Kurt Ward on Cruiserweight: Boxing's ginger stepchild?2014-11-10 · BoxingScene.com
This rematch wouldn't be shown on TV yet it is this bout that would secure Marvin Camel's name in history. On that night in Vegas Camel defeated Mate Parlov over 15 rounds to become the first ever champion of a brand new division in the sport of boxing…
Kimball: Cunningham fighting for recognition at cruiserweight2008-12-10 · ESPN.com
By George Kimball Special to ESPN.com Steve Cunningham, left, and Tomasz Adamek have crossed paths before, though not in the ring. On Dec. 8, 1979, in the then-Yugoslavian municipality of Split, Mate Parlov and Marvin Camel engaged in the first…
Bell tolls for final time for former Conteh foe2008-07-31 · BritishBoxing.net
Former John Conteh opponent Mate Parlov has died in Pula aged 59. The former Olympic champion decisioned Conteh over fifteen rounds in Belgrade just over thirty years ago for the WBC light-heavyweight title. Conteh had been stripped of the title for…
Munich boxing gold medalist Parlov dies at 592008-07-30 · ESPN.com
Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia -- Mate Parlov, an Olympic and world champion boxer from the former Yugoslavia, has died, sports officials said Wednesday. He was 59. Parlov died late Tuesday, five months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. The…