Aziz Salihu
Aziz Salihu was born in Pristina, Pristina District, Kosovo on May 1st, 1954 and is the Boxer. At the age of 69, Aziz Salihu biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Aziz Salihu (born 1 May 1954 in Pristina, Kosovo) is a retired Super Heavyweight boxer of Kosovar Albanian descent.
After losing in the semifinals to Tyrell Biggs of the United States, he represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, winning the bronze medal in the super heavyweight division (> 91 kg).
Salihu also competed in the 1980 (Moscow) and 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was disqualified in the quarterfinals.
Career
Salihu is lauded in Kosovo and in amateur boxing circles for his more than five hundred official matches, of which he lost just 26. On a team basis, Aziz had his best years boxing for Pristina. He was a member of the so-called golden generation and had eight Yugoslav championship titles (five in a row). He has earned international recognition in many other nations, including first places in the Mediterranean games and the World Cup in 1987. He was awarded the Sportsman of the Century Award in Kosovo and now works as the coach and director of Boxing Club Pristina.