By Per Ake Persson

Croatian middleweight Ante Bilic, 27-2, faces a lengthy prison sentence for his part in what appears to be an organized crime killing. Bilic confessed to the court that he had shot the man in question but claimed self defense - but the court felt the prosecutor had overwhelming evidence and Bilic, already serving a sentence for robbery, now faces 12 years in prison which is likely to end the career of what was a fine fighter.