Detelin Dalakliev
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Detelin Dalakliev (born 19 February 1983) is a boxer
from Bulgaria
. He is competing in the Bantamweight (– 54 kg) division, and won the gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships
in Milano 2009.
Dalakliev won bronze medals at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
and 2001 and 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships and a silver medal at the 2006 and 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships.
He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
, but was knocked out in the round of 16 by Aghasi Mammadov
of Azerbaijan.
He represented Bulgaria at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
in Liverpool, England. At the championships Dalakliev defeated Welshman Andrew Selby in the semifinals before facing inexperienced Englishman Luke Campbell
in the final.
After four rounds Bulgarian levelled the scores in the fight to 5 each after he scored a point in the last two seconds of the fight. The decision then went to countback and Campbell was awarded the title making Campbell the first Englishman to win a European amateur title since 1961.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. He is competing in the Bantamweight (– 54 kg) division, and won the gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships
2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Milan, Italy from September 1, 2009 to September 12, 2009 in the Mediolanum Forum. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history...
in Milano 2009.
Dalakliev won bronze medals at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand from July 6 to July 13. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :- Medal table :-External links:**...
and 2001 and 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships and a silver medal at the 2006 and 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships.
He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight
The Bantamweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-lightest class. Bantamweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 54 kilograms.-Participants:...
, but was knocked out in the round of 16 by Aghasi Mammadov
Aghasi Mammadov
Aghasi Mammadov is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the bantamweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.- Career :...
of Azerbaijan.
He represented Bulgaria at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Liverpool, England in November 2008. They were the 37th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...
in Liverpool, England. At the championships Dalakliev defeated Welshman Andrew Selby in the semifinals before facing inexperienced Englishman Luke Campbell
Luke Campbell (boxer)
Luke Campbell is an English amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the bantamweight division.-Senior ABA titles:...
in the final.
After four rounds Bulgarian levelled the scores in the fight to 5 each after he scored a point in the last two seconds of the fight. The decision then went to countback and Campbell was awarded the title making Campbell the first Englishman to win a European amateur title since 1961.