Petar Lesov
Appearance
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Full name | Петър Лесов | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Rakovski, Plovdiv | December 12, 1960|||||||||||||||||
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 September 12, 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
His Olympic results were:
- Defeated Onofre Ramírez (Nicaragua) 5-0
- Defeated Hassen Sherif (Ethiopia) 5-0
- Defeated Gilberto Roman (Mexico) 4-1
- Defeated Hugh Russell (Ireland) 5-0
- Defeated Viktor Miroshnichenko (USSR) TKO 2
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.
References
- Boxing record for Petar Lesov from BoxRec (registration required)
- sports-reference