Petar Lesov

{{Short description|Bulgarian boxer (born 1960)}} {{Infobox boxer (amateur)| | name=Petar Lesov | image= Petar lesov 2018.jpg | image_size= | caption = | fullname = Петър Лесов | nicknames = | nationality = {{BUL}} | weight class = Flyweight | club = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|09|12|df=y}} | birth_place = Rakovski, Plovdiv | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|51|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | medaltemplates= {{MedalCompetition| Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold| 1980 Moscow | Flyweight}} {{MedalCompetition|European Amateur Championships}} {{MedalGold| 1981 Tampere | Flyweight}} {{MedalGold| 1983 Varna | Flyweight}} }}

'''Petar Lesov''' ({{langx|bg|Петър Лесов}}, born 12 September 1960) is a former Bulgarian boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He is a two-time European champion in the flyweight division (1981 and 1983). Lesov is currently a boxing coach.

==Amateur career== Below is the Olympic record of Petar Lesov, a Bulgarian flyweight boxer who competed in the 1980 Moscow Olympics:

*Round of 32: Defeated Onofre Ramírez (Nicaragua) by decision, 5-0 *Round of 16: Defeated Hassen Sherif (Ethiopia) by decision, 5-0 *Quarterfinal: Defeated Gilberto Roman (Mexico) by decision, 4-1 *Semifinal: Defeated Hugh Russell (Ireland) by decision, 5-0 *Final: Defeated Viktor Miroshnichenko (USSR) by a second-round TKO (won gold medal)

==Professional career== Lesov turned pro in 1991 with little success. After five defeats by KO or TKO, including a loss to journeyman Wilson Rodriguez, he retired in 1992 with a record of 0-5-0.

==External links== * {{BoxRec|id=88858}} * {{SR/Olympics profile|le/petar-lesov-1}}

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