Ace Rusevski

Ace Rusevski
Personal information
Born	November 30, 1956 (age 67); SFR Yugoslavia; (present-day North Macedonia)
Medal record
Men's boxing
Olympic Games
European Amateur Championships
Mediterranean Games

Ace Rusevski (born November 30, 1956, 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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