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Angel Angelov

Boxer

Born
10 July 1948, Sofia
Citizenship
Bulgaria
Sport
boxing
Occupation
boxer
Height
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Anghei Anghelov (more frequently transliterated as Angel Angelov) (Bulgarian: Ангел Ангелов; born July 10, 1948) is a former boxer from Bulgaria, who won a silver medal in the light welterweight division the 1972 Summer Olympics. Anghelov lost by decision in the final to American boxer Sugar Ray Seales.

Below are the results of Angel Angelov, a Bulgarian light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

Round of 32: defeated Luis Contreras (Venezuela) by third-round TKO

Round of 16: defeated Walter Desiderio Gomez (Argentina) by decision, 4-1

Quarterfinal: defeated Srisook Bantow (Thailand) by second-round TKO

Semi-final: defeated Issaka Daborg (Niger) bey decision, 5-0

Gold medal match: lost to Sugar Ray Seales (United States) by decision, 2-3 (was awarded silver medal)

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1972 Summer Olympics1972

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q3610183 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.