Ivailo Marinov, Bulgarian Amateur Star

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ISMAIL MUSTAFOV/IVAILO MARINOV

Born July 12, 1960, Varna, Bulgaria

Orthodox stance

Boxed under his birth name, Ismail Mustafov, through 1984, when he was forced by Bulgaria’s communist regime to change his name to Ivailo Marinov, which he boxed under thereafter.

Fourteen-time Bulgarian national champion, 1978-1983, 1985-1989, 1991-1993. Did not participate in 1984 championships and lost in the finals of the 1990 championships because of illness.

Four-time European champion, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1991. European finalist, 1985.

Olympic champion, 1988. Olympic semifinalist, 1980.

World champion, 1982.

World Cup champion, 1981.

AIBA World Challenge champion, 1989. AIBA World Challenge finalist, 1983.

Nine-time Strandjata Cup champion, 1980-1981, 1983-1988, 1992.

Amateur record (career): 280-16. Five of the sixteen defeats were from walkovers caused by his problems with the Bulgarian government which resulted in him missing several big championships.

This information courtesy of amateur boxing historian Ogi Georgiev.


“Ivailo Marinov (Ismail Mustafov) was known for his extremely fast footwork. Footwork is one of the features in boxing which remains neglected by non-boxers. It does not give direct results, like uppercuts, but it allows [a boxer] to maintain comfortable distance. Ivailo Marinov was a master in this area. He would create problems [for] his opponents in a way that they would not be able to reach him because of his evasive movements. Asked in an interview whether being punched [in] the ring hurt, he responded humorously that he had been punched once and had been hurt so bad that he would not let [himself] be punched again.

“Marinov was picked as Bulgaria’s No. 1 boxer of the 20th century in a survey conducted by the Bulgarian Association of Boxing Journalists.”

This information courtesy of Wikipedia.

Partial record below.

1979

Feb. - Strandjata Cup 48kg semifinalist; Sofia, Bulgaria.
Apr. - Dzon Paljaj W pts
(Yugoslavia). Balkan U-20 48kg champion; Gabovo, Bulgaria.
May 6 - Li Byong-Uk L w/o
(North Korea). Gryf Szczecinski Tournament 48kg finalist; Szczecin, Poland.
Dec. - Hristo Bonev W 5-0
(Bulgaria). Ring Sofia Tournament 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.

1980

Feb. 22 - Anatoli Mikulin W 4-1
(Soviet Union)
Feb. 24 - Dumitru Schiopu W 4-1
(Romania). Strandjata Cup 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.
Apr. - Dietmar Geilich L 1-2
Bulgaria vs. East Germany; Gera, East Germany.
May 18 - Oscar Yona W pts
(Israel). Intercup Tournament 48kg champion; Duisburg, West Germany.
July 25 - Gerard Hawkins W 5-0
(Ireland)
July 29 - Ahmed Siad W 5-0
(Algeria)
July 31 - Hipolito Ramos L 1-4
(Cuba). Olympic 48kg semifinalist; Moscow, Soviet Union.

1981

Mch. 8 - Strandjata Cup 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mch. - Krasimir Tcholakov W 5-0
(Bulgaria). Intercup Tournament 48kg champion; Muenster, West Germany.
May 2 - Antti Juntumaa W 3-2
(Finland)
May 5 - Dumitru Schiopu W 5-0
(Romania)
May 8 - Shamil Sabirov W 5-0
(Soviet Union)
May 10 - Dietmar Geilich W 5-0
(East Germany). European 48kg champion; Tampere, Finland.
Nov. 11 - Juan Villalba W 5-0
(Colombia)
Nov. 15 - Hipolito Ramos W 5-0
(Cuba)
Nov. 18 - Yong Mo-Kge W 5-0
(South Korea). World Cup 48kg champion; Montreal, Canada.

1982

May 5 - Agapito Gomez W 5-0
(Spain)
May 9 - Efren Tabanas W 5-0
(Philippines)
May 13 - Yong Mo-Huh W 4-1
(South Korea)
May 15 - Go Yong-Hwan W 4-1
(North Korea). World 48kg champion; Munich, West Germany.

1983

Mch. 6 - Nedelczo Tanew W rsc 2
(Bulgaria). Strandjata Cup 48kg champion; Jambol, Bulgaria.
Mch. - Rafael Sainz L 1-4
(Cuba). AIBA Challenge 48kg finalist; Reno, Nevada, USA.
May 8 - Henryk Sakowski W 5-0
(Poland)
May 11 - Beybut Eszhanov W 5-0
(Soviet Union)
May 15 - Salvatore Todisco W 5-0
(Italy). European 48kg champion; Varna, Bulgaria.
Oct. - Jose Rosario L 1-2
Bulgaria vs. USA; Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.
Oct. 17 - Salvatore Todisco W 5-0
(Italy)
Oct. 20 - Beybut Eszhanov L 0-5
(Soviet Union). World Cup 48kg semifinalist; Rome, Italy.

1984

Mch. 3 - Ricardo Diaz W pts
(Cuba). Strandjata Cup 48kg champion; Jambol, Bulgaria.
Mch. - Osman Dak W 5-0
(Turkey). Trofeo Italia 48kg champion; Venice, Italy.

1985

Mch. 10 - Krasimir Tcholakov W 5-0
(Bulgaria). Strandjata Cup 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.
May 26 - Neil Duddy W 5-0
(Ireland)
May 28 - Vedat Tutuk W 5-0
(Turkey)
May 31 - Robert Isaszegi W 3-2
(Hungary)
June 2 - Rene Breitbarth L pts 0-5
(East Germany). European 48kg finalist; Budapest, Hungary.
Sept. 23 - E. Enceanu W 5-0
(Romania). Balkan 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.
Nov. - Hamed Halbouni W 5-0
(Syria)
Dec. - Victor Espinoza W 5-0
(Cuba). Ring Sofia Tournament 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.

1986

Jan. - Krasimir Tcholakov W pts
(Bulgaria). Bulgarian 48kg champion; Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Mch. 2 - Krasimir Tcholakov W w/o
(Bulgaria). Strandjata Cup 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.
Apr. - Marian Gindac W pts
(Romania). Golden Belt Tournament 48kg champion; Bucharest, Romania.
Apr. - Salvatore Todisco W pts
(Italy). Trofeo Italia Tournament 48kg champion; Venice, Italy.
Dec. - Krasimir Tcholakov W 5-0
(Bulgaria). Ring Sofia Tournament 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.

1987

Feb. 28 - Pedro Boza W 5-0
(Cuba)
Mch. 1 - Krasimir Tcholakov W 5-0
(Bulgaria). Strandjata Cup 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.
Sept. 3 - Dusan Madure W ret 3
(Czechoslovakia). Vaclav Prochazka Tournament 48kg champion; Ostrava, Czechoslovakia.
Nov. - Vasile Voicila W 5-0
(Romania). Ring Sofia Tournament 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.

1988

Feb. - Leszek Olszewski W 5-0
(Poland)
Feb. 27 - Sik Li Ran W 4-1
(North Korea). Strandjata Cup 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.
June - Scott Olson W 5-0
(Canada)
June - Tommi Karkkainen W 5-0
(Finland). Albena Tournament; Albena, Bulgaria.
July - Kim Dok Nam W 5-0
(North Korea). TSC Tournament 48kg champion; Berlin, East Germany.
Sept. 21 - Mark Epton W 5-0
(Great Britain)
Sept. 23 - Henry Martinez W 5-0
(El Salvador)
Sept. 26 - Alexander Mahmutov W 5-0
(Soviet Union)
Sept. 29 - Leopoldo Serrantes W 5-0
(Philippines)
Oct. 2 - Michael Carbajal W 5-0
(USA). Olympic 48kg champion; Seoul, South Korea.

1989

Jan. - K. Krenchev W rsc 2
(Bulgaria). Bulgarian 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.
Feb. - Robert Isaszegi W 5-0
(Hungary). IABA World Challenge 48kg champion; Casablanco, Morocco.
Apr. - Leszek Olszewski W 5-0
(Poland)
Apr. - Erol Akcan W 5-0
(Turkey). InterCup 48kg champion; Cologne, West Germany.
June - Paul Weir W 5-0
(Scotland)
June - Petrika Paraskiv W 5-0
(Romania)
June - Jan Quast W 4-1
(West Germany)
June - Robert Isaszegi W 5-0
(Hungary). European 48kg champion; Athens, Greece.
Sept. - Robert Isaszegi L pts 11-16
(Hungary). World 48kg participant (lost in first round of the competition); Moscow, Soviet Union.
Nov. - Leszek Olszewski W 5-0
(Poland). Bulgaria vs. Europe; Sofia, Bulgaria.

1990

Apr. - Daniel Petrov W 5-0
(Bulgaria). GeeBee 48kg champion; Helsinki, Finland.

1991

May - Leszek Olszewski W pts 35-21
(Poland)
May - Rafael Lozano W pts 35-5
(Spain)
May - Pal Lakatos W pts 24-15
(Hungary)
May - Luigi Castiglione W pts 16-6
(Italy). European 48kg champion; Gothenburg, Sweden.

1992

Mch. 1 - Daniel Petrov W pts 19-15
(Bulgaria). Strandjata Cup 48kg champion; Sofia, Bulgaria.
Apr. - Aydin Fewziev W rsc 3
(Bulgaria). Bulgarian 48kg champion; Gabrovo, Bulgaria.

This information courtesy of amateur boxing historian Matt Mizerski.

Ivailo Marinov turned professional on December 15, 1993, boxing three times as a pro before retiring.

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Add as semifinal to 1990 Gee-Bee tournament:

Erdenetsogt Tsogchargal (Mongolia) W pts

Correct:

Jan Quast represented East Germany instead of West Germany in 1989 European Championships.