Xhevdet Peci
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| Born | 17 April 1955 Zhazha, Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo) | |||||||||||
| Died | 9 May 2022 (aged 67) United States | |||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||
| Club | Akumulatori (1971–1973) Prishtina (1973–1986) | |||||||||||
| Coached by | Lah Nimani | |||||||||||
| Retired | 1986 | |||||||||||
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Xhevdet Peci (17 April 1955 – 9 May 2022) was a Yugoslav former heavyweight boxer and coach. With KB Prishtina he was declared champion many times.[1]
Biography
[edit]Xhevdet Peci was born on 17 April 1955 in the village Zhazha (back then part of the Mitrovica municipality now Zveçan municipality). He finished the primary school in Mitrovica. He started boxing at the age of 16 for KB Akumulatori from Mitrovica. He then moved to KB Prishtina in 1973–1974. He won five titles there. He won four times the Yugoslavian championship in heavyweight and two times the Balkan championship. Xhevdet Peci ended his career in 1986 after a fight in Podgorica where he beat the Serbian referee after a questionable decision.[1][2]
He died in 2022 in the United States.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kraja, Mehmet, ed. (2018). "Fjalori Enciklopedik i Kosovës". (Encyclopedic Dictionary of Kosova) (in Albanian). Vol. 2. Pristina: Akademia e Shkencave dhe e Arteve e Kosovës. p. 1262. ISBN 9789951615846. OCLC 1080379844.
- ^ Arsim Maxhera (10 May 2022). ""Grushti i hekurt" i Xhevdet Pecit". Koha Ditore (in Albanian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Kush ishte boksieri i ndjerë Xhevdet Peci?". Nacionale.com (in Albanian). 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at boxrec.com