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Other names
  
Bobby George

Total
  
7

Height
  
1.75 m

Nationality
  
Bulgaria

Wins
  
7

Martial art
  
Boxing


Stance
  
Orthodox

Name
  
Boris Georgiev

Residence
  
Luton, United Kingdom

Years active
  
2009, 2011-2012

Role
  
Boxer

Division
  
Light welterweight

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Born
  
Boris Georgiev December 5, 1982 (age 41) Sofia, Bulgaria (
1982-12-05
)

Olympic medals
  
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

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Boris Georgiev (Bulgarian: Борис Георгиев) (born 5 December 1982) is an amateur boxer from Bulgaria who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the light welterweight class.

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Career

In 2000 he lost the European featherweight final against Ramaz Paliani (Turkey) 5:8. The same year he won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary, losing the final to Gyula Kate (HUN) 17-16.

In 2002 Alexander Maletin knocked him out in the lightweight final of the European Championships. A year later at the World Championships Georgiev was knocked out by Cuban legend Mario Kindelan. He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in second place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Olympics 2004:

  • Defeated Nasserredine Fillali (Algeria) RSC 2 (1:38)
  • Defeated Rock Allen (United States) 30-10
  • Defeated Nurzhan Karimzhanov (Kazakhstan) 20-18
  • Lost to Yudel Johnson Cedeno (Cuba) 9-13
  • 2005 at the world championships he lost to Cuban Inocente Fiss 28-19.

    2006 he won the European title at junior welterweight 25:17 against Russian Oleg Komisarov.

    Professional boxing record

    2012-03-04 Ideh Ockuko 4-3-0 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

    References

    Boris Georgiev Wikipedia