Mircea Șimon
Mircea Șimon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1954-01-22) 22 January 1954 (age 70) Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Draws | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mircea Șimon (born 22 January 1954) is a retired Romanian heavyweight boxer.
Amateur career
He took up boxing in 1971 at Dinamo Bucharest, coached by Constantin Nour, and won a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics,[2] losing to Teófilo Stevenson in the final. Șimon also won four national senior titles and two bronze medals at the European Amateur Boxing Championships.[citation needed]
Professional career
In 1978 he fled to the United States, where in 1978–1979 he fought 14 bouts as a professional with a record of 12 wins and two draws.[3] He later returned to Romania and coached Marian and Dorel Simion.
He then took a break from boxing for ten years, and in 2007 worked with Romanian Boxing Federation to prepare the national team for the 2008 Olympics.[4]
Professional record
12 Wins (10 knockouts, 2 decisions), 2 Draws [5] | |||||||
Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
Draw | 12–2–0 | Leroy Caldwell | PTS | 10 (10) | 1979-09-27 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 12–1–0 | Charlie Johnson | KO | 4 (10) | 1979-08-30 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 11–1–0 | Koroseta Kid | KO | 2 (10) | 1979-07-26 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 10–1–0 | Tony Pulu | KO | 3 (10) | 1979-06-14 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 9–1–0 | Beau Williford | KO | 2 (10) | 1979-04-26 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Draw | 8–1–0 | Eddie López | PTS | 10 (10) | 1979-03-01 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 8–0 | James Dixon | KO | 2 (10) | 1979-02-01 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 7–0 | Oliver Philipps | TKO | 2 (10) | 1978-10-26 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 6–0 | David Wynne | KO | 1 | 1978-09-15 | Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
Win | 5–0 | Mark Junior | KO | 2 | 1978-07-27 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 4–0 | Dan Johnson | KO | 6 (8) | 1978-06-15 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Bob Swoopes | PTS | 8 (8) | 1978-05-18 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Rocky Jones | KO | 1 | 1978-05-04 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Rocky Jones | UD | 6 (6) | 1978-03-18 | The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
References
External links
- 1974 Romanian National Championships
- 1975 Romanian National Championships
- 1976 Romanian National Championships
- 1977 Romanian National Championships