Petar Lesov ( bg, Петър Лесов, born 12 September 1960) is a former

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...

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, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. He is a two-time European champion in the flyweight division (1981 and 1983). Lesov is currently a boxing coach.

Amateur career

Below is the Olympic record of Petar Lesov, a Bulgarian flyweight boxer who competed in the 1980 Moscow Olympics: *Round of 32: Defeated

Onofre Ramírez Onofre Ramírez (born 5 September 1960) is a Nicaraguan boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he lost to Petar Lesov Petar Lesov ( bg, Петър Лесов, born 12 Septemb ...

(Nicaragua) by decision, 5-0 *Round of 16: Defeated

Hassen Sherif Hassan Sherif (born 19 August 1952) is an Ethiopian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he defeated Barry Aguibou of Guinea, before losing to Petar Lesov Petar Lesov ( bg, ...

(Ethiopia) by decision, 5-0 *Quarterfinal: Defeated

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(Mexico) by decision, 4-1 *Semifinal: Defeated

Hugh Russell Hugh Russell (born 15 December 1959) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1981 to 1985. He held the British bantamweight title in 1983, and the British flyweight title from 1984 to 1985. As an amateur, he won ...

(Ireland) by decision, 5-0 *Final: Defeated

Viktor Miroshnichenko Viktor Miroshnichenko (russian: Виктор Мирошниченко; born 1 December 1959 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a retired Ukrainian boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the s ...

(USSR) by a second-round TKO (won gold medal)

Professional career

Lesov turned pro in 1991 with little success. After five defeats by KO or TKO, including a loss to journeyman

Wilson Rodriguez Wilson Rodríguez (born 1966-02-04 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is a retired professional boxer, best known for his 1996 fight with Arturo Gatti (a runner up for ''Ring Magazines 1996 Fight of the Year) and his reign as IBF Inter-Continenta ...

, he retired in 1992 with a record of 0-5-0.

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1960 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Bulgaria Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in boxing Bulgarian male boxers Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics People from Rakovski 20th-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub