Mircea Șimon

Mircea Șimon
Mircea Șimon
Born	22 January 1954 (age 70); Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania
	Statistics
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
Representing Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Olympic Games
European Amateur Championships

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

^ Mircea Șimon. sports-reference.com
^ "Mircea Şimon – Românul care a rezistat două reprize în faţa lui Stevenson" (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
^ Boxing record for Mircea Șimon from BoxRec (registration required)
^ Mircea Șimon. Romanian Olympic Committee
^ "BoxRec: Login".

External links

[sr-1] Mircea Șimon. sports-reference.com

[2] "Mircea Şimon – Românul care a rezistat două reprize în faţa lui Stevenson" (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 April 2014.

[3] Boxing record for Mircea Șimon from BoxRec (registration required)

[cosr-4] Mircea Șimon. Romanian Olympic Committee

[5] "BoxRec: Login".

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