Strandzha Cup
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The Strandzha Cup (Bulgarian: Купа Странджа, also spelled Strandja Cup and officially known as the Strandja Memorial) is an international amateur boxing tournament held annually in Bulgaria. It often determines who will qualify to compete at the upcoming summer Olympic games. The Strandja Cup is the oldest international amateur boxing competition in Europe.[citation needed] The first tournament was held in 1950 at the "Yunak" stadium in Sofia. The trophy is awarded to the best boxer of the tournament. The first cup was awarded to Hristo Popov, born 1931.
Past editions of the tournament
[edit]Year | Host City | Strandja Cup Winner |
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2015 | Sofia | ![]() |
2014 | Sofia | ![]() |
2013 | Sofia | ![]() |
2012 | Sofia | ![]() |
2011 | Pazardjik | ![]() |
2010 | Yambol | ![]() |
2009 | Plovdiv | ![]() |
Past Strandja Memorial Editions
Host cities
[edit]- Sofia - 41 times
- Plovdiv - 9 times
- Yambol - 6 times
- Gabrovo - 1 times
- Veliko Tarnovo - 1 times
- Pleven - 1 times
- Burgas - 1 times
Most successful fighters
[edit]- * means current champion
Tsacho Andreikovski - 4 titles (1974, 1976, 1978, 1979)
Daniel Petrov - 4 titles (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999)
Serafim Todorov - 3 titles (1989, 1993, 1996)
Beatriz Ferreira- 3 titles (2019, 2021,2023*)
Amit Panghal- 3 titles (2018, 2019, 2024)
Notable participants
[edit]Anatoli Bulakov
Armando Martinez
Petar Lesov
Tontcho Tontchev
Dimitar Stilianov
Serafim Todorov
Boris Georgiev
Kubrat Pulev
Amir Khan
David Price
Alexander Povetkin
Roberto Cammarelle
Billy Joe Saunders
Oleksandr Usyk
Wladimir Klitschko
Félix Savón
Ruslan Chagaev
Vadim Musaev
Beatriz Ferreira
Amit Panghal