Tontcho Tontchev

Tontcho Tontchev
Born Tontcho Dimitrov Tontchev
(1972-12-01) December 1, 1972
Sliven, Bulgaria
Nationality Bulgaria Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Division Light Welterweight (-63,5 kg)
Stance Orthodox
Years active 10 (1997–2007)
Professional boxing record
Total 44
Wins 37
By knockout 21
Losses 7
By knockout 4
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
last updated on: September 22, 2009
Tontcho Tontchev
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Competitor for  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Lightweight
European Amateur Championships
1996 Vejle Lightweight

Toncho Dimitrov Tonchev (Bulgarian: Тончо Димитров Тончев) (born December 1, 1972 in Sliven) is a Bulgarian boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Tontchev also represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Amateur career

Olympic results

1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, SpainSpain
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Lightweight First Win Cuba Julio González Valladares 14-12
Second Win Papua New Guinea Henry Kungsy 11-2
Quarterfinals Loss United States Oscar De La Hoya 7-16
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, USAUnited States
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Lightweight
First Win Moldova Oktavian Taykou RSC 2 (1:40)
Second Win Zambia Dennis Zimba 17-9
Quarterfinal Win Canada Michael Strange 16-10
Semifinal Win United States Terrance Cauthen 15-12
Final Loss Algeria Hocine Soltani 3-3

In 1996 he won the silver medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark. Tontchev turned professional in 1997.

Professional boxing record

37 Wins (21 (T)Knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Losses (4 (T)Knockouts, 3 decisions)[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round, Time Date Location Notes
Loss 37-7 Republic of Ireland Paul McCloskey TKO 4 (12), 2:46 2007-12-08 United Kingdom Belfast, United Kingdom For vacant IBF International light welterweight title
Loss 37-6 United Kingdom John Fewkes PTS 8 (8) 2007-07-13 United Kingdom Barnsley, United Kingdom
Loss 37-5 Belarus Yuri Romanov KO 3 (12) 2007-04-28 Belarus Minsk, Belarus For EBU (European) lightweight title
Win 37-4 France Frederic Gosset TKO 1 (6) 2007-03-03 Albania Tirana, Albania
Win 36-4 United Kingdom Jon Honney PTS 6 (6) 2006-05-26 United Kingdom Bethnal Green, United Kingdom
Win 35-4 United Kingdom Dean Phillips TKO 1 (8) 2006-04-02 United Kingdom Bethnal Green, United Kingdom
Win 34-4 Republic of Macedonia Vlado Buchkovsky PTS 8 (8), 3:00 2005-12-23 Republic of Macedonia Skopje, Macedonia
Loss 33-4 Hungary Janos Nagy Decision (Unanimous) 12 (12), 3:00 2005-09-10 Hungary Debrecen, Hungary For International Boxing Council super featherweight title
Win 33-3 Republic of Macedonia Branco Mitrevski TKO 6 (6) 2005-08-27 Republic of Macedonia Veles, Macedonia
Loss 32-3 Belarus Sergey Gulyakevich TKO 2 (12) 2005-07-20 Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco Losses WBA Inter-Continental lightweight title
Win 32-2 Ukraine Rakhim Mingaleev TKO 4 (8) 2005-03-05 Albania Durres, Albania
Win 31-2 Belarus Dmitry Yakubchik Decision (Unanimous) 6 (6), 3:00 2004-06-16 Belarus Minsk, Belarus
Win 30-2 France Francky Leroy TKO 5 (12) 2004-01-31 France Grande-Synthe, France Wins vacant World Boxing Union lightweight title
Win 29-2 Belarus Pavel Potipko Decision (Unanimous) 6 (6), 3:00 2003-07-05 Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 28-2 Ukraine Rakhim Mingaleev Decision (Unanimous) 6 (6), 3:00 2003-05-24 France Gravelines, France
Loss 27-2 Nigeria Daniel Attah Decision (Unanimous) 10 (10), 3:00 2002-08-03 United States Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Win 27-1 Peru Luis Villalta TD 6 (10), 3:00 2002-08-03 United States Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
Win 26-1 Mexico Gustavo Corral KO 6 (10), 1:28 2002-03-21 United States Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Win 25-1 Romania Adrian Parlogea TKO 3 (6) 2001-10-06 Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
Loss 24-1 Mexico Luis Alfonso Lizarraga TKO 6 (10), 1:18 2001-08-21 United States Tempe, Arizona, USA
Win 24-0 Kazakhstan Anatoly Alexandrov TKO 1 (12), 0:38 2001-01-20 United Kingdom Bethnal Green, United Kingdom Wins EBU (European) super featherweight title
Win 23-0 United Kingdom Charles Shepherd Decision (Unanimous) 12 (12), 3:00 2000-11-11 United Kingdom Belfast, United Kingdom Retains WBC International super featherweight title
Win 22-0 Burkina Faso Dramane Nabaloum TKO 6 (12) 2000-07-13 United Kingdom Bethnal Green, United Kingdom Retains WBC International super featherweight title
Win 21-0 United States Jimmy Zeikle KO 2 (12) 2000-05-11 United Kingdom Newark, United Kingdom Retains WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title
Win 20-0 Bulgaria Kirkor Kirkorov RTD 4 (12), 3:00 2000-03-25 Poland Białystok, Poland Wins WBC International super featherweight title
Win 19-0 France David Mathieu TKO 6 (8), 0:33 2000-02-21 United Kingdom Southwark, United Kingdom
Win 18-0 Belgium Pascal Montulet PTS 10 (10), 3:00 1999-11-13 United Kingdom Cottingham, United Kingdom
Win 17-0 United Kingdom Carl Allen KO 2 (6) 1999-10-19 United Kingdom Bethnal Green, United Kingdom
Win 16-0 Hungary Laszlo Bognar TKO 1 (12) 1999-07-15 United Kingdom Peterborough, United Kingdom Retains WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title
Win 15-0 Ukraine Rakhim Mingaleev Decision (Unanimous) 12 (12), 3:00 1999-04-29 United Kingdom Bethnal Green, United Kingdom Wins WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title
Win 14-0 United Kingdom Brian Coleman PTS 6 (6), 3:00 1999-02-06 United Kingdom Halifax, United Kingdom
Win 13-0 France Didier Schaeffer PTS 8 (8), 3:00 1998-12-12 United Kingdom Chester, United Kingdom
Win 12-0 Czech Republic Anatoly Vinevsky TKO 2 (6) 1998-10-02 Poland Wroclaw, Poland
Win 11-0 France Didier Tual TKO 3 (6) 1998-08-08 United Kingdom Scarborough, United Kingdom
Win 10-0 United Kingdom John T. Kelly TKO 5 (8) 1998-06-09 United Kingdom Cottingham, United Kingdom
Win 9-0 United Kingdom Anthony Campbell PTS 8 (8), 3:00 1998-03-14 United Kingdom Bethnal Green, United Kingdom
Win 8-0 Colombia Mauricio Bernal KO 1 (6) 1997-12-16 France Grande-Synthe, France
Win 7-0 United Kingdom John T. Kelly PTS 6 (6), 3:00 1997-11-22 United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom
Win 6-0 United Kingdom Karl Taylor PTS 4 (4), 3:00 1997-10-25 United Kingdom Queensferry, United Kingdom
Win 5-0 United Kingdom Ervine Blake PTS 4 (4), 3:00 1997-09-02 United Kingdom Southwark, United Kingdom
Win 4-0 Bulgaria Sevladin Rousev KO 2 (4) 1997-08-17 Bulgaria Belmeken, Bulgaria
Win 3-0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Bamana Dibateza PTS 4 (4), 3:00 1997-06-30 United Kingdom Bethnal Green, United Kingdom
Win 2-0 United Kingdom Andrew Robinson TKO 2 (4) 1997-05-20 United Kingdom Cheshunt, United Kingdom
Win 1-0 United Kingdom Wayne Jones TKO 1 (4) 1997-04-28 United Kingdom Cottingham, United Kingdom Pro debut

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