{"id":44911,"date":"2026-10-07T14:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/?post_type=news&p=44911"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:43:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:43:19","slug":"president-milanovic-decorates-filip-hrgovic-with-the-order-of-duke-trpimir-with-ribbon-and-star-for-exceptional-sporting-achievement-his-contribution-to-sport-and-croatias-international-stan","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.predsjednik.hr\/en\/news\/president-milanovic-decorates-filip-hrgovic-with-the-order-of-duke-trpimir-with-ribbon-and-star-for-exceptional-sporting-achievement-his-contribution-to-sport-and-croatias-international-stan\/","title":{"rendered":"President Milanovi\u0107 Decorates Filip Hrgovi\u0107 with the Order of Duke Trpimir with Ribbon and Star for Exceptional Sporting Achievement, His Contribution to Sport and Croatia\u2019s International Standing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The President of the Republic Zoran Milanovi\u0107 today awarded boxer Filip Hrgovi\u0107 the Order of Duke Trpimir with Ribbon and Star for his exceptional sporting achievement in the history of Croatian boxing \u2013 winning the International Boxing Federation (IBF) heavyweight world title \u2013 as well as for his contribution to the promotion of sport and the international standing of the Republic of Croatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are here to mark a brilliant achievement \u2013 the winning of a world title in one of the four major versions of professional boxing. Anyone who follows sport or takes an interest in it knows and appreciates this. You achieved this largely on your own, with the support of your inner strength and those closest to you. I am happy because I have followed your career. I have followed it since your amateur and Olympic days. I had high expectations, and I am happy that they have come to fruition. It was a triumph of knowledge and hard work, but also of will,\u201d said President Milanovi\u0107 before presenting Hrgovi\u0107 with the decoration at a ceremony held at the Office of the President of the Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The President also recalled what he described as the \u201cunique match\u201d in which Hrgovi\u0107 won the title. \u201cI remember the words of the British commentator in the final round, when he said: \u2018This is Croatian territory now.\u2019 That is not, of course, Croatian territory. We know what is ours; now we are on Croatian territory. And this decoration is a sign of regard and recognition, both in my personal capacity and on behalf of the Republic of Croatia,\u201d the President concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you, Mr. President, for this great honour. It is a great honour for me. I am honoured that my work and effort have been recognized. We have worked towards this for 20 years. It is an honour to represent Croatia in this way. As I told the President \u2013 this is just the beginning; we still have work to do. We will unify those belts. We will bring a world title defense fight to Croatia,\u201d said Filip Hrgovi\u0107 after receiving the decoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to the media after the ceremony, Hrgovi\u0107 said that he had also talked to the President of the Republic about boxing. \u201cWe talked \u2013 you wouldn\u2019t believe it \u2013 about boxing. The President boxed in his youth. I was really surprised by how much he knows about boxing and boxing history. I love talking about boxing most of all \u2013 and with the President, no less! What could be better than that? It was a really nice conversation. I am glad to be here,\u201d said Hrgovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hrgovi\u0107 was accompanied at the ceremony at the Office of the President of the Republic by his wife, Marinela Hrgovi\u0107; his mother, Iva Hrgovi\u0107; and his nephew, Antonio Mili\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also attending the ceremony alongside the President of the Republic were Bartol \u0160imuni\u0107, Head of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic; Tomislav Pa\u0161kvalin, the President\u2019s Commissioner for Sports; Dinko Suton, Secretary General of the Office of the President of the Republic; Neven Pelicari\u0107, Adviser to the President of the Republic for Foreign and European Policy; Melita Muli\u0107, Adviser to the President of the Republic for Human Rights and Civil Society; Jadranka \u017darkovi\u0107, Adviser to the President of the Republic for Education; Nik\u0161a Peronja, Adviser to the President of the Republic for Local and Regional Self-Government Relations; and Ivan Mutavd\u017ei\u0107, Assistant Adviser to the President of the Republic for Foreign and European Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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