Toncho Tonchev
Appearance
Toncho Tonchev | |
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Born | Toncho Dimitrov Tonchev December 1, 1972 Sliven, Bulgaria |
Nationality | Bulgaria |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Division | Light Welterweight (-63,5 kg) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Years active | 10 (1997–2007) |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 44 |
Wins | 37 |
By knockout | 21 |
Losses | 7 |
By knockout | 4 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Last updated on: September 22, 2009 |
Medal record | ||
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Men's Boxing | ||
Representing Bulgaria | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1996 Atlanta | Lightweight | |
European Amateur Championships | ||
1996 Vejle | Lightweight |
Toncho Dimitrov Tonchev (Bulgarian: Тончо Димитров Тончев; born December 1, 1972) is a Bulgarian boxer. He won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Tonchev also represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Amateur career
[edit]Olympic results
[edit]1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain | ||||
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Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
Lightweight | First | Win | Julio González Valladares | 14-12 |
Second | Win | Henry Kungsi | 11-2 | |
Quarterfinals | Loss | Oscar De La Hoya | 7-16 |
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, USA | ||||
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Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
Lightweight | ||||
First | Win | Oktavian Taykou | RSC 2 (1:40) | |
Second | Win | Dennis Zimba | 17-9 | |
Quarterfinal | Win | Michael Strange | 16-10 | |
Semifinal | Win | Terrance Cauthen | 15-12 | |
Final | Loss | Hocine Soltani | 3-3 |
In 1996 he won the silver medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark. Tontchev turned professional in 1997.
Professional boxing record
[edit]37 Wins (21 (T)Knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Losses (4 (T)Knockouts, 3 decisions)[1]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Tontcho Tontchev's career boxing record". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Toncho Tonchev from BoxRec (registration required)
- Toncho Tonchev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sliven
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for Bulgaria
- Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Bulgarian male boxers
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Lightweight boxers
- 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen