Strandzha Cup
The Strandzha Cup (Bulgarian: Купа Странджа, also spelled Strandja Cup and officially known as the Strandja Memorial) is an international amateur boxing tournament held annually in Bulgaria. It often determines who will qualify to compete at the upcoming summer Olympic games. The Strandja Cup is the oldest international amateur boxing competition in Europe. The first tournament was held in 1950 at the "Yunak" stadium in Sofia. The trophy is awarded to the best boxer of the tournament. The first cup was awarded to Hristo Popov, born 1931.
Past editions of the tournament
Year | Host City | Strandja Cup Winner |
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2015 | Sofia | ![]() |
2014 | Sofia | ![]() |
2013 | Sofia | ![]() |
2012 | Sofia | ![]() |
2011 | Pazardjik | ![]() |
2010 | Yambol | ![]() |
2009 | Plovdiv | ![]() |
Past Strandja Memorial Editions
Host cities
Most successful fighters
- * means current champion
Tsacho Andreikovski - 4 titles (1974, 1976, 1978, 1979) Daniel Petrov - 4 titles (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999) Serafim Todorov - 3 titles (1989, 1993, 1996) Amit Panghal- 2 titles (2018, 2019*)
Notable participants
Anatoli Bulakov Armando Martinez Petar Lesov Tontcho Tontchev Dimitar Stilianov Serafim Todorov Boris Georgiev Kubrat Pulev Amir Khan David Price Alexander Povetkin Roberto Cammarelle Billy Joe Saunders
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