweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins16
Win by KO10
Losses0
Draws3
No contests0

Mario Preskar (born 12 January 1984) is a former Croatian professional heavyweight boxer. He trained 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 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.

Professional career

Preskar started his professional career in 2003, at only 19, signing a contract with the world-famous boxing manager Don King. 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. Preskar founded new opportunities with K2 Promotions, run by the Klitschko brothers.

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

Preskar ascribed the incident to extreme exhaustion, due to high temperature and insufficient ventilation in the hall. In August 2009, he announced an indefinite break from boxing, citing lack of motivation. In May 2010 he collapsed while training, and was diagnosed with epilepsy.

As of 2019, Preskar is working as a boxing coach and a boxing commentator for RTL Televizija.

Professional boxing record

19 fights 16 wins 0 losses
By knockout 10 0
By decision 6 0
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Draw 16–0–3 Maksym Pedyura PTS 8 27 June 2009 Sportpalace, Lviv, Ukraine
18 Win 16–0–2 Daniil Peretyatko UD 8 30 May 2009 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
17 Win 15–0–2 Zurab Noniashvili RTD 3 (8), 3:00 28 March 2009 Budivelnik, Cherkasy, Ukraine
16 Win 14–0–2 Hans Joerg Blasko RTD 3 (6), 3:00 13 December 2008 SAP Arena, Mannheim , Germany
15 Draw 13–0–2 Miyan Solomons SD 8 29 September 2007 Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany
14 Win 13–0–1 Carl Gathright RTD 3 (8), 3:00 9 June 2007 Spodek, Katowice, Poland
13 Win 12–0–1 Paolo Ferrara UD 8 20 January 2007 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland
12 Win 11–0–1 Gene Valdez TKO 1 (8), 1:58 4 November 2006 Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona, US
11 Win 10–0–1 Matthew Greer UD 6 8 July 2006 Savvis Center, St Louis, Missouri, US
10 Win 9–0–1 Ervin Slonka TKO 6 (6) 17 December 2005 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
9 Win 8–0–1 Danut Moisa KO 2 (4) 12 December 2005 Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
8 Win 7–0–1 Vlado Szabo RTD 2 (6), 3:00 15 October 2005 Mehrzweckhalle Sued, Düsseldorf, Germany
7 Win 6–0–1 Mark Miller UD 4 28 October 2004 The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina, US
6 Win 5–0–1 Danny Wayland KO 1 (4) 2 October 2004 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US
5 Win 4–0–1 John Turlington UD 4 4 September 2004 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, US
4 Draw 3–0–1 Marcelino Novaes UD 4 15 May 2004 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, US
3 Win 3–0 Rubin Bracero UD 4 1 May 2004 Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, US
2 Win 2–0 He Man Gipson KO 1 (4), 2:09 10 April 2004 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, US
1 Win 1–0 Roman Armstrong TKO 1 (4), 1:59 12 July 2003 Orleans Hotel & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, US

References

  1. 1 2 Mladinich, Robert (8 July 2006). "The speed and power of Mario Preskar". thesweetscience.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Preskar i Don King". croring.com (in Croatian). 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Preskar od sada pod palicom braće Kličko: U planu čak šest borbi u 2009". Index.hr (in Croatian). 30 May 2009. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  4. 1 2 "Mario Preskar". Boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  5. ↑ "Video: Preskar ipak nije izgubio - Hrvatski boksač je u svlačionici došao k svijesti" [Video: Preskar did not lose after all - Croatian boxer regains consciousness in the locker room]. Nacional (in Croatian). HINA. 27 June 2009. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Preskar progovorio: Uvijek sam bio odgovoran boksač i ako ću boksati, to će biti na 100 posto!". Index.hr (in Croatian). 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  7. 1 2 "Velika istina o Hrgoviću i teškoj kategoriji; Evo gdje je Hrga uistinu u odnosu na one najbolje". 14 May 2021.[dead link]