Kirkor Kirkorov
Kirkor Kirkorov| Personal information |
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| Full name |
Kirkor Mikhaylov Kirkorian |
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| Nationality |
 Bulgaria |
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| Born |
(1968-03-04) March 4, 1968
Varna |
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| Height |
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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| Weight |
57 kg (126 lb) |
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| Sport |
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| Sport |
Boxing |
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| Rated at |
Featherweight |
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| Club |
Chernomore, Varna |
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Kirkor Kirkorov (Bulgarian: Киркор Киркоров; born March 4, 1968 in Varna as Krikor Kirkorian) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Featherweight Division (– 57 kg) by Germany's eventual bronze medalist Andreas Tews.
Kirkorov also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round before falling to South Korea's Lee Jae-Hyuk. He won the world title in his weight division in 1991, after having claimed the silver medal two years earlier in Moscow.
He is of Armenian descent.
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