Toncho Dimitrov Tonchev (; 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.
Amateur career
Olympic results 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, SpainEventRoundResultOpponentScoreLightweightFirstWin Julio González Valladares14-12SecondWin Henry Kungsi11-2QuarterfinalsLoss Oscar De La Hoya7-16
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, GA, USAEventRoundResultOpponentScoreLightweight FirstWin Oktavian TaykouRSC 2 (1:40)SecondWin Dennis Zimba17-9QuarterfinalWin Michael Strange16-10SemifinalWin Terrance Cauthen15-12FinalLoss Hocine Soltani3-3
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) ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, TimeDateLocationNotesLoss37-7 Paul McCloskeyTKO 4 , 2:462007-12-08 Belfast, United Kingdom For vacant IBF International light welterweight titleLoss37-6 John FewkesPTS 8 2007-07-13 Barnsley, United Kingdom Loss37-5 Yuri RomanovKO 3 2007-04-28 Minsk, Belarus For EBU (European) lightweight title Win37-4 Frederic GossetTKO 1 2007-03-03 Tirana, Albania Win36-4 Jon HonneyPTS 6 2006-05-26 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom Win35-4 Dean PhillipsTKO 1 2006-04-02 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom Win34-4 Vlado BuchkovskyPTS 8 , 3:002005-12-23 Skopje, Macedonia Loss33-4 Janos NagyDecision 12 , 3:002005-09-10 Debrecen, Hungary For International Boxing Council super featherweight titleWin33-3 Branco MitrevskiTKO 6 2005-08-27 Veles, Macedonia Loss32-3 Sergey GulyakevichTKO 2 2005-07-20 Monte Carlo, Monaco Losses WBA Inter-Continental lightweight title Win32-2 Rakhim MingaleevTKO 4 2005-03-05 Durrës, Albania Win31-2 Dmitry YakubchikDecision 6 , 3:002004-06-16 Minsk, Belarus Win30-2 Francky LeroyTKO 5 2004-01-31 Grande-Synthe, France Wins vacant World Boxing Union lightweight title Win29-2 Pavel PotipkoDecision 6 , 3:002003-07-05 Saint Petersburg, Russia Win28-2 Rakhim MingaleevDecision 6 , 3:002003-05-24 Gravelines, France Loss27-2 Daniel AttahDecision 10 , 3:002002-08-03 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States Win27-1 Luis VillaltaTD 6 , 3:002002-08-03 Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States Win26-1 Gustavo CorralKO 6 , 1:282002-03-21 Phoenix, Arizona, United States Win25-1 Adrian ParlogeaTKO 3 2001-10-06 Sofia, Bulgaria Loss24-1 Luis Alfonso LizarragaTKO 6 , 1:182001-08-21 Tempe, Arizona, United States Win24-0 Anatoly AlexandrovTKO 1 , 0:382001-01-20 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom Wins EBU (European) super featherweight titleWin23-0 Charles ShepherdDecision 12 , 3:002000-11-11 Belfast, United Kingdom Retains WBC International super featherweight titleWin22-0 Dramane NabaloumTKO 6 2000-07-13 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom Retains WBC International super featherweight titleWin21-0 Jimmy ZeikleKO 2 2000-05-11 Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom Retains WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight titleWin20-0 Kirkor KirkorovRTD 4 , 3:002000-03-25 Białystok, Poland Wins WBC International super featherweight titleWin19-0 David MathieuTKO 6 , 0:332000-02-21 Southwark, United Kingdom Win18-0 Pascal MontuletPTS 10 , 3:001999-11-13 Cottingham, United Kingdom Win17-0 Carl AllenKO 2 1999-10-19 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom Win16-0 Laszlo BognarTKO 1 1999-07-15 Peterborough, United Kingdom Retains WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title Win15-0 Rakhim MingaleevDecision 12 , 3:001999-04-29 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom Wins WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title Win14-0 Brian ColemanPTS 6 , 3:001999-02-06 Halifax, United Kingdom Win13-0 Didier SchaefferPTS 8 , 3:001998-12-12 Chester, United Kingdom Win12-0 Anatoly VinevskyTKO 2 1998-10-02 Wrocław, Poland Win11-0 Didier TualTKO 3 1998-08-08 Scarborough, United Kingdom Win10-0 John T. KellyTKO 5 1998-06-09 Cottingham, United Kingdom Win9-0 Anthony CampbellPTS 8 , 3:001998-03-14 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom Win8-0 Mauricio BernalKO 1 1997-12-16 Grande-Synthe, France Win7-0 John T. KellyPTS 6 , 3:001997-11-22 Manchester, United Kingdom Win6-0 Karl TaylorPTS 4 , 3:001997-10-25 Queensferry, United Kingdom Win5-0 Ervine BlakePTS 4 , 3:001997-09-02 Southwark, United Kingdom Win4-0 Sevladin RousevKO 2 1997-08-17 Belmeken, Bulgaria Win3-0 Bamana DibatezaPTS 4 , 3:001997-06-30 Bethnal Green, United Kingdom Win2-0 Andrew RobinsonTKO 2 1997-05-20 Cheshunt, United Kingdom Win1-0 Wayne JonesTKO 1 1997-04-28 Cottingham, United Kingdom Pro debut
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