# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/zeljko-mavrovic
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:30:34.920Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/zeljko-mavrovic"
name: "Željko Mavrović"
slug: "zeljko-mavrovic"
description: "Željko Mavrović is a Croatian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 1998. In 1998, as an undefeated challenger, he faced Lennox Lewis for the WBC heavyweight title, but lost in what would be his final fight. After retiring from boxing, Mavrović became an entrepreneur. Željko Mavrović was the first vegetarian in the history of world boxing who fought for the title of world champion."
tagline: "Croatian boxer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%C5%BDeljko_Mavrovi%C4%87_Zg_200508.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1969-02-17"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.81
  momentum:             8.525888725441844
  historical:           9.267824000000001
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Željko Mavrović"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4"
    title: "جلكو مافروفيتش"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جلكو مافروفيتش"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDeljko_Mavrovi%C4%87"
    title: "Željko Mavrović"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDeljko_Mavrovi%C4%87"
    title: "Željko Mavrović"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%98%D9%84%DA%A9%D9%88_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%86_(%D8%A8%D9%88%DA%A9%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1)"
    title: "ژلکو ماوروویچ (بوکسور)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDeljko_Mavrovi%C4%87"
    title: "Željko Mavrović"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDeljko_Mavrovi%C4%87"
    title: "Željko Mavrović"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDeljko_Mavrovi%C4%87"
    title: "Željko Mavrović"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%2C_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE"
    title: "Маврович, Желько"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDeljko_Mavrovi%C4%87"
    title: "Željko Mavrović"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q331057"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump