Mario Preskar

Mario Preskar (born January 12, 1984) is a former Croatian professional heavyweight boxer. He trained at Leonardo Boxing Gym in Zagreb with his trainer Leonard Pijetraj.

Mario Preskar
Born	Mario Preskar (1984-01-12) January 12, 1984 (age 40) Zagreb, Croatia
Nationality	Croatia
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	19
Wins	16
Wins by KO	10
Losses	0
Draws	3
No contests	0

Amateur career

Preskar was born in Zagreb, Croatia. He began boxing at the age of 9^[1] 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.^[1]

Professional career

Preskar started his professional career in 2003, at only 19, signing a contract with the world-famous boxing manager Don King.^[2] 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.^[2] Preskar founded new opportunities with K2 Promotions, run by the Klitschko brothers.^[3]

In his 19th professional fight against Maksym Pedyura on June 27, 2009 in Lviv, Preskar was ahead throughout most of the match, but was knocked down twice in the last round.^[4][5] After the final bell, he collapsed and was immediately taken to hospital.^[4] The fight was declared a draw.

Preskar ascribed the incident to extreme exhaustion, due to high temperature and insufficient ventilation in the hall.^[6] In August 2009, he announced an indefinite break from boxing, citing lack of motivation.^[6] In May 2010 he collapsed while training, and was diagnosed with epilepsy.^[7]

As of 2019, Preskar is working as a boxing coach and a boxing commentator for RTL Televizija.^[7]

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 Jun 2009	Sportpalace, Lviv, Lviv Oblast	Preskar felt down unconscious in his corner after final bell.
18	Win	16–0–2	Daniil Peretyatko	UD	8	30 May 2009	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast
17	Win	15–0–2	Zurab Noniashvili	RTD	3 (8), 3:00	28 Mar 2009	Budivelnik, Cherkasy, Cherkasy Oblast
16	Win	14–0–2	Hans Joerg Blasko	RTD	3 (6), 3:00	13 Dec 2008	SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany
15	Draw	13–0–2	Miyan Solomons	SD	8	29 Sep 2007	Große EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen
14	Win	13–0–1	Carl Gathright	RTD	3 (8), 3:00	9 Jun 2007	Spodek, Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship
13	Win	12–0–1	Paolo Ferrara	UD	8	20 Jan 2007	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland
12	Win	11–0–1	Gene Valdez	TKO	1 (8), 1:58	4 Nov 2006	Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
11	Win	10–0–1	Matthew Greer	UD	6	8 Jul 2006	Savvis Center, St Louis, Missouri
10	Win	9–0–1	Ervin Slonka	TKO	6 (6)	17 Dec 2005	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
9	Win	8–0–1	Danut Moisa	KO	2 (4)	12 Dec 2005	Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
8	Win	7–0–1	Vlado Szabo	RTD	2 (6), 3:00	15 Oct 2005	Mehrzweckhalle Sued, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen
7	Win	6–0–1	Mark Miller	UD	4	28 Oct 2004	The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina
6	Win	5–0–1	Danny Wayland	KO	1 (4)	2 Oct 2004	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
5	Win	4–0–1	John Turlington	UD	4	4 Sep 2004	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada
4	Draw	3–0–1	Marcelino Novaes	UD	4	15 May 2004	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada
3	Win	3–0	Rubin Bracero	UD	4	1 May 2004	Miami Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida
2	Win	2–0	He Man Gipson	KO	1 (4), 2:09	10 April 2004	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada
1	Win	1–0	Roman Armstrong	TKO	1 (4), 1:59	12 Jul 2003	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Professional debut

References

1. Mladinich, Robert (July 8, 2006). "The speed and power of Mario Preskar". thesweetscience.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
2. "Preskar i Don King". croring.com (in Croatian). September 11, 2008. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
3. "Preskar od sada pod palicom braće Kličko: U planu čak šest borbi u 2009". Index.hr (in Croatian). May 30, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
4. "Mario Preskar". Boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
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. "Preskar progovorio: Uvijek sam bio odgovoran boksač i ako ću boksati, to će biti na 100 posto!". Index.hr (in Croatian). September 3, 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
7. "Velika istina o Hrgoviću i teškoj kategoriji; Evo gdje je Hrga uistinu u odnosu na one najbolje". 14 May 2021.

External links

• Boxing record for Mario Preskar from BoxRec (registration required)
• Leonardo Boxing Gym