Boris Georgiev

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Men’s Boxing
Olympic Games
Bronze 2004 Athens Light Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver 2000 Featherweight
Silver 2002 Lightweight
Gold 2006 Light Welterweight
EU Amateur Championships
Silver 2006 Pécs Light Welterweight

Boris Georgiev (born December 5, 1982) is an amateur boxer from Bulgaria who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Light welterweight class.

[edit] Career

2000 he lost the Europen featherweight final against Ramaz Paliani (Turkey) 5:8.

In 2000 he won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary, losing the final to Gyula Kate (HUN) 17-16.

2002 Alexander Maletin knocked him out in the lightweight final of the European Championships.

In the 2003 World Championships Georgiev was knocked out by Cuban legend Mario Kindelan.

Olympics 2004:

2005 at the world championships he lost to Cuban Inocente Fiss 28-19.

2006 he won the European title at junior welterweight 25:17 against Russian Oleg Komisarov.