Petar Lesov
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.
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| Full name | Петър Лесов | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 December 1960 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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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 a 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
- Petar Lesov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
1904: 105 lb (47.6 kg), 1920–1936: 112 lb (50.8 kg), 1948–1964: 51 kg, 1968–2008: 48–51 kg, 2012: 49–52 kg | |
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