Tervel Pulev
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| Full name | Tervel Venkov Pulev | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
January 10, 1983 Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tervel Venkov Pulev (Bulgarian: Тервел Венков Пулев) born 10 January 1983) is a Bulgarian boxer. He is the younger brother of European Super Heavyweight champion Kubrat Pulev. Tervel Pulev is best known for winning a bronze medal for Men's Boxing (Heavyweight division 91 kg) at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.[1] Pulev has signed up for the new AIBA professional league, called AIBA Pro Boxing (APB), which launches in fall 2013.
Biography
His father Venko Pulev was Bulgarian champion in the heavyweight division . His older brother Kubrat Pulev was the 2008 European Super Heavyweight champion.[2] Tervel Venkov Pulev has been involved in boxing since 1994 in the club CSKA, later he fought for boxing club "NSA" and "Academic", "National Sofia" and "Levski". He graduated from the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski" in two subjects teacher and trainer. His trainer is Borislav Boiadzhiev. Multiple national champion in both adolescents and in the period 2004–2010 mans. In suffered no loss in Bulgaria with the exception of that of Arthur Beterbiev-world and European champion, who competed in 2005 for BC Botev Plovdiv.
Career
Tervel was runner-up in Moscow at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships. In the same year he ranked second at the European Cup in Kharkiv, Ukraine. In 2011 and 2014 he won a gold medal at the 62nd and 65nd edition of tournament Strandja Cup after winning the final feather-Cuban world and Olympic champion for the youngsters. He also won the gold medal at the international tournament in Bosnia in 2004, Spain in 2006, Dagestan in 2009, Serbia 2010 and 2011. In 2005, falls among the 10 best athletes of the "NSA". Participant 3 European and 2 World Championships for men and the world and European championships for juniors.
At the 2012 Olympics (results) he defeated Chinese Wang Xuanxuan and Yamil Peralta which secured a medal before being outclassed by star Oleksandr Usyk.[1]
Other championships
| Year | Competition | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1st | |
| 2006 |  Spain |
1st | |
| 2009 |  Russia |
1st | |
| 2010 |  Serbia |
1st | |
| 2010 | European Cup |  Kharkiv, Ukraine |
2nd |
| 2011 | Strandja Cup | Pazardzhik, Bulgaria |
1st |
| 2012 | Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics |  London, United Kingdom |
3rd |
| 2014 | Strandja Cup | Sofia, Bulgaria |
1st |
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 1 fight | 1 win | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Won | 1-0 |  Tomislav Rudan |
KO | 3 (6), 0:52 | 03 Dec 2016 | Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Professional debut |
References
- 1 2 "Up to 91 kg (Heavy weight) men results - Boxing - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
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