SPORT & NOTE
Toncho Tonchev

Male

(aka Tontcho Tontchev)
(Toncho Dimitrov Tonchev)
(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
Bydgoszcz, Poland, Gazeta Pomorska Tournament silver medal, 51 kg
- Mar. 30Nunzio SciarottaBydgoszcz, Poland LPTS 4:1
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
1989-1990
No activity recorded
1991
Gothenburg, Sweden, European Championships bronze medal, 60 kg
+ May 9Arthur SantanaGothenburg, Sweden WPTS 35:21
+ May 10Fared CheklatGothenburg, Sweden WPTS 23:14
- May 11Airat KhamatovGothenburg, Sweden LPTS 29:9
1992
Sacramento, California, Dual Match USA vs Bulgaria, 57 kg
- Feb. 1Ivan RobinsonSacramento, California LPTS 3
1993
Istanbul, Turkey, AIBA Challenge, 60 kg
- Mar. 12Marco RudolphIstanbul, Turkey LPTS 15:4
1994
Sofia, Bulgaria, Strandja Memorial gold medal, 60 Kg
+ Feb. 13Milen VlakhovSofia, Bulgaria WPTS 7:4
Bangkok, Thailand, World Cup bronze medal, 60 kg
+ June 4Emil Abdelnour RizkBangkok, Thailand WPTS 14:6
+ June 5Tigran OuzlianBangkok, Thailand WPTS 16:10
+ June 7Taik Seung KimBangkok, Thailand WPTS 25:5
- June 8Julio Gonzalez (CUB)Bangkok, Thailand LPTS 17:10
1995
No results 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
+ June 18Oleg Sergeyev (RUS)Sofia, Bulgaria WPTS 12:4
1997
Sofia, Bulgaria, Strandja Memorial gold medal, 60 kg
+ Feb. 23Alexandr Maletin (RUS)Sofia, Bulgaria WPTS 12:8

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1997
+ Apr. 28Wayne JonesHull, Great BritainTKO 1
+ May 20Andrew RobinsonEdmonton, Great BritainTKO 2
+ June 30Bamana DibatezaBethnal Green, Great BritainW 4
+ Aug. 17Sevdelin RusevBelmeken, Bulgaria KO 2
+ Sept. 2Ervine BlakeSouthwark, Great BritainW 4
+ Oct. 25Karl TaylorQueensferry, Great BritainW 4
+ Nov. 22 John T KellyManchester, Great BritainW 6
+ Dec. 16Mauricio BernalGrande-Synthe, France KO 1
1998
+ Mar. 14Anthony CampbellBethnal Green, Great BritainW 8
+ June 9 John T KellyCottingham, HullTKO 5
+ Aug. 8Didier TualScarborough, Great BritainTKO 3
+ Oct. 2Anatoly VinevskyWroclaw, Poland TKO 2
+ Dec. 12Didier SchaefferChester, Great BritainW 8
1999
+ Feb. 6Brian ColemanHalifax, Great BritainW 6
+ Apr. 29Rakhim MingaleevBethnal Green, Great BritainW 12
(Won vacant WBA Inter-Cont値 Super-Featherweight Title)
+ July 15 Laszlo BognarPeterborough, Great BritainTKO 1
(Retained WBA Inter-Cont値 Super-Featherweight Title)
+ Oct. 19Carl AllenBethnal Green, Great BritainKO 2
+ Nov. 13Pascal MontuletCottingham, HullW 10
2000
+ Feb. 21David MathieuSouthwark, Great BritainTKO 6
+ Mar. 25 Kirkor KirkorovBialystok, Poland TKO 4
(Won vacant WBC Int値 Super-Featherweight Title)
+ May 11Jimmy ZeikleNewark, Great BritainKO 2
(Retained WBA Int値 Super-Featherweight Title)
+ July 13 Dramane NabaloumBethnal Green, Great BritainTKO 6
(Retained WBC Int値 Super-Featherweight Title)
+ Nov. 11 Charles ShepherdBelfast, Great BritainW 12
(Retained WBA Int値 Super-Featherweight Title)
2001
+ Jan. 20 Anatoly AlexandrovBethnal Green, Great BritainTKO 1
(Won vacant European Super-Featherweight Title
- Aug. 21Luis Alfonso LizarragaTempe, ArizonaTKO by 6
+ Oct. 6Adrian ParlogeaSofia, Bulgaria TKO 3
2002
+ Mar. 21Gustavo CorralPhoenix, ArizonaKO 6
+ Aug. 3Luis VillaltaMashantucket, ConnecticutTW 6
- Sept. 20 Daniel AttahJersey City, New JerseyL 10
2003
+ May 24Rakhim MingaleevGravelines, France W 6
+ July 5Pavel PatipkoKronstadt, RussiaW 6
2004
+ Jan. 31Francky LeroyGrande-Synthe, France TKO 5
(Won vacant WBU Lightweight Title)
+ June 16Dzmitri YakubchikMinsk, Belarus W 6
2005
+ Mar. 5Rakhim MingaleevDurres, Albania cTKO 4
- July 20Sergey GulyakevichMonte Carlo, Monaco TKO by 2
(For vacant WBA Int値 Lightweight Title)
+ Aug. 27Branco MitrevskiVeles, MacedoniaTKO 6
- Sept. 10Janos Nagy Debrecen, Hungary L 12
(For IBC Super-Featherweight Title)
+ Dec. 23Vladimir BukovySkopje, MacedoniaW 8
2006
+ Apr. 2 Dean PhillipsBethnal Green, EnglandTKO 1
+ May 26 Jon HonneyBethnal Green, EnglandW 6
2007
+ Mar. 3Fr馘駻ic GossetTirana, Albania TKO 1
- Apr. 28Yuri RomanovMinsk, Belarus KO by 3
(For European Lightweight Title)
- July 13 John FewkesBarnsley, EnglandL 8
- Dec. 8Paul McCLOSKEYBelfast, 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