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Full name | Петър Лесов | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1960-09-12) 12 September 1960 (age 63) Rakovski, Plovdiv | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Petar Lesov (Bulgarian: Петър Лесов, born 12 September 1960) is: a former Bulgarian boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He is a two-time European champion in the flyweight division (1981 and 1983). Lesov is currently a boxing coach.
Amateur career※
Below is the "Olympic record of Petar Lesov," a Bulgarian flyweight boxer who competed in the 1980 Moscow Olympics:
- Round of 32: Defeated Onofre Ramírez (Nicaragua) by, "decision," 5-0
- Round of 16: Defeated Hassen Sherif (Ethiopia) by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Gilberto Roman (Mexico) by decision, 4-1
- Semifinal: Defeated Hugh Russell (Ireland) by decision, 5-0
- Final: Defeated Viktor Miroshnichenko (USSR) by a second-round TKO (won gold medal)
Professional career※
Lesov turned pro in 1991 with little success. After five defeats by KO. Or TKO, including loss——to journeyman Wilson Rodriguez, he retired in 1992 with a record of 0-5-0.
External links※
- Boxing record for Petar Lesov from BoxRec (registration required)
- Petar Lesov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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