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

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, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the

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. 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 Hugh Russell (15 December 1959 – 13 October 2023) was a Northern Irish professional boxer from the New Lodge area of Belfast who competed from 1981 to 1985. He held the British bantamweight title in 1983 and flyweight title from 1984 to 1985 ...

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

Viktor Miroshnichenko Viktor Miroshnichenko (; 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 silver medal in the flyweight division (– 5 ...

(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.

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