Boris_Georgiev
Boris Georgiev
Bulgarian boxer (born 1982)
Boris Georgiev (Bulgarian: Борис Георгиев) (born 5 December 1982) is an amateur boxer from Bulgaria who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the light welterweight class.
| Boris Georgiev | |
|---|---|
| Born | Boris Georgiev (1982-12-05) December 5, 1982 (age 41) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Other names | Bobby George |
| Residence | Luton, United Kingdom |
| Nationality |  Bulgaria |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Division | Welterweight (-66,7 kg) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 2009, 2011-2012 |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 7 |
| Wins | 7 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Last updated on: September 23, 2009 | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Bulgaria | ||
| Men's Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2004 Athens | Light Welterweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
 | 2006 Plovdid | Light Welterweight |
 | 2000 Tampere | Featherweight |
| 2002 Perm | Lightweight |
| EU Amateur Championships | ||
| 2004 Madrid | Light Welterweight |
| 2006 Pécs | Light Welterweight |
In 2000 he lost the European featherweight final against Ramaz Paliani (Turkey) 5:8. The same year he won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary, losing the final to Gyula Kate (HUN) 17-16.
In 2002 Alexander Maletin knocked him out in the lightweight final of the European Championships. A year later at the World Championships Georgiev was knocked out by Cuban legend Mario Kindelan. He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in second place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Olympics 2004:
- Defeated Nasserredine Fillali (Algeria) RSC 2 (1:38)
- Defeated Rock Allen (United States) 30-10
- Defeated Nurzhan Karimzhanov (Kazakhstan) 20-18
- Lost to Yudel Johnson Cedeno (Cuba) 9-13
2005 at the world championships he lost to Cuban Inocente Fiss 28-19.
2006 he won the European title at junior welterweight 25:17 against Russian Oleg Komisarov.
7 Wins (2 (T)Knockouts, 1 decision), 0 Losses (0 (T)Knockouts, 0 decision), 0 Draws[1]
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2012-03-04 Ideh Ockuko 4-3-0 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
- "Boris Georgiev's career boxing record". Boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
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