Milan Richter, Trainer of Croatia's First Olympic Boxer Željko Mavrović in Barcelona 1992, Passes Away

He was regarded as an exceptional expert, coach, and sports educator, having nurtured generations of outstanding boxers and led many of our champions to titles.

Among others, Richter coached Željko Mavrović, a former European professional champion and world title challenger, as well as Stjepan Božić, the WBF super-middleweight world champion, and Damir Škaro, who won a bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He also worked with our celebrated MMA fighters Branko Cikatić and Mirko Filipović.

Milan Richter was born on March 23, 1938, in Zagreb. He began boxing in the early 1950s and competed from 1955 to 1971. He boxed for BK Metalac Zagreb and was a multiple-time champion. Throughout his career, he fought 245 matches, winning 180 times. At the peak of his strength, he remained undefeated in the ring for a decade.

After a successful competitive career, he dedicated himself to coaching. He led several Zagreb clubs, including Metalac, Lokomotiva, Sokol, and Tigar. Through years of dedicated work, he left an indelible mark on Croatian boxing history and the most fruitful years of Zagreb boxing, raising generations of young boxers in the spirit of sportsmanship and guiding many to top results and great successes.

At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where Croatia competed as an independent state for the first time, he was a member of the boxing team, leading Croatia’s first Olympic boxer, Željko Mavrović.

The final farewell to Milan Richter will take place on Tuesday, August 27, at 4:45 PM at the crematorium of Zagreb’s Mirogoj Cemetery.

The Croatian Olympic Committee expresses its deepest condolences to the family, relatives, and friends of the late Milan Richter.