Petar Lesov

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Petar Lesov
Personal information
Full name Петър Лесов
Nationality  Bulgaria
Born (1960-12-12) December 12, 1960
Rakovski, Plovdiv
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Flyweight

Petar Lesov (Bulgarian: Петър Лесов, born September 12, 1960) was a 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).

Amateur career

His Olympic results were:

  • Defeated Onofre Ramírez (Nicaragua) 5-0
  • Defeated Hassen Sherif (Ethiopia) 5-0
  • Defeated Gilberto Roman (Mexico) 4-1
  • Defeated Hugh Russell (Ireland) 5-0
  • Defeated Viktor Miroshnichenko (USSR) TKO 2

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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