Elian Veselinov Dimitrov ( Bulgarian. Elian Veselinov Dimitrov ; born June 2, 1991 , Burgas ) - Bulgarian boxer , representative of the lightest and lightest weight categories. He played for the Bulgarian national boxing team throughout the 2010s, the bronze medalist of the European Championships, the winner and winner of many tournaments of international importance.
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| Citizenship |  Bulgaria | |||||||
| Date of Birth | June 2, 1991 (28 years old) | |||||||
| Place of Birth | Burgas , Bulgaria | |||||||
| Weight category | Lightweight (60 kg) | |||||||
| Rack | Left side | |||||||
| Growth | 170 cm | |||||||
| Team | Victory - Chernomorets | |||||||
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Biography
Elian Dimitrov was born on June 2, 1991 in the city of Burgas , Bulgaria . He started boxing at the age of twelve, was trained at the local club Pobeda - Chernomorets under the guidance of coaches Radoslav Suslekov and Tsvetan Popov.
Amateur career
He made his international debut in the 2006 season, performing at the European Cadet Championships in Albania.
In 2009, he became the bronze medalist of the international tournament in Belgrade, boxing at the Junior European Championship in Poland.
At the 2010 Bulgarian Championship, he won the silver medal in the lightweight category, losing in the decisive final match to the titled compatriot Detelin Dalakliev . At this time, for the first time took part in the match meetings of the League World Series of Boxing .
He tried to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , but at the European qualification in Trabzon he was already defeated by the representative of Belarus Vazgen Safaryants at the preliminary stage.
In 2013, he won the standings of the Bulgarian national championship in the category of up to 60 kg. He played at the World Championships in Alma-Ata , but could not get here among the winners, losing to Venezuelan Luis Akron .
At the Bulgarian Championship in 2014 was again the best. He added to the track record a gold medal received at the Golden Gong international tournament in Macedonia.
In 2015, he won a bronze medal at the home European Championships in Samokov , while at the European Games in Baku he reached the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by the representative of Azerbaijan Albert Selimov . Boxed at the world championship in Doha .
He took part in the European Olympic qualification in Samsun, but did not achieve success here and did not qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .
In 2017, he visited the European Championship in Kharkov , dropped out of the fight for medals already at the preliminary stage of the competition [1] .
Professional career
In the fall of 2018, Elian Dimitrov plans to debut at a professional level.
Notes
- ↑ Based on materials from the amateur-boxing.strefa.pl database
Links
- Elian Dimitrov (English) - page on the website of the International Amateur Boxing Association
- Elian Dimitrov - professional boxing statistics for BoxRec