Stoyan Pilichev Explained

Stoyan Angelov Pilichev (Стоян Ангелов Пиличев, born November 20, 1938, Chiroko, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian boxer who competed in the lightweight category at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, as a member of the Bulgarian national boxing team. In the 1964 Summer Olympics he lost to Józef Grudzień from Poland in the quarter-final. In the 1968 Summer Olympics he lost to Calistrat Cuțov from Romania in the quarter-final.[1] Pilichev represented Bulgaria in the lightweight category of the 1969 European Amateur Boxing Championships. After reaching the final, he faced Calistrat Cuțov from Romania, in a rematch of 1968 Mexico City quarter-final, and he lost on points, resulting in winning the silver medal of the division.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090355/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/stoyan-pilichev-1.html sports-reference.com
  2. http://www.the-sports.org/stoyan-pilichev-amateur-boxing-spf45526.html the-sports.org
  3. http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/b/boxen/em/Medals.1924-2008.htm sportfieber.pytalhost.com
  4. http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships1969.html amateur-boxing.strefa.pl