Romanian boxer
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
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