Toncho Tonchev Explained

Toncho Tonchev
Birth Name:Toncho Dimitrov Tonchev
Birth Date:December 1, 1972
Birth Place:Sliven, Bulgaria
Height:1.750NaN0
Weight Class:Light Welterweight (-63,5 kg)
Stance:orthodox
Years Active:10 (1997–2007)
Box Win:37
Box Kowin:21
Box Loss:7
Box Koloss:4
Boxrec:9081
Updated:September 22, 2009

Toncho Dimitrov Tonchev (Bulgarian: Тончо Димитров Тончев) (born December 1, 1972, in Sliven) is a Bulgarian boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Tontchev also represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Amateur career

Olympic results

1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain
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Lightweightalign='center'FirstWinalign='left' Julio González Valladaresalign='left'14-12
align='center'SecondWinalign='left' Henry Kungsialign='left'11-2
align='center'QuarterfinalsLossalign='left' Oscar De La Hoyaalign='left'7-16
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, USA
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align='center'FirstWinalign='left' Oktavian Taykoualign='left'RSC 2 (1:40)
align='center'SecondWinalign='left' Dennis Zimbaalign='left'17-9
align='center'QuarterfinalWinalign='left' Michael Strangealign='left'16-10
align='center'SemifinalWinalign='left' Terrance Cauthenalign='left'15-12
align='center'; bgcolor="silver"FinalLossalign='left' Hocine Soltanialign='left'3-3

In 1996 he won the silver medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark. Tontchev turned professional in 1997.

Professional boxing record

37 Wins (21 (T)Knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Losses (4 (T)Knockouts, 3 decisions)[1]
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Loss37-7 Paul McCloskeyTKO4, 2:462007-12-08 Belfast, United KingdomFor vacant IBF International light welterweight title
Loss37-6 John FewkesPTS8 2007-07-13 Barnsley, United Kingdom
Loss37-5 Yuri RomanovKO3 2007-04-28 Minsk, Belarus For EBU (European) lightweight title
Win37-4 Frederic GossetTKO1 2007-03-03 Tirana, Albania
Win36-4 Jon HonneyPTS6 2006-05-26 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom
Win35-4 Dean PhillipsTKO1 2006-04-02 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom
Win34-4 Vlado BuchkovskyPTS8, 3:002005-12-23 Skopje, Macedonia
Loss33-4 Janos NagyDecision 12, 3:002005-09-10 Debrecen, HungaryFor International Boxing Council super featherweight title
Win33-3 Branco MitrevskiTKO6 2005-08-27 Veles, Macedonia
Loss32-3 Sergey GulyakevichTKO2 2005-07-20 Monte Carlo, MonacoLosses WBA Inter-Continental lightweight title
Win32-2 Rakhim MingaleevTKO4 2005-03-05 Durres, Albania
Win31-2 Dmitry YakubchikDecision 6, 3:002004-06-16 Minsk, Belarus
Win30-2 Francky LeroyTKO5 2004-01-31 Grande-Synthe, France Wins vacant World Boxing Union lightweight title
Win29-2 Pavel PotipkoDecision 6, 3:002003-07-05 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win28-2 Rakhim MingaleevDecision 6, 3:002003-05-24 Gravelines, France
Loss27-2 Daniel AttahDecision 10, 3:002002-08-03 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Win27-1 Luis VillaltaTD6, 3:002002-08-03 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States
Win26-1 Gustavo CorralKO6, 1:282002-03-21 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win25-1 Adrian ParlogeaTKO3 2001-10-06 Sofia, Bulgaria
Loss24-1 Luis Alfonso LizarragaTKO6, 1:182001-08-21 Tempe, Arizona, United States
Win24-0 Anatoly AlexandrovTKO1, 0:382001-01-20 Bethnal Green, United KingdomWins EBU (European) super featherweight title
Win23-0 Charles ShepherdDecision 12, 3:002000-11-11 Belfast, United KingdomRetains WBC International super featherweight title
Win22-0 Dramane NabaloumTKO6 2000-07-13 Bethnal Green, United KingdomRetains WBC International super featherweight title
Win21-0 Jimmy ZeikleKO2 2000-05-11 Newark, United KingdomRetains WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title
Win20-0 Kirkor KirkorovRTD4, 3:002000-03-25 Białystok, PolandWins WBC International super featherweight title
Win19-0 David MathieuTKO6, 0:332000-02-21 Southwark, United Kingdom
Win18-0 Pascal MontuletPTS10, 3:001999-11-13 Cottingham, United Kingdom
Win17-0 Carl AllenKO2 1999-10-19 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom
Win16-0 Laszlo BognarTKO1 1999-07-15 Peterborough, United Kingdom Retains WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title
Win15-0 Rakhim MingaleevDecision 12, 3:001999-04-29 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom Wins WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title
Win14-0 Brian ColemanPTS6, 3:001999-02-06 Halifax, United Kingdom
Win13-0 Didier SchaefferPTS8, 3:001998-12-12 Chester, United Kingdom
Win12-0 Anatoly VinevskyTKO2 1998-10-02 Wroclaw, Poland
Win11-0 Didier TualTKO3 1998-08-08 Scarborough, United Kingdom
Win10-0 John T. KellyTKO5 1998-06-09 Cottingham, United Kingdom
Win9-0 Anthony CampbellPTS8, 3:001998-03-14 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom
Win8-0 Mauricio BernalKO1 1997-12-16 Grande-Synthe, France
Win7-0 John T. KellyPTS6, 3:001997-11-22 Manchester, United Kingdom
Win6-0 Karl TaylorPTS4, 3:001997-10-25 Queensferry, United Kingdom
Win5-0 Ervine BlakePTS4, 3:001997-09-02 Southwark, United Kingdom
Win4-0 Sevladin RousevKO2 1997-08-17 Belmeken, Bulgaria
Win3-0 Bamana DibatezaPTS4, 3:001997-06-30 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom
Win2-0 Andrew RobinsonTKO2 1997-05-20 Cheshunt, United Kingdom
Win1-0 Wayne JonesTKO1 1997-04-28 Cottingham, United KingdomPro debut

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tontcho Tontchev's career boxing record . . 2009-09-22.