Toncho Tonchev

Toncho Tonchev
Born	Toncho Dimitrov Tonchev (1972-12-01) December 1, 1972 Sliven, Bulgaria
Nationality	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

Toncho Tonchev

Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
	1996 Atlanta	Lightweight
European Amateur Championships
	1996 Vejle	Lightweight

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

1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain
Event	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
Lightweight	First	Win	Julio González Valladares	14-12
	Second	Win	Henry Kungsi	11-2
	Quarterfinals	Loss	Oscar De La Hoya	7-16

1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, USA
Event	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
Lightweight
	First	Win	Oktavian Taykou	RSC 2 (1:40)
	Second	Win	Dennis Zimba	17-9
	Quarterfinal	Win	Michael Strange	16-10
	Semifinal	Win	Terrance Cauthen	15-12
	Final	Loss	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.

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

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