The Strandzha Cup (, 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 2015 Sofia Simeon Chamov 2014 Sofia Tervel Pulev 2013 Sofia Alexandur Alexandrov 2012 Sofia Stefan Ivanov 2011 Pazardjik Tervel Pulev 2010 Yambol Detelin Dalakliev 2009 Plovdiv Lyeben Todorov 2008 Plovdiv Oleksandr Usyk
Past Strandja Memorial Editions
Host cities Sofia - 41 times Plovdiv - 9 times Yambol - 6 times Gabrovo - 1 times Veliko Tarnovo - 1 times Pleven - 1 times Burgas - 1 times
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) Beatriz Ferreira- 3 titles (2019, 2021,2023*) Amit Panghal- 3 titles (2018, 2019, 2024)
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 Oleksandr Usyk Wladimir Klitschko Félix Savón Ruslan Chagaev Vadim Musaev Beatriz Ferreira Amit Panghal
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