The Most Famous
BOXERS from Croatia
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Croatian Boxers of all time. This list of famous Croatian Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Mate Parlov (1948 - 2008)
With an HPI of 53.81, Mate Parlov is the most famous Croatian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages on wikipedia.
Mate Parlov (16 November 1948 – 29 July 2008) was a Croatian-Yugoslavian boxer and Olympic gold medalist who was European and World Champion as an amateur and as a professional. Parlov was voted the Best Balkan Athlete of the Year for 1974.
2. Ulderico Sergo (1913 - 1967)
With an HPI of 44.82, Ulderico Sergo is the 2nd most famous Croatian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Ulderico Sergo (Fiume, 4 July 1913 – Cleveland, 20 February 1967) was a bantamweight professional boxer from Italy, who won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He defeated Jackie Wilson of the United States by decision in the final. He was part of the Italian team which won the international boxing event at Yankee Stadium on 9 June 1937.
3. Stipe Drews (1973 - )
With an HPI of 33.73, Stipe Drews is the 3rd most famous Croatian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Stipe Drews (born Stipe Drviš, 8 June 1973) is a retired Croatian professional boxer. He won the WBA's version of the world light heavyweight championship title on 27 April 2007.
4. Filip Hrgović (1992 - )
With an HPI of 30.40, Filip Hrgović is the 4th most famous Croatian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Filip Hrgović (born 4 June 1992) is a Croatian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won the gold medal at the 2015 European Amateur Boxing Championships and a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics. As of March 2024, Hrgović is ranked #1 by the IBF, #5 by The Ring and the WBO, and #8 by the WBC.
Pantheon has 4 people classified as boxers born between 1913 and 1992. Of these 4, 2 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living boxers include Stipe Drews and Filip Hrgović. The most famous deceased boxers include Mate Parlov and Ulderico Sergo. As of April 2022, 1 new boxers have been added to Pantheon including Stipe Drews.
