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from Bulgaria who won a bronze medal at the

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in the light welterweight class.

Career

In 2000 he lost the European featherweight final against

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(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

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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

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. He qualified for the

by ending up in second place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in

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. Olympics 2004: *Defeated

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(Algeria) RSC 2 (1:38) *Defeated

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(United States) 30-10 *Defeated

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(Kazakhstan) 20-18 *Lost to

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(Cuba) 9-13 2005 at the world championships he lost to Cuban

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Professional boxing record

, - style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;" , align="center" colspan=8, 7 Wins (2 (T)Knockouts, 1 decision), 0 Losses (0 (T)Knockouts, 0 decision), 0 Draws 2012-03-04 Ideh Ockuko 4-3-0 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

References

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