The Strandja Cup is an International Boxing Tournament that often determines who will qualify to compete at the upcoming Olympic summer games. The Strandja Cup is the oldest boxing competition in Europe, and it takes place in 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...

. The first tournament was held in 1950 in the "Younak" stadium in Sofia. The first cup was awarded to Christo Popov, born 1931 in Plovdiv.

Cities taken Tournament

• Sofia
  Sofia
  Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
  
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• Plovdiv
  Plovdiv
  Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
  
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• Yambol
  Yambol
  Yambol is a city in southeastern Bulgaria, an administrative centre of Yambol Province. It lies on both banks of the Tundzha river in the historical region of Thrace. As of February 2011, the town has a population of 72,843 inhabitants. It is occasionally spelt 'Jambol'.The administrative centres...
  
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• Gabrovo
  Gabrovo
  Gabrovo is a city in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province. It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an international capital of humour and satire , as well as noted for its Bulgarian National...
  
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• Veliko Tarnovo
  Veliko Tarnovo
  Veliko Tarnovo is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred to as the "City of the Tsars", Veliko Tarnovo is located on the Yantra River and is famous as the historical capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, attracting many tourists...
  
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• Pleven
  Pleven
  Pleven is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality...
  
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• Burgas
  Burgas
  -History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...
  
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Fighters with the most titles

Tsacho Andreikovski - 4 titles (1974, 1976, 1978, 1979) Daniel Petrov

Daniel Petrov

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 - 4 titles (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999) Serafim Todorov

Serafim Todorov

Serafim Simeonov Todorov or Gogi Todoridze is a former Bulgarian/Georgian boxer who won the amateur world championship three times...

 - 3 titles (1989, 1993, 1996)

Other Fighters

Anatoli Bulakov

Anatoli Bulakov

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 Armando Martinez

Armando Martínez

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 Petar Lesov Tontcho Tontchev

Tontcho Tontchev

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 Dimitar Stilianov

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 Serafim Todorov

Serafim Todorov

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 Boris Georgiev

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 Kubrat Pulev

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 Amir Khan

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 Alexander Povetkin

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 Roberto Cammarelle

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