Aleksandar Khristov Explained

Aleksandar Khristov
Fullname:Александър Иванов Христов
Weight Class:Bantamweight
Club:Lokomotiv, Plovdiv
Birth Date:28 July 1964
Birth Place:Plovdiv
Height:1.70NaN0
Weight:54kg (119lb)

Aleksandar Khristov (Bulgarian: Александър Христов) (born 28 July 1964) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who became world champion and represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the silver medal in the bantamweight (51 – 54 kg) division. He also won three medals in the European Amateur Boxing Championships, including gold at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Turin, Italy.

Khristov was the winning boxer in a disputed bantamweight bout in the 1988 Seoul Olympics when he was given a controversial 4-1 victory over South Korean opponent Jung-Il Byun, who refused to leave the ring for over an hour after Khristov was given the verdict.

Results

1985 European Championships

1987 European Championships

1988 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

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