Petar Lesov

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.

Petar Lesov

Personal information
Full name	Петър Лесов
Nationality	Bulgaria
Born	(1960-09-12) 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 1980 Moscow Flyweight European Amateur Championships 1981 Tampere Flyweight 1983 Varna Flyweight

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.

External links

• Boxing record for Petar Lesov from BoxRec (registration required)
• Petar Lesov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)