# Slobodan Kačar

Slobodan Kačar (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Качар; born 15 September 1957) is a retired Serbian boxer who was the IBF Light-Heavyweight world champion. He won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal for Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the same year, Kačar was named as the best athlete of Yugoslavia.

## Amateur career

* Compiled a reported record of 241–9
* Bronze Medal (Middleweight) at the 1978 World Championships in Belgrade
* Gold Medal (Light Heavyweight) representing Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
** Defeated Michael Nassoro (Tanzania) KO 2
** Defeated David Kvachadze (Soviet Union) points
** Defeated Herbert Bauch (East Germany) TKO 2
** Defeated Paweł Skrzecz (Poland) points (4–1)

## Professional career

Kačar turned professional in 1983 and won his first 21 fights, including a victory over Eddie Mustafa Muhammad to capture the vacant IBF Light Heavyweight Title. Kačar lost his next fight, a defense against Bobby Czyz in 1986, via 5th-round TKO. Kačar retired the next year with a record of 22–2–0.

## Professional boxing record

| 24 fights | 22 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 2 |
| By decision | 10 | 0 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 22–2 | Blaine Logsdon | KO | 2 (8) | 15/05/1987 | Mestre | |
| Win | 22–1 | Danny Lawford | PTS | 8 (8) | 25/04/1987 | Acciaroli | |
| Loss | 21–1 | Bobby Czyz | TKO | 5 (12) | 06/09/1986 | Las Vegas Hilton, Hilton Center, Las Vegas | Lost IBF light heavyweight title |
| Win | 21–0 | Eddie Mustafa Muhammad | SD | 15 (15) | 21/12/1985 | Palasport, Pesaro | Won vacant IBF light heavyweight title |
| Win | 20–0 | Clarence Osby | PTS | 8 (8) | 10/10/1985 | Fano | |
| Win | 19–0 | Ramzi Hassan | UD | 10 (10) | 08/08/1985 | Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago | |
| Win | 18–0 | Johnny Davis | PTS | 10 (10) | 14/06/1985 | Fano | |
| Win | 17–0 | Danny Blake | PTS | 10 (10) | 12/04/1985 | Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago | |
| Win | 16–0 | Francis Sargent | TKO | 4 (10) | 25/02/1985 | Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago | |
| Win | 15–0 | Pierre Babo Kabassu | PTS | 6 (6) | 10/12/1984 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris | |
| Win | 14–0 | Peter Mulindwa Kozza | PTS | 8 (8) | 26/10/1984 | Jesi | |
| Win | 13–0 | Chris Lawson | KO | 4 (8) | 18/05/1984 | Pesaro | |
| Win | 12–0 | Paul Muyodi | TKO | 3 (8) | 18/04/1984 | Treviso | |
| Win | 11–0 | Yombo Araka | TKO | 4 (8) | 25/02/1984 | Bercy Stadium, Paris | |
| Win | 10–0 | Yawe Davis | PTS | 8 (8) | 08/02/1984 | Fano | |
| Win | 9–0 | Hilario Sanchez | KO | 2 (8) | 06/01/1984 | Convention Center, Miami Beach | |
| Win | 8–0 | Enrique Nelson | TKO | 3 (6) | 08/12/1983 | James Knight Convention Center, Miami | |
| Win | 7–0 | Cyclone Johnson | TKO | 5 (6) | 03/11/1983 | Miami | |
| Win | 6–0 | Jose Perez | TKO | 5 (6) | 08/10/1983 | Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood | |
| Win | 5–0 | Ricky Johnson | KO | 1 (4) | 25/08/1983 | Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood | |
| Win | 4–0 | Juan Alberto Barrero | PTS | 6 (6) | 24/07/1983 | Roma | |
| Win | 3–0 | Mwehu Beya | TKO | 3 (6) | 11/06/1983 | Pesaro | |
| Win | 2–0 | Sergio Bosio | TKO | 2 (6) | 09/04/1983 | Fano | |
| Win | 1–0 | Gabriele Lazzari | TKO | 2 (6) | 04/03/1983 | Pesaro | |

## Personal life

In 2003, Kačar became president of the Boxing Association of Serbia. His elder brother Tadija Kačar won a silver medal in boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics. His nephew Gojko Kačar is an international football player.