SPORT & NOTE
Tontcho Tontchev

Male

(Toncho Tonchev)
(Tontcho Dimitrov Tontchev)
(Тончо Димитров Тончев)
Lightweight, Bulgaria, Sliven
Born: 1 December 1972, Sliven, Bulgaria
Height: 5ft 9 1/2, mt 1,75

as an amateur:
1991 Gothenburg European Sr Champs lightweight
Lpt Airat Khamatov (Soviet Union))
1991 Sydney World Sr Champs lightweight
Lpt Justin Rowsell (Aust) 21-12
1992 Barcelona Olympic Games lightweight
Wpt Julio Gonzalez Valladares (Cuba) 14-12
Wpt Henry Kungsi (PNG) 11-2, Lpt Oscar de la Hoya (USA) 16-7
1993 Bursa European Sr Champs lightweight
Wpt Sergei Galiliev (Rus) 16-1, Lpt Paata Gavassalia (Geo) 11-3
1994 Bangkok, Thailand, World Cup bronze medallist 60
Wpts Amil Abdelnour (Egy), Wpts Tigran Ouzlian (Ger)
Wpts Kim Seung Taek (Kor), Semis: Lpts Julio Gonzalez (Cub)
1996 Vejle European Sr Champs lightweight silver medal
Wstpd2 Jamie Coyle (Sco), Wpt Serguei Ostroshapkin (Blr) 12-2
Wpt Koba Gogoladze (Geo) 10-8, Wpt Christian Giantomassi (Ita) 10-4
Final: Lrtd2 Leonard Doroftei (Rom)
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games lightweight silver medal
Wstpd2 Oktavian Taykou (Mda), Wpt Dennis Zimba (Zam) 17-9
Wpt Michael Strange (Can) 16-10, Final: Lpt Hocine Soltani (Alg) TB 3-3 (20-16)

Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1988
Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy, Italia Junior Tournament bronze medal, 51 kg
+ June 6Salvatore PerfettoSanta Teresa Gallura, Italy WPTS 4:1
- June 7Markus BeyerSanta Teresa Gallura, Italy LPTS 5:0
1989-1995
No activity recorded
1996
Sofia, Bulgaria, Strandja Memorial gold medal, 60 kg
+ Feb. 15Recep Itmez (TUR)Sofia, Bulgaria WRSC 1
+ Feb. 16K.Bray (HOL)Sofia, Bulgaria WPTS 11:2
+ Feb. 17Koba GogoladzeSofia, Bulgaria WAB 3
+ Feb. 18Oleg Sergeyev (RUS)Sofia, Bulgaria WPTS 12:4

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1997
+ Apr. 28Wayne Jones Hull, Gt.BritainTKO 1
+ May 20Andrew Robinson Edmonton, Gt.BritainTKO 2
+ June 30Bamana Dibateza Bethnal Green, Gt.BritainW 4
+ Aug. 17Geyladan Rousev Belmeken, BulgariaKO 2
+ Sept. 2Ervine Blake Southwark, Gt.BritainW 4
+ Oct. 25Karl Taylor Queensferry, Gt.BritainW 4
+ Nov. 22J.T. Kelly Manchester, Gt.BritainW 6
+ Dec. 16Mauricio Bernal Grande Synthe, FranceKO 1
1998
+ Mar. 14Anthony Campbell Bethnal Green, Gt.BritainW 8
+ June 9J.T. Kelly Hull, Gt.BritainTKO 5
+ Aug. 8Didier Tual Scarborough, Gt.BritainTKO 3
+ Oct. 2Anatolij Vinevski Wroclaw, PolandTKO 2
+ Dec. 12Didier Scheaffer Chester, Gt.BritainW 8
1999
+ Feb. 6Brian Coleman Halifax, Gt.BritainW 6
+ Apr. 29Rakhim Mingaleev Bethnal Green, Gt.BritainW 12
(Won vacant WBA Inter-Cont値 Super-Featherweight Title)
+ July 15Laszlo Bognar Peterborough, Gt.BritainTKO 1
(Retained WBA Inter-Cont値 Super-Featherweight Title)
+ Oct. 19Carl Allen Bethnal Green, Gt.BritainKO 2
+ Nov. 13Pascal Montulet Hull, Gt.BritainW 10
2000
+ Feb. 21David Mathieu Southwark, Gt.BritainTKO 6
+ Mar. 25Kirkor Kirkorov Bialystok, PolandTKO 4
(Won vacant WBC Int値 Super-Featherweight Title)
+ May 11Jimmy Zeikle Newark, Gt.BritainTKO 2
(Retained WBA Int値 Super-Featherweight Title)
+ July 13Dramane Nabaloum Bethnal Green, Gt.BritTKO 6
(Retained WBC Int値 Super-Featherweight Title)
+ Nov. 11Charles Shepherd Belfast, IrelandW 12
(Retained WBA Int値 Super-Featherweight Title)
2001
+ Jan. 2Anatoly Alexandrov Bethnal Green, Gt.BritsinKO 1
(Won vacant European Super-Featherweight Title
- Aug. 21Luis Alfonso Lizarraga Tempe, ArizonaTKO by 6
+ Sept. 28Adrian Parlogea Sofia, BulgariaTKO 3
2002
+ Mar. 21Gustavo Corral Phoennix, ArizonaKO 6
+ Aug. 3Luis Villalta Ledyard, ConnecticutTW 6
- Sept. 20Daniel Attah Jersey City, New JerseyL 10
2003
+ May 24Rakhim Mingaleev Gravelines, FranceW 8
+ July 4Pavel Potipko Kronstadt, RussiaW 6
2004
+ Jan. 31Francky Leroy Grande Synthe, FranceTKO 5
(Won vacant WBU Lightweight Title)
+ June 16Dmitry Yakubchikov Minsk, ByelorussiaW 6
2005
+ Mar. 5Rakhim Mingaleev Durres, AlbaniacTKO 4
- July 20Sergey Gulyakevich Monte Carlo, MonacoTKO by 2
(For vacant WBA Int値 Lightweight Title)
+ Aug. 27Branco Mitrevski Veles, MacedoniaTKO 6
- Sept. 10Janos Nagy Debrecen, HungaryL 12
(For IBC Super-Featherweight Title)
+ Dec. 23Vlado Buchkovsky Skopje, MacedoniaW 8
2006
+ Apr. 2Dean Phillips Bethnal Green, EnglandKO 1
+ May 26Jon Honney Bethnal Green, EnglandW 6
2007
+ Mar. 3Fr馘駻ic Gosset Tirana, AlbaniaTKO 1
- Apr. 28Yuri Romanov Minsk, BelarusKO by 3
(For European Lightweight Title)
- July 13John Fewkes Barnsley, EnglandL 8
- Dec. 8Paul McCloskey Belfast, Northern IrelandTKO by 4
(For vacant IBF Int値 Super-Lightweight Title)

 

Summary

Total bouts: 44, Won: 37 (21 inside the limit), Lost: 7 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0