Petar Lesov

Petar Lesov
Personal information
Full name	Петър Лесов
Nationality	Bulgaria
Born	12 September 1960 (age 64); Rakovski, Plovdiv
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Flyweight
Medal record
Olympic Games
European Amateur Championships

Petar Lesov (Bulgarian: Петър Лесов, born 12 September 1960) is a former Bulgarian boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. 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 (Nicaragua) by decision, 5-0
Round of 16: Defeated Hassen Sherif (Ethiopia) by decision, 5-0
Quarterfinal: Defeated Gilberto Roman (Mexico) by decision, 4-1
Semifinal: Defeated Hugh Russell (Ireland) by decision, 5-0
Final: Defeated Viktor Miroshnichenko (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, he retired in 1992 with a record of 0-5-0.