Mircea Șimon

Mircea Șimon (born January 22, 1954) is a retired Romanian heavyweight boxer. He took up boxing in 1971 at Dinamo Bucharest, coached by Constantin Nour, and won a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics,[2] losing to Teófilo Stevenson in the final. In 1978 he fled to the United States, where in 1978–1979 he fought 14 bouts as a professional with a record of 12 wins and two draws.[3] He later returned to Romania and coached Marian and Dorel Simion. He then took a break from boxing for ten years, and in 2007 worked with Romanian Boxing Federation to prepare the national team for the 2008 Olympics.[4]

Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Born (1954-01-22) January 22, 1954
Bucharest, Romania[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins12
Wins by KO10
Losses0
Draws2
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Heavyweight

Professional record
12 Wins (10 knockouts, 2 decisions), 2 Draws [5]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Draw 12–1–1 Leroy Caldwell PTS10 (10) 1979-09-27 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 12–1–0 Charlie Johnson KO4 (10) 1979-08-30 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 11–1–0 Koroseta Kid KO2 (10) 1979-07-26 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 10–1–0 Tony Pulu KO3 (10) 1979-06-14 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 9–1–0 Beau Williford KO2 (10) 1979-04-26 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Draw 8–1–0 Eddie López PTS10 (10) 1979-03-01 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 8–0 James Dixon KO2 (10) 1979-02-01 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 7–0 Oliver Philipps TKO2 (10) 1978-10-26 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 6–0 David Wynne KO1 1978-09-15 Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Win 5–0 Mark Junior KO2 1978-07-27 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 4–0 Dan Johnson KO6 (8) 1978-06-15 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 3–0 Bob Swoopes PTS8 (8) 1978-05-18 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 2–0 Rocky Jones KO1 1978-05-04 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 1–0 Rocky Jones UD6 (6) 1978-03-18 The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

References
  1. Mircea Șimon. sports-reference.com
  2. "Mircea Şimon – Românul care a rezistat două reprize în faţa lui Stevenson" (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. Boxing record for Mircea Șimon from BoxRec
  4. Mircea Șimon. Romanian Olympic Committee
  5. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=22784&cat=boxer
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